How often do you breastfeed?
Hi, just wanted to compare notes and find how often your lo's feed? Angelo is 13 weeks and I normally feed him approx every 3 hours during the day but he only feeds for a short time but wakes a couple of times in the night and feeds for ( what seems like) and eternity. I'm thinking maybe if I fed him less frequently during the day he might have longer feeds and not need as much at night?? Who knows!?
Would love to hear what do the rest of you do?xx
Would love to hear what do the rest of you do?xx
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Spencer is 18 weeks old and still feeds every 3 hours during the day. He feeds for anything between 20mins & 35mins. At night he doesn't really have a set waking time, for example; last night he went to be at 7pm but then woke at 10:30pm for a feed, he then slept through 'til 7am but the night before he went to bed at 7pm and woke at 3:40am for a feed, then slept through 'til 7am.
It doesn't seem to make a difference what I do before he goes to bed, he just wakes when he's hungry.
Hope some of that is helpful x
Kade is 11 weeks and feeds like your lo in the day at every 3hrs but luckily over the past 5 days he has been going to bed at 7.30pm and not waking for his next feed until 7.30am......yay!!
I don't really give him a choice when to feed in the day as if I did it would mess the times up for his last feed at 7.30pm but the hv said he wouldn't take the feed if he didn't want it.
Each feed lasts for about 10mins or so I think or sometimes longer when he's just comfort sucking.
What time is Angelo's last feed at night? I've never tried waking Kade for a dream feed at 10.30/11pm but maybe that would be worth a try??
Good luck
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Loui4, Angelo's bedtime feed is at 6.30 so I can get him to bed for 7pm, then he has a dreamfeed at 11ish. But then he's usually up again at 2-3 and then 5.30. Some times he will go back to sleep for a bit but most of the time he seems ready to get up. During the day he usually only feeds for around 5 minutes up to a max of 10.
Thanks again xx
Sam xx
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I just wondered if any of you could answer a question for me?! I am due to give birth any day now (WAS due last Sat!) and I am very keen to breastfeed. I have read that in the first few days its a good idea to feed baby from one breast for 5 minutes and then swap to the other breast for 5 minutes and to increase the time by a few minutes every day. Does this mean (or sound correct) that baby feeds for about 10 mins at a time for each feed for the first few days! It doesn't sound very long?! Would any of you mind telling me how long baby fed for in the first few days, i.e. from day one! and if you alternated breasts?
Many thanks! ?
Bonnie
good luck and try to remember to persevere in the first few days because when your milk comes in you will feel the benefits. hope this helps.xxxx
Yes that did help, thank you very much. I will let baby feed on one breast until they are satisfied and as you said give the other breast first at the next feed. That makes sense and not to time feeds!
Many thanks for your quick reply!
Bonnie;\)
Pen, that growth spurt sounds horrendous!