I want DS to eat every 3 hours instead of 1.5 to 2 hours but when he goes that long during the day, it makes me nervous.
Clearly there is no pleasing me.
I BF on demand, and follow EASY, so feeding him on waking, except for the last feed of the day right before bed. He goes anywhere from 2 to 4 hours between feeds during the day.
"Little seahorse/Floating on a primal tide/Quickening like a/Spark in a haystack side/I already love you/And I don't even know who you are" -Bruce Cockburn
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Yes I EBF. We do EASY eat activity sleep you. It is just that a 3 plus hour stretch is rare. Plus he had a mediocre weigh in last week. Plus I worry he is sleeping too much during the day and wont sleep at night. I know it doesn't make sense. It is my one big crazy mommy thing.
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Yes I EBF. We do EASY eat activity sleep you. It is just that a 3 plus hour stretch is rare. Plus he had a mediocre weigh in last week. Plus I worry he is sleeping too much during the day and wont sleep at night. I know it doesn't make sense. It is my one big crazy mommy thing.
Totally understand the whole sleeping too much during the day might lead to partying all night worry. I also worry that my supply will instantly drop if DS goes more than 3hrs without eating during the day.
TTC#1 for 19 months with PCOS and MFI IUI#3 + injectables = BFP!!!! Beta#1-134(13dpiui) Beta #2-392(15dpiui) #1 born December 2011
TTC#2 - Beta #1 -51@10dpo Beta#2 -1353 @16dpo #2 born May 2013
TTC # 3 June 2014 BFP 12-1-14
#3 born August 2015 #4!!!!!!! due June 2017
I honestly have no idea how long LO goes between feedings really. I don't clock it. I just feed when he seems fussy. If we're home it could be every hour to two hrs. When were out it seems like he goes much longer. I only know at night because I look at the clock. I'm sure every 3 hrs is fine. He's probably taking in more each feeding now
Yes I EBF. We do EASY eat activity sleep you. It is just that a 3 plus hour stretch is rare. Plus he had a mediocre weigh in last week. Plus I worry he is sleeping too much during the day and wont sleep at night. I know it doesn't make sense. It is my one big crazy mommy thing.
I think that the fact that there is a mediocre weigh in would make me just BF whenever. I was like that with DD. As much as I wanted to stretch out her BFing, it just didn't outweighed the need for her to gain more weight. BFing whenever she needed trumped everything else. I hope it levels out for you soon. BFing every 1.5 hours can be taxing mentally!
EDD 1/31/13, MC May 17. EDD 3/31/13, MC July 26. I miss you so much already my angel loves
Yes I EBF. We do EASY eat activity sleep you. It is just that a 3 plus hour stretch is rare. Plus he had a mediocre weigh in last week. Plus I worry he is sleeping too much during the day and wont sleep at night. I know it doesn't make sense. It is my one big crazy mommy thing.
I'm on mobile, so I can't see how old your LO is, but if you're worried about weight, have you seen a LC to make sure everything is going right? My DS had mediocre weight gain and we had some other BF issues and it turns out he was tongue tied. I didn't find out until he was 5 weeks old.
"Little seahorse/Floating on a primal tide/Quickening like a/Spark in a haystack side/I already love you/And I don't even know who you are" -Bruce Cockburn
BOOKWORMS and BUTTERFLIES
Yes I EBF. We do EASY eat activity sleep you. It is just that a 3 plus hour stretch is rare. Plus he had a mediocre weigh in last week. Plus I worry he is sleeping too much during the day and wont sleep at night. I know it doesn't make sense. It is my one big crazy mommy thing.
I'm on mobile, so I can't see how old your LO is, but if you're worried about weight, have you seen a LC to make sure everything is going right? My DS had mediocre weight gain and we had some other BF issues and it turns out he was tongue tied. I didn't find out until he was 5 weeks old.
We have seen an LC. We have definitely had our issues, including a tongue tie at 1 week. He is gaining weight, healthy and happy, but he dropped a few percentage points. My daughter has weight issues, so it just makes me nervous.
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Re: Feeding intervals
I'm confused... why does that make you nervous?
I BF on demand, and follow EASY, so feeding him on waking, except for the last feed of the day right before bed. He goes anywhere from 2 to 4 hours between feeds during the day.
Totally understand the whole sleeping too much during the day might lead to partying all night worry. I also worry that my supply will instantly drop if DS goes more than 3hrs without eating during the day.
TTC#1 for 19 months with PCOS and MFI IUI#3 + injectables = BFP!!!! Beta#1-134(13dpiui) Beta #2-392(15dpiui)
#1 born December 2011
TTC#2 - Beta #1 -51@10dpo Beta#2 -1353 @16dpo
#2 born May 2013
TTC # 3 June 2014 BFP 12-1-14
#3 born August 2015
#4!!!!!!! due June 2017
I think that the fact that there is a mediocre weigh in would make me just BF whenever. I was like that with DD. As much as I wanted to stretch out her BFing, it just didn't outweighed the need for her to gain more weight. BFing whenever she needed trumped everything else. I hope it levels out for you soon. BFing every 1.5 hours can be taxing mentally!
EDD 1/31/13, MC May 17. EDD 3/31/13, MC July 26. I miss you so much already my angel loves
I'm on mobile, so I can't see how old your LO is, but if you're worried about weight, have you seen a LC to make sure everything is going right? My DS had mediocre weight gain and we had some other BF issues and it turns out he was tongue tied. I didn't find out until he was 5 weeks old.
We have seen an LC. We have definitely had our issues, including a tongue tie at 1 week. He is gaining weight, healthy and happy, but he dropped a few percentage points. My daughter has weight issues, so it just makes me nervous.