if you nurse in bed...

Dorr_Evil_Twin · June 2009

how do you keep track of how much your LO eats? we both keep falling asleep..and there's NO way I'm giving this up - I have been getting 2 hours more sleep and it's wonderful!!!!

CantWaitforBaby · June 2009

I tried nursing in bed for the first week and I was washing my sheets every day! DD is such a messy eater...so I stuck to nursing in the glider in her room.

eminbmore · June 2009

I don't. I figure he'll tell me if he's not eating enough (he's plenty vocal when he wants something!).

freeburger16 · June 2009

I dont keep track - I feed on demand, so if he wakes up hungry an hour later I just feed him again. I too fall asleep when we do this, but its worth the extra sleep!

adncarrie · June 2009

how does anyone keep track when bf? i feed him when he's hungry... it did take a while to figure out the diff between his tired fussing and his hungry fussing.

Fish4Fun · June 2009

CantWaitforBaby:
I tried nursing in bed for the first week and I was washing my sheets every day! DD is such a messy eater...so I stuck to nursing in the glider in her room.

I have this thick cloth pad I put under DD on the bed. (I actually took this from the hospital, shhhhh! Naughty, I know.) Maybe you can purchase something similar. It's great in case of diaper leaks, too.

I do not keep track of how much DD eats. She has been gaining tons of weight, so I assume she's doing fine.

futuremnm · June 2009

Whenever LO pulls off or falls asleep I know he has enough to fill him up to the point where he doesn't feel hungry anymore. I'm not really worried about how much (time or volume) that really is. I can't fall asleep while he is eating though because he is a choker, especially overnight when he is sleepy. Good for you for getting 2 more hours of sleep! For me he started sleeping longer stretches around 8 weeks and it has been great.

kellsdanz · June 2009

Fish4Fun:
CantWaitforBaby:

I tried nursing in bed for the first week and I was washing my sheets every day! DD is such a messy eater...so I stuck to nursing in the glider in her room.

I have this thick cloth pad I put under DD on the bed. (I actually took this from the hospital, shhhhh! Naughty, I know.) Maybe you can purchase something similar. It's great in case of diaper leaks, too.

I do not keep track of how much DD eats. She has been gaining tons of weight, so I assume she's doing fine.

I also place a pad underneath us. And it's hard to keep track, but I feed on demand anyway.

NatPhoto09 · June 2009

I would write down the time he started and the duration until about 11 weeks then stopped. It was liberating!!

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