Nighttime Feedings
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Nighttime Feedings and Crib Sleeping
Asked by N.B. from Green Bay
on November 8, 2006
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My son is 8 weeks old today(born 5 weeks premature)he is still wanting to feed every 3 hours-sometimes 21/2 hrs all day and all night, I understand since he's prematur...
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- Hi N., First of all congratulations on the birth of your baby. I have an almost 11 month old little girl myself who is also my first. I breastfed my daughter also...
- I personally wouldn't hold back any feedings. If your breastfeeding it's digested a lot quicker and every 2-3 hours is normal. A growth spurt will increase feedings....
- I also have a son who was born 5 weeks early. He's 15 months now. As far as the sleeping in the crib goes, do whatever works, we had our son in the cradle until he w...
Breast Pain After Feedings?
Asked by A.E. from Los Angeles
on January 4, 2010
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So I have been breast feeding for 4 1/2 weeks now. In the 3rd week, after every feeding, I started getting tingling which quickly grew to a pain deep in my breast. (My...
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- Same thing happened to me, and my mom actually. It was tingly and sometimes itchy, like a deep internal itchy feeling. Very weird! And I had no clogged ducts, infectio...
- My sister had something like this and I think it was a contracting of the vessels or something b/c her baby had an incorrect suck. I would try another lactation consul...
- Great job bf, keep it up! It's THE BEST gift you can give your child. Buy some Lansinoh gel, it comes in a purple tube at any drug store. That will help the cracking a...
Question Regarding Feedings in NICU
Asked by C.B. from Houston
on April 27, 2008
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My niece was recently born at 34 1/2 weeks. She has been in the NICU for one week. My sister in law is pumping and taking the milk to the hospital. The hospital...
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- i'm so sorry that you are having a hard time. my son was born at 34 weeks, and it is tough. Please encourage your sil to keep pumping. she needs all the help she...
- My oldest daughter was in the NeoICU for several weeks (she is 14 yrs now). They know what they are doing with regard to premees (sp?). It is a difficult, discouraging...
- C., My friend had a very simular issue with her son who was born 3 months early. It turned out that her milk was having a chemical reaction with the plastic bottles t...
Too Much Milk!!! Frequent Feedings
Asked by J.R. from Redding
on April 14, 2008
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Reading books did not get me ready for that one: I never thought breastfeeding would be so difficult! I have a son that is 6 weeks old. I would like to breastfeed hi...
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- J., Cheers to you! Breastfeeding is the best thing you can give your baby! I have a 5 month old daughter and the first 6 weeks were the most painful time of my life...
- J., I salute you! Breastfeeding was harder for me than my 31 hour non-medicated painful back labour which ended in internal tearing! I am still nursing my 2 1/2 yea...
- I'm with Jen and Noelle on the Parent Directed Feeding. You need to ease him back to eating every 3-4 hours. That will allow you to heal, and he will eat big, full mea...
Weaning Night Feedings
Asked by B.F. from Minneapolis
on October 2, 2007
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I have an 8 month old daughter who is still nursing. She still wakes up at least 1 time each night to eat. For the past week she has had an ear infection and has had 2...
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- B., good for you for continuing to bf at 8 mos. That is great, for you and for her. How do you feel about the night weaning? It is your choice, not up to your husba...
- There is a great article by Dr. Jay Gordon called "Changing the Sleep Pattern in the Family Bed." It is what I did with all three of my children, and I felt that it ...
- Hi B., Good for you for still nursing your 8 month old. My advice is to do what feels right for you, not what your husband or doctor suggests. If you don't mind g...
How to Stop Late Night Feedings?
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on January 30, 2007
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I have an 8 month old daughter, Lane. Lany was a big time paci user until a littl over a month ago when we took it away. She was waking up everytime it fell out of her...
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- A., I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE OTHER MOMS. SHE IS WAKING BECAUSE SHE IS HUNGRY. FEEDING HER AT 7PM IS TO EARLY FOR HER TO SLEEP ALL NIGHT. MY CHIKDREN STARTING SLEEPING ...
- I would say try giving one more botttle before you go to bed. I always did a 11 bottle. Then slowly moved the time back by 15 min. every night untill it was where I wa...
- My 3 year old twins started sleeping through the night at about 6 months. However, my 21 month old didn't sleep through the night until he was 11 months old. He was ...
Night Time Feedings
Asked by K.B. from Portland
on January 2, 2009
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My two month old son is a great nurser, and was eating every 3 hours day and night, now all of a sudden in the last week he just wants to snack all night long. He won...
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- Hi K.! My midwife showed me a trick when my son was very small: pumping his arm like you would a well. For some reason, this triggers more sucking and has them ea...
- Whenever this happened to me, my baby ended up having an ear infection. It may just be a growth spurt, but I'd have his ears checked. I use the homeopathic drops at wh...
- First off, I'm not sure what doctor the last lady had, but infants need to nurse at night for up to (sometimes over) 1 year. Breast milk is digested quickly and most ...
Stopping Night Feedings
Asked by S.G. from Fort Collins
on June 13, 2009
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Mommies, I need your help! My daughter is 11 1/2 months and still wakes up to have a bottle (sometimes two) in the middle of the night. I have tried to soothe her in...
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- I've had a lot of luck with introducing the sippy cup at this age at night. By the time both of my kids were 1 they were completely off the bottle. I would suggest g...
- Children 'need' to suck for comfort and note I said 'need' not just 'want'. Lots of kids will suck on something for a long, long time. They nurse, they have a bottle...
- well I never did the bottle but at 11 months my daughter was still waking up to nurse. and I was ready for her to stop so I just cut her off cold turkey. She still nur...
Co~sleeping Infant & Weaning Night Time Feedings
Asked by K.C. from Washington DC
on January 29, 2010
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So my issue is trying to stop nursing my son throughout the night. He is 5 months old, and is put to bed in his crib, but usually wakes up by 12-1am. I will then just ...
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- First of all, this is probably a normal phase. Get used to it! They will go through these phases every couple of months (usually associated with a big milestone: si...
- He's only 5 months old and, I'm sorry to be the one to say it, but this is completely normal. Thisis a time that is full of changes -- milestones, teething, growth sp...
- Your son is too young to night wean. I know that "the experts" say that by this age they sould be able to sleep through the night but I wonder if any of them have act...
Nightime Feedings
Asked by S.C. from Toledo
on October 19, 2010
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My son is 16 wks and has been sleeping 10-12 hrs every night. I am worried though that he is not getting enough to eat. Not sure if he wakes up at all during the night...
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- Count your blessings! I have never had a baby that has slept well during the night and being sleep deprived is not fun. With that said, is he gaining weight? As l...
- Let a sleeping baby sleep! If he was hungry, he would let you know! Enjoy your restful nights! :)
- Never wake a sleeping baby! At 4 months old he, assuming nothing medically is wrong that you know of, enjoy the peace. He'd wake if hungry. One of my kids slept 12 ...
