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how strict should i be on brestfeed schedule?
i searched a bit in this newsgroup and found :
"A newborn needs to feed a minimum of 8 times per day, with 10-12 feedings being the norm and 15 being not unheard " thats 1 feed every 3 hours for my newborn.this is really restricting getting any form of sleep. my question is to how strict do you or your friends stick to the clock? also why every 3 hrs?i heard its related to blood sugar levels but i dont fully understand? also in nature, did ancient cave women feed every 3 hrs around the clock? thx |
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how strict should i be on brestfeed schedule?
Larry Mcmahan skrev:
4. Stick around this newsgroup. There are a lot of breastfeeding moms who can give both support and advice for all sorts of situations. Good luck, Larry And at least one dad who gives exellent advice :-) Tine, Denmark |
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how strict should i be on brestfeed schedule?
Remember that you have a newborn. He (she?) has a small stomach and
needs to eat frequently. Also, it takes several (4 to 8) weeks for your body to produce enough milk so that the baby can go longer without nursing. where did you get that piece of info from? ever heard of engorgement? do you mean it takes time for the milk to become mature milk, rather than a mix of milk and colostrum. Even first time, when I had trouble with supply in the longer term, early on I had plenty, 2nd time around, I could have fed an entire street of babies - long distance, just shooting it into their mouths from across the street!. Extending the gap between nursing is a whole mix of things, the baby get's a larger tummy, they learn to sleep longer, even though if they woke up, they would be hungry. Anne |
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how strict should i be on brestfeed schedule?
Don't use a schedule. Don't count feedings. Feed the baby when he is
hungry. Learn to nurse lying down so that you can sleep at night while he nurses. If you learn how to do this, it makes nursing easy. With five babies, as long as I have been sleeping with them, I have never suffered sleep deprivation. It seems hard, it IS hard, but it's for a short time. As for the cavemen, I would assume their practices were like those of today's "primitive" societies, in which babies are carried everywhere, sleep with their mothers, and nurse quite frequently for short times throughout the day and night. Leslie |
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"Leslie" wrote in message ups.com... Don't use a schedule. Don't count feedings. Feed the baby when he is hungry. Learn to nurse lying down so that you can sleep at night while he nurses. If you learn how to do this, it makes nursing easy. With five babies, as long as I have been sleeping with them, I have never suffered sleep deprivation. It seems hard, it IS hard, but it's for a short time. As for the cavemen, I would assume their practices were like those of today's "primitive" societies, in which babies are carried everywhere, sleep with their mothers, and nurse quite frequently for short times throughout the day and night. Oh yikes... I now totally feel like one of those cavemen in today's "primitive" society, although I've never looked at it like that lol I think DD2 just about lives on my back in the mei tai or on my front in the wrap, if I don't have her in my arms She often sleeps in our bed right beside me, and for me, it's whatever makes life easier. I seem to have to be within her sight at most times, but again, it's whatever makes life easier for me. I also second the laying down to nurse. DD2 is 7 months and still nurses laying down beside me as often as possible. For me, though, I do remember I found laying down with the baby to nurse was THE easiest way for me to do it. DS did it, and right from the start, that just seemed like one of the best and easiest ways to do it. I will lay down with DD2 beside me, on my side, her on her side and I kind of curl my legs up into a bent position at my knees. She's quite a bit longer now than what she was as a newborn, but I still lay the same way I always did. She just will often put her legs on top of mine and lay like that. I know she's done when she starts pulling off to smile and look at me and starts kicking my legs and scooting across the way Leslie |
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On Tue, 22 May 2007 18:39:12 GMT, "xkatx" wrote:
I will lay down with DD2 beside me, on my side, her on her side and I kind of curl my legs up into a bent position at my knees. She's quite a bit longer now than what she was as a newborn, but I still lay the same way I always did. She just will often put her legs on top of mine and lay like that. I know she's done when she starts pulling off to smile and look at me and starts kicking my legs and scooting across the way Oh man, I really miss this part! My "baby" is 4.5yrs now and doesn't fit curled up with me. I just make do best I can lol. Marie |
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how strict should i be on brestfeed schedule?
On May 21, 3:59�pm, wrote:
i searched a bit in this newsgroup and found : "A newborn needs to feed a minimum of 8 times per day, with 10-12 feedings being the norm and 15 being not unheard " thats 1 feed every 3 hours for my newborn.this is really restricting getting any form of sleep. *my question is to how strict do you or your friends stick to the clock? also why every 3 hrs?i *heard its related to blood sugar levels but i dont fully understand? also in nature, did ancient cave women feed every 3 hrs around the clock? thx That number of times may be applicable to only the usual newborn. Some babies are more efficient nursers and don't need to. Some become efficient at it after mom and baby have both mastered the art of breastfeeding. My last newborn only ate every 5 hours and I couldn't force him to eat to beat the band. lol. I felt like my first was at the breast every 10 minutes. That being said, you should follow baby's cues and offer it at the three-hour mark if some time has passed and baby is awake, even if not crying. Persoanlly, I found trying to wake a newborn to eat is futile and only equated to me sitting on a couch all day with a baby attached who was not sucking at all and really only sleeping. He didn't eat if he didn't want to. They say that when a baby is already crying, they've been hungry for a while, just not agitated enough to verbalize it yet. They can put their fists to their mouths and root around when being held for that source of nourishment as signals as well. You should never deny a baby a nursing session regardless of how much time has passed. Some situations can necessitate more frequent feedings, but you can deal with those if and when you need to. |
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