How often are you feeding LO?

kristine618

I know newborns are supposed to nurse 8-12x per day.  LO is about 2 weeks old and has been nursing 8x per day until recently, when he started sleeping a longer stretch at night, so I've only gotten in 7 feeds the last couple of days.  Do you think this is enough?  He's still having plenty of wet and dirty diapers, but I wonder if I should be trying harder to give him an extra feed somewhere during the day, even though I feel like all I do is nurse!  What are you all doing, in terms of number of feeds?

Everyusernameistaken

My guy is almost 3 weeks old and I don't keep track. Some days it's like he nurses all day, or does lots of "snacks", and other days he nurses every 3 hours on the dot. Since he's gaining and having lots of diapers I'm not too worried about keeping track. He's also a big guy so that makes me a bit less anxious about his feeds.

RedBaramid

I always attempt to feed my LO at the three hour mark but if she refuses I let her go up to 5 without bugging her.  We are officially over our birth weight now and had a good first pedi appointment today so I think we're okay.  I wouldn't stress about number of feedings, stress over number of diapers and if she is having good waking periods or not.  Also trust yourself a little bit, this was the BEST advice I got from my pedi appointment today. No one knows your baby better than you. If you feel like you need to feed more, than do it, but if your baby seems happy then why fight with them?

saraeric

LO feeds about 7 or 8 times a day at a month old. I also usually cut him off after about 10 min on each side. His latch tends to slide off and he's not productively sucking...plus it hurts when he does that!! In the past 5 days, he gained 11oz so I know he's getting enough. Often times I will pull him off to relatch him and he'll refuse to open so I figure he's full.

doglover31

Since DS gained back all his weight at his 1 week appt our pedi said to just nurse on demand. So I don't really keep track. He does normally nurse every 2-3 hours like clockwork. But as long as Lo has plenty of wet/ dirty diapers and isn't losing weight I would think 7 feeding a would be fine.

pshaortao

The first week I made sure to feed LO every 2-2.5 hours. Now that she's well past her birth weight, I feed her on demand. Lately, she's very demanding so she may be going through a growth spurt. As long your LO is still gaining, he should be fine

christinaperchaz

I nursed DS every 2-3 hours max and on demand until 2 weeks. He hit a pound over birth weight so we went to on demand with a max of 4 hours. If he hasn't woken up to eat within that time, I wake him. He's just over a month now, and somedays I feel like he's attached to me all day long, but it's working well for us! We average 10 sessions a day.

MrsKasel10

LO would nurse about every 2 hours; clustering sometimes but going 4 hours at night. So I've been nursing on demand whenever she is rooting. I feel lost too, I wonder if she's getting enough. I took her back to pedi to evaluate her weight. She gained 6 oz in 3days but still doubting if everything I'm doing is correct.

chardonnay24

She nurses every 1.5-2 hours during the day and goes 4-6 hours at night. I would guess about 9 or 10 times a day total? I wouldn't worry unless he's not gaining weight or having enough diapers. 

JustCricket

per ped's instructions we're feeding her every 3 hours (long enough for her tummy to empty but often enough for her to gain well). If she gets fussy befor thr 3hr mark I'll start feeding her early but 99% of the time she's content with just that. once she's a "normal" nb size I'm hoping we'll be allowed to let her sleep as long as she wants at night.

eta-6w and some change but she was only 5lb11oz at last weigh in (still gaining fantastically!!)

JustCricket

also in regard to your question I (not a doc here) would say as long as baby is gaining and has plenty of wet and dirty then you're fine. If you're concerned ask your ped.