Our ped told us to feed every three hours, so that's what we've been doing. Most of the time we have to wake DD to feed her, and I am wondering how much longer we may have to do this. I am hoping at our two week appt that he'll say "she's gained so much weight, so now you can feed on demand"... Is that wishful thinking?
DD is 11 days old, BTW.
ETA: I am BFing, if that makes a difference.
Re: Are you feeding on a schedule or on demand?
We are breastfeeding on demand but I do usually have to wake him at least once in the night to make sure he is eating every 3 hours,
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Thanks! I find it a little ironic since I had a med free birth :P
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Exactly the bolded. We sometimes have to wake him during the day to keep him eating at least every 3 or so hours. I guess it's our attempt at having DS sleep longer stretches at night. He's only about 10 days old.
We are BF on demand as well. The hospital told us we should feed him every 3-4 hours, but also told us what his cues would be when hes hungry (trying to put his hands in his mouth, going for the breast when we hold him, etc).
He normally eats about every 2-4 hours with longer stretches at night (thank goodness).
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