Nighttime Feedings: Toddler
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Feedings
Asked by H.F. from Chicago
on October 16, 2009
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I have three girls who just turned 8 months. They currently eat every 3-4 hours, four ounces of formula, and they continue to get up twice through the night. Except ...
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- H., Congrats on the triplets! It sounds like you're doing a great job. My twins just turned one year old. Both of my babies were breastfed, so I always wondered ...
- My preemie never ate much at one sitting either. I believe the night thing is something some of us endure with our preemies ;) Exhausting isn't it!?
- Hi H. Your triplets peditrican advice is the best one. In time they'll be eating more. So if they're gaining weight, they must be getting enough. Maybe if it's okay wi...
Night Feedings
Asked by A.P. from Boise
on November 11, 2009
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My son will be 5 months old this saturday. He goes to bed between 7 and 8. He wakes up for a bottle between 11:30 and 12:30 then again between 3 and 4am. He returns to...
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- How much does he weigh, and is he adequately fed during the day (b/w 24-28 oz)? If he is healthy and is eating 24-28 oz plus maybe a little cereal or whatnot during th...
- I would try to see if he can go without the 3 or 4am feeding. About this age babies will wake up and stir but they will usually fall back asleep. My daughter did the...
- At five months, I wouldn't suggest the cry it out method. He's not old enough yet to self soothe (in my opinion, and I remember my pediatrician saying not to before 6...
Cluster Feedings
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on February 4, 2008
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I think my 11 week old is going through her 3 month growth spurt earlier and cluster feeding. She wants to eat again every 2-2 1/2 hours. Does that sound right? How...
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- Each baby grows at their own pace, so you're baby probably is going through a growth spurt. Or maybe she's going through some emotional growth and wants to reconnect ...
- Yes, yes and yes. I BF three and worked FT and PT from the age of 6 weeks on depending on the child and they continue to do these spurts whenever their bodies get rea...
- Actually, every two hours is not an unusual span of time for a bf baby to need to eat. I know that is how my son was at that age....a growth spurt was more like wanti...
How Do I Drop the Night Time Feedings
Asked by T.L. from Detroit
on April 2, 2008
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My daughter is just over 3 months. She still gets up almost every three hours in the night, how do I drop the feedings? She doesn't really eat, just a snack and back...
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- Babies (unlike adults) expend a lot of energy through the night. Growing takes a lot of energy and babies do most of their growing while sleeping. This is roughly...
- T., did you consult with your ped first? It seems like ages ago (my son is 21 months) but I still woke up for a feed at that time. I had to go back to work at 3 months...
- Developmentaly she may not be ready to give up those night time feedings. Even if she does start sleepling through the night she may start needing them as she goes th...
Going to Morning and Night Feedings
Asked by T.K. from Austin
on November 18, 2008
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hi there
wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to wean to just morning and night feedings. i am going to have to go back to work soon, but dont want to give up c...
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- The less you nurse, the less milk you will have. The dr told me to cut out one feeding at a time in 4-7 day intervals. So if you are still doing 4 feedings a day, do...
- I dropped a feeding a week and never had too much issue (just some little leaking, but no pain). I was still able to nurse in the morning and at night. I chose then ...
- There is a book called "Nursing Mother, Working Mother" by Gale Pryor that should be VERY helpful!
Length of Feedings...
Asked by M.R. from Seattle
on April 24, 2007
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*sigh* very frazzled right now...
a little background info..makenzie will be 8 weeks wednesday..we still use a nipple shield to breastfeed. shes always had kinda long...
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- Hi M., I know it's so hard!! She is probably just having a growth spirt, maybe? I also wonder if maybe the swaddling is making her uncomfortable? My first loved ...
- M. two things, she might just find seccurity in suching so I would give her a binky after she is done eatting to help, my son did the same thing he would suck and suck...
- Just give her the time she needs... Lots of babies take a long time to nurse. Tips for sore nipples: soothies (from Walmart etc.) and Nipple Cream by Motherlove (he...
Weaning Night Feedings
Asked by K.L. from Denver
on September 2, 2010
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My son is 4 1/2 months old and still eats about 3 times between 10ish pm and 7am. How do I know if he is ready to drop those feedings? During the day, he eats every 2....
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- My daughter is almost 4 months and is sleeping through the night now (8:30-6:30 for feedings, she goes to sleep about 9:30/9:45). We only ever had 2 night feedings wi...
- If you want a book that addresses this read 12 hours sleep by 12 weeks old by Suzy Giordano and Lisa Abidin. It is a great book, I just wish I would have read it soon...
- I tried other comfort techniques rather than going straight to food when my boys woke, and they both started sleeping through the night (from 8 until around 6) shortly...
Newborn Feedings
Asked by N.D. from San Diego
on May 12, 2011
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Hello all! I just recently have had another child. He was large (9 lbs 8 oz at birth). We've been having challenges breastfeeding due to a tongue-tie issue, so, I h...
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- How long does he sleep in between feedings? My son at that age woke up every 3 hour on the clock and ate about that amount. The pediatrician never seemed concern by...
- If your son is gaining that much weight a day I think you have nothing to worry about. My son had a tongue tie issue also and we ended up getting his frenulum snipped...
- If the tongue-tie issue is not extremely severe, it shouldn't interfere much with nursing OR bottle feeding. Ask your doc for a "total ounces" guideline of what is ...
Advice on How to Stop Night Feedings
Asked by J. from Tampa
on October 28, 2006
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My daughter is 18 months old and she is still taking 2 to 3 bottles at night. I know that this should have ended long ago but when she wakes up every 3 - 4 hours at ni...
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- HI J., WELL *FIRST OF ALL THE SLEEPING IN YOUR BED MUST STOP NOW!, *SECOND TRY TO GIVE HER SOMETHING TO EAT BEFORE SHE GOES TO BED OF COURSE NOT NO BIG, LIKE A HALF...
- The first thing that I noticed was that you said you put the baby in the bed with you at night. One of the reasons that the baby is waking up is because she no longer...
- I have two little girls who were both bottle fed....Im sorry to say they were bottle fed until the were 2 (but only one at night) they both drank out of sippy cups all...
Night Feedings for 4 Month Old
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on January 1, 2009
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My son is 4 months and weighs a little over 15lbs.(double birth weight) and he still wakes up 2-3 times a night for a feeding. Is he doing this because he needs it or...
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- My little guy is also 4 months old and is 13 lbs. He wakes up twice a night for feeding as well. I think they still need these feedings.
- A healthy sleep schedule for a child 4 to 8 months old includes 2 awakenings for feedings (i.e. 10pm and 3am). It wasn't until my children turned 9 months old that my...
- I am also in the same situation. My little guy is same size and age. I figure he needs it for the most part because he will stay up to eat some of those nights. From w...
