Triplet MoMs-feeding schedules

Hibiscus2007

Did anyone have one baby that wants to eat more often then the others? My girl fusses so bad until I feed her basically she is going about every 2 hours and the others will wait for the 3 hour mark. I had them all on a 3 hour schedule but lately my girl won't wait. They were actually on a 4 hour schedule in the nicu, but since we have been home its been 3 hours, except for her. Any ideas on how to handle this, she eats less too, I just cant get her to take more either. They all seem to have reflux and are on meds since last week which is helping. Thanks for any insight!

lnle

yep, my tiny Zoey sometimes wants to eat more often (she is the smallest of the 3). I just follow her cues - some days she eats smaller amounts more frequently, and other days she eats larger amounts on the same schedule as the other two. She spits up a lot so really it's better for her to eat small amounts more frequently. We also just started Zantac with her. My advice is just to feed your girl when she's hungry, and maybe once she gets bigger she'll be able to go longer between feeds.

benkari

Will she take a pacifier?  One of my boys always wanted to eat more often but I usually could put him off with a paci for awhile because I never waivered from the 3 hour schedule.  It is just too crazy to try and feed them at different times.

mlk7klm

My guys will switch sometimes who wants to eat more. I think it all depends when they hit their growth spurts and such. They never hit them all at the same time. Eventually they all settle back to being on schedule with each other.