6 Week Old Eating1ounce Every Hour

He could be using you has a human pacifier. Have you tried a binkie? If so, then you will probably have to try binkies until the right one fits. This the test my doctor told me. When you think she is hungry (at a time she isn't suppose be) then stick your pinkie finger in his mouth and rub the top of his mouth. If he start sucking on it then he just wants a binkie then he is hungry. Try that and see it it helps! You will get thru this! Patients is the key to having kids!

I tried the Avent and Similac last night, but No difference. I understand they might clusterfeed and I don't mind feeding on demand, but every single hour? I can't even find people searching for the same problem! All I see is concerned mothers because their one month old will drink only 3-4 ounces.

my daughter who just turned 2 was the exact same way. it was very exhausting!! She never did out grow it or change. She was a snacker from the day she was born. She still is. That girl can eat and eat and is very active and can snack all day long. It got a little better once she was old enough for baby food and regular food and we went to a sippy cup but it was tiring in the mean time. I do agree 6 weeks is a growth spurt age, and that could be why to, but he also just may be the type of kid that eats a little bit often. Good luck and even though its hard now it will get better!

Babies, OFTEN do what is called "cluster feeding." This means, that they NEED to, feed even every single hour. And this is NORMAL.
6 weeks is a growth-spurt time, in an infant. Every 3 weeks is a growth spurt. Then at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and every 3 months.
At growth-spurt times, a baby gets hungrier and more often. Hence, feeding needs to be more frequent.

Feed on-demand, always. Per your baby's cues.
He is very young, their tummies are tiny. They feed until full. Then get hungry again. Normal.

Feeding a baby IS exhausting. Breastfed or Formula fed.
They feed all day and night. And need to. They are growing so fast and per development. Their intake needs, reflect that.

I nursed my son. But he would also take a bottle. I used the "MAM" brand bottle which I got from Amazon. It is also BPA free and has a natural nipple.
Nipple flow... will change as the infant gets older. The bigger nipple, for your son, is not working... he is choking. So don't use that.

Ugh. Easy for the doctor not to be concerned; meanwhile, you're not getting any sleep. Maybe you should get a second opinion to make sure there isn't anything that could be interfering with your son's ability to eat, especially given that it takes him so long to finish an ounce. If it is taking him that long, he might be too exhausted to eat any more by the time he's done (my pediatrician once told me that for an infant, eating is like running a marathon).
Meanwhile, I second the pacifier suggestions, and take it a little further. If you can placate him with it for half an hour, then maybe he'll eat a little more after the pace and will be able to extend the next feeding after that a bit.

get one of the aventi bottles and try that kind. it was the only kind my granddaughter could use. this is a hard stage. you will get thru it. I would maybe try feeding him and stretching the time out a little bit before offering the next one. he may not be hungry but just need to be held. do you swaddle him? does he have a pacifier?

Just stick with it. He will gradually start eating more, less often.

He wont be this little, and needy, for much longer. I always love other peoples newborns, but did not really get to enjoy mine very much because I was so crazy sleep deprived.

I like the other response of the pacy and/or swaddling. That may keep him cozy.

Also - set a schedule where your husband (or someone else) can feed him once a night. I used to feed my son at 8:30, got to sleep myself and then my husband would get the 10:00-10:30 feeding, and I would wake up again @ 12:30 with him, which got 4 hours of sleep in.

You could do the same thing if you had someone who could help during the day.

Some day this little guy will be rolling his eyes at you and running out the door.