anybody still breastfeeding?
Hey everybody hope you're all well.
Fin turned 8months on the 7th, and we're still bf. Just wondered how often LO's are feeding?
Finleys on 3 solid meals per day, but still feeds 5/6 times a day (though his feeds are quick) and currently he's having a growth spurt and having upto 8feeds a day. Also, he still feeds through the night, anywhere between 1-3 feeds but he deffo needs these as he feeds for MUCH longer in the night.
Sometimes during the day I wonder if he's feeding out of comfort and habbit, because if we're at home and I'm about he feeds more. Where'as he's not as bothered if out and about or if I'm not around.
Does this all sound normal for his age? I just take his lead with it but have wondered if he should be cutting down by now?
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Fin turned 8months on the 7th, and we're still bf. Just wondered how often LO's are feeding?
Finleys on 3 solid meals per day, but still feeds 5/6 times a day (though his feeds are quick) and currently he's having a growth spurt and having upto 8feeds a day. Also, he still feeds through the night, anywhere between 1-3 feeds but he deffo needs these as he feeds for MUCH longer in the night.
Sometimes during the day I wonder if he's feeding out of comfort and habbit, because if we're at home and I'm about he feeds more. Where'as he's not as bothered if out and about or if I'm not around.
Does this all sound normal for his age? I just take his lead with it but have wondered if he should be cutting down by now?
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im still feeding little nathan whos 8 months this week.
Nathan was still feeding a fare bit not a much as fin, was around 5 -6 feeds a day and maybe one or two at night.
i ahd some advice of some ladies i met at my baby group a while back and have since trialed there advice to help nathan sleep through. which did invole cutting is feeds.
Nathan will now wake in the morning around 8, he will then be given his breakfast, (porridge etc) but i will give him as much as he wants till he seems full and satisfied, that will sustane him till around 10 11ish which is when he has a 1st milk feed and then goes down for a short nap. he then has his dinner at 12 1ish again as much as he will eat, again he has a feed at 3 4ish with a little sleep, then has his dinner at6 7ish, (which in jar terms is two jars one meal one pud) and before he goes down to sleep a further very quick feed (but i am trying to drop this feed as they recomend them not going to bed after just having a milk feed).
its all about precise timings, and filling him as much as he wants, and since two days of that routine in which a started last week, he is sleeping through.
hope this helps, sorry for waffling
Dani & Nathan
's just thirsty or snacking when I feed him. Thanks for your reply! X
As you know we're still feeding.
Sophie has 8 feeds over a 24hr period, usually 5 in the day and 3 at night. Our day usually goes as follows:-
7am - bf
8am - offer breakfast
9.30 - bf and nap
11.30 - lunch
1.30 - bf
4.30 - tea
5.30 - bf
7.30 - bf and bed
It depends on how long her morning nap is as to whether she has a nap at lunchtime which may then alter the time of the 1.30 feed.
Got her weighed today and she's actually gained 1 lb in 4 weeks so I'm really pleased about that but she still doesn't seem to be eating much so I wonder if her gain is to do with bf.
She's showing no signs AT ALL of wanting to drop any feeds but if she wanted to sleep a bit longer at night that would be great!!!!! lol
Vic xxx
Knowing others are still feeding, even for comfort has really put my mind at rest - phew!
Glad to see everyone's doing so well with their bubs.
Arlene & D
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Izzy is still BF. When she wakes up she will have the bottle (and ive come a long way to get her to take the bottle) she will then have the bottle all day until her evening feed around 6.30pm. She is usually in bed for 6.30pm and she will next wake up around 3am for another feed. She then wakes up between 5/6am.She use to sleep through but i think izzy is also having a growth spurt.