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How often does your LO feed
I was just wondering how often your LO feeds. I don't know when I should be thinking about 4 hourly feeds. At the moment Matthew feeds about every 3.5 hours and even then doesn't seem that hungry! This is roughly what we do
7am
10-10.30
1.30-2
5-5.30
6.15 bath
7pm bottle and bed!
Should i be feeding him 4 hourly yet? He is just coming up to 19 weeks! Also what times would you feed if feeding 4 hourly?
7am
10-10.30
1.30-2
5-5.30
6.15 bath
7pm bottle and bed!
Should i be feeding him 4 hourly yet? He is just coming up to 19 weeks! Also what times would you feed if feeding 4 hourly?
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Edited to mention that Lucas sleeps from about 9pm till 8.30am and has developed a bit of a milk aversion from his reflux hence he often goes 5 hours I think.
[Modified by: Muffin Mammy on September 02, 2010 02:51 PM]
As he doesn't have a feed between 7pm and 7.30am, I feed him every 3.5 hours ish to make sure he has enough for the day.
Seems ok so far, she hasn't been crying for her feeds. She wakes up between 7-7.30am so I do the first one then and then plan the rest of the day accordingly. At the moment that means she gets two quite close to bedtime but as we get to 4 hours then basically one feed during the day will be dropped.
She then has a dream feed at about 10.30pm and usually wakes between 2-3am for another feed.
J cc
7am
10.30am
1pm LUNCH (bit of veg and a yoghurt)
3.30pm
7.00pm
10.00pm
She has between 5-6oz at each feed (5 feeds a day)
I still have no idea at all when Finley will next be needing a feed and he is 23 weeks this weekend.
He can sometimes go 4 hours sometimes 3 sometimes only 2 hours.
I am BF and he will only feed from one side so I dont know if maybe he sometimes doesnt get enough so feeds more often.
He is putting on weight fine so I am not worried just really wish I had some sort of pattern to work to.
[Modified by: Ruth77 on September 02, 2010 08:27 PM]
DS2 (20 weeks) has the following
Between 7:30 & 8:30 (dependent on when we're all up & dressed) bottle & some baby porridge
11:15am Bottle & Lunch (Currently 4 cubes of fruit or veg)
2pm Bottle
5:15 pm Bottle
Approx. 7:15pm Bottle
Most bottles are 9oz although sometimes he'll 'only' take 7oz for 1 or 2 feeds during the day & he has been known to go longer between feeds on some days & only take 4 bottles.