4 Month Old Feeds Every 2-3 Hours

LJUTCMommy

DD is 4 months old and still has 10 or more nursing sessions per day. I have returned to work, so she also receives expressed breast milk about every 3 hours when I'm away. She's fed on demand. She also wakes up every 2-4 hours at night to feed. She has been diagnosed with reflux, but is on medication. 

I am not complaining. I actually enjoy nursing and hope to continue for at least a year. I just find this odd. As a FTM, I thought babies started spacing out their feeds by now. She is a fast nurser (about 5 min usually) and has never taken more than 4 oz from a bottle. 

Have any BTDT EBF Moms had babies like this?

cinderin

Mine is 4 months and does the same. I figured it was normal. He is on the small side and I read sometimes small babies eat more often. IMO I wouldn't sweat it.

LJUTCMommy

@cinderin Thanks. She is a little thing too.

LEMSA

LO does every 3 hrs too. Then 2x at night. 3-4oz at a time. I figured that's his normal so I roll with it.

PhoenixBritt

My DD is almost eight months old and still eats every two to three hours around the clock and according to her pedi that is normal.

taraleanne

Every baby is different. My 5 month old only eats 6x a day and has been doing that since 3.5 months. 

stephzrn

My LO is 6 months and still eats ever 3 hrs. He does go 11 hrs at night between feedings though.

ncbelle

Both of my kids did that - totally normal!

this decaf life

DD ate every 2-3 hours around the clock until she was 9 months old.

spinsoffresonance

DD nursed every 3 hours until 8 months old, day and night. At 8 months she started dropping night feedings. Then she started eating more solids and spaced out nursing sessions during the day.

LJUTCMommy

theresat858 said:

I'm confused...what's the problem?  It's completely normal for BF babies to eat every 2-3 hours..with maybe one longer stretch at night of 4-5 hours. 

My LO nursed every 1.5-2 hours during the day until she was 7mo old.  At night, she ate at 9pm, 2am, 5am, and 7am until around 6mo, when she started just nursing before bed around 8 and at 3am (then 6 or 7).

It sounds fairly normal...

I thought it wasn't normal at this age to nurse that frequently. I am thankful for all these responses. She is still up every 2-3 hours for night feedings. In glad to know other babies are the same.

The paper I received from the pedi at her 4mo appt said most babies nurse 6-8 times a day at this point and we are nowhere near that low number so I was concerned.

opheliainwaders

Same here...DD will be 6m this week, eats about every 2 hours during the day, every 3-4 overnight. Probably about 9-10x/day. She's EBF on demand.