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How long at breast? How long does LO feed at a time

Merried_2008Merried_2008 member
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Do I still need to make sure LO is up and eating every three hours or can I just wait for him to wake now?  He is 4 weeks old tomorrow.

He is eating well, mostly, but it takes about an hour or more to get him completely full and settled down.  The only way he falls asleep is eating or being rocked in my mommy sling.  Is this okay/normal?  Oh, also he likes to be held most of the time, he will sleep on his own a little at night, but mostly just wants to be with us.

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Re: How long at breast? How long does LO feed at a time

  • shotzieshotzie member
    That sounds normal. Babies like the warmth, scent, security of being with Mom and Dad. If he's gaining weight well/ having enough wet/dirty diapers, you don't need to wake him to feed. It's normal for babies to need to be rocked to sleep. They're used to motion from being in the womb. We had to walk DD around to fall asleep until she was around 4 months old. She'd wake up as soon as we put her down. So we'd have to walk her around some more. Now she goes down just fine. Some people rely on a swing for naps, some people say it creates a bad habit. You just have to decide what works for you and LO.
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  • danienrossdanienross member

    I wake my LO during the day and let her sleep at night.

    Things sound normal.  We have to make sure LO is very much asleep before we put her down and that usually involves eating or rocking.  Sometimes she'll wake up as soon as we put her down and we just soothe her back to sleep and put her back in her bassinet.  It can be really stressful sometimes because she just wants to be held.  During the day we'll hold her while she sleeps every once in awhile.  At night we just keep trying to put her down.  We refuse to co-sleep but that is a personal decision we chose because both DH and I move a lot in our sleep and we just don't feel safe putting her in our bed.  If co-sleeping works for you and everyone seems happy then thats okay.

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  • BeachMBeachM member
    Finn wakes up every 2-4 hours during the day on his own and I don't wake him at night (he goes anywhere from 2-5 hours between waking to eat, it just depends on the night).  I stopped waking him once he hit his birth weight and just make sure he has lots of wet/dirty diapers.  I also weigh him at least once a week at my breastfeeding support group.
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