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Does this sound like 'snacking' to you?

hille12hille12 member
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Our pedi warned me not to let Ds get into a snacking habit.  Right now he is eating 5-8 min 2-3 hours a day.  Would you consider this snacking or just an efficient baby?  Thanks :)
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Re: Does this sound like 'snacking' to you?

  • genekellygenekelly member
    Sounds efficient to me.  My LO eats 20 min each side ~every 2 hrs.
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  • ValleybugtValleybugt

    That's not snacking, that's amazing!  My LO was pretty much latched on from birth to 1 month. 

    BTW babies don't snack, they sometimes just need to be close to mama.  It's important to let babies nurse when they want to and watch the baby and not watch the clock.  It helps them to feel safe and secure and it helps you to establish your milk supply.

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  • rosiemommarosiemomma member

    sounds like you have a un-breastfeeding friendly pediatrician. This is very common myth that babies 'snack' most people have heard breastfed babies are less like to be obese, well that comes from being able to control the amount of milk they get, when nursing from the breast baby isn't 'encourage to finish the last of the bottle' and unlike a bottle the breast doesn't drip and cause suckling even if baby has a full tummy he can pacify at the breast without having to eat, babies can't do this with bottles. Ask your doctor if they have a "Board certified lactation consultant" on staff (or if he is one but it sounds like he isn't) otherwise he should keep to his specialty (and unfortunately breastfeeding isn't it)

     


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  • march2008march2008 member

    It's always only taken my DD 5-10 minutes to eat and she only eats from one side per feeding. She's in the 74th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height, so I know whatever we have going on is working for us! :)

    You may have an efficient baby, too! It sounds like he may be if he's able to go several hours between feedings; so long as he's gaining proper weight, just go with it!

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  • lauralovesboblauralovesbob member
    imagerosiemomma:

    sounds like you have a un-breastfeeding friendly pediatrician. This is very common myth that babies 'snack' most people have heard breastfed babies are less like to be obese, well that comes from being able to control the amount of milk they get, when nursing from the breast baby isn't 'encourage to finish the last of the bottle' and unlike a bottle the breast doesn't drip and cause suckling even if baby has a full tummy he can pacify at the breast without having to eat, babies can't do this with bottles. Ask your doctor if they have a "Board certified lactation consultant" on staff (or if he is one but it sounds like he isn't) otherwise he should keep to his specialty (and unfortunately breastfeeding isn't it)

     

    this. it sounds like your pedi isn't the best person to be giving you breastfeeding advice.  

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  • dosafyredosafyre
    Baby gets hungry/thirsty = baby eats. That's why we just fed on demand....works great for giving LO what they need, when they need it. No schedule needed. ;)
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