If you're looking for answers on how to get your baby on a feeding schedule , however, there are a few things you should know. First of all, newborn babies need to eat when they need to eat, so don't expect to start working on a schedule as soon as you get home from the hospital. Secondly, if you're a breastfeeding mom, feeding your baby on a schedule does come with some risks.
If you're OK with those risks or if you're a formula feeding mother, sticking to a schedule can bring sanity back to your life. As mentioned above, you're not going to want to test out a feeding schedule on a newborn. Baby Center noted that for the first few weeks, a baby will probably need to eat every two hours or so. At around a month old, however, they should be able to last for three hours between feedings. How to set yourself up for success How to benefit from pumping Different For some breastfeeding mamas, work or Concerns about milk supply are Common causes of nursing strikes How Mama Postnatal Breastfeeding Breastfeeding on demand vs.
Feed your newborn a minimum of 8 feedings in a 24 hour period Your hungry baby may even feed up to 12 times or more in 24 hours during the first few weeks of life. Try breast compressions Using breast compressions while baby is feeding can help push more milk out to fill him up faster and also may shorten the feeding time or help him go longer between feeds.
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Just curious when it slows down. Ds is only 12 days old so I know hours is normal. I'm just curious how old they usually are when it spaces out some more. Newest First. Mine still eats line this St 10 weeks. My LC says that he will slow down by 6months, which seems a long ways away! DD is 4 months and she eats every 2 hours during the day. She has been sttn for a couple months though so I'm not complaining.
Works out to about 4 times a day, and then 2 night time feeds. If you were to go by hours, she goes anywhere from between feeds, depending on her mood and where we are.
This has been the schedule for about 2 months. He eats every 1. I know others with 8 week olds who eat every hrs in the day and hrs at night. Must be nice! My Stick it through! My little guy is almost 4 months and feeds every two to three hours during the day. This is a recent development. It was every 2 hours or less up until about 4 weeks ago. Thankfully he goes up to 8 hours at night. He feeds about 7 times in a 24 hour period, which is a little less than recommended, but he gets everything he needs as far as I can tell.
Join now to personalize. Breastfeeding Support and Help When do feedings start spacing out???? My daughter will be 6 weeks on thursday and we are still feeding every 1 - 2 hours on demand. For anyone further along than me, when will feedings space out more in your experience???
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