How long do you let LO go between feedings during the day?

PMFuentes10 · February 2012

Yesterday DS took a really long nap (well, long for him) that was close to 2 1/2 hours. I ended up waking him because it had been 4 1/2 hours since his last feeding. How long do you let your LOs go between feeding? I'm hoping he was going through a growth spurt because he slept a lot yesterday and didn't really seem to want to eat all day. Sad

Adanessa · February 2012

I usually just go by her queues. If she doesn't really act hungry I don't feed her but she's never gone past 5 hours unless it's the long stretch at night. If she's acting ill or is really sleepy though I try to feed her every 2 hours because I'm just paranoid and I want to make sure she's well hydrated if she is ill.

anamandelli · February 2012

My lo eats every 3 1/2 to 4 hours...usually no longer than 4 (at night she is STTN). She gets 6 oz (about 30 a day).

staciemc · February 2012

I still feed on demand but LO eats about every 3 hours. If he is sleeping a little longer (he tends to have 1 longer nap every day) I just let him sleep. If he has gone longer than about 4 1/2 or 5 hours to eat then I stop being quiet haha and hope that he wakes up by himself.

KBBH · February 2012

My LO goes about 4-5 hours between feeds. She is breast fed and supplemented with 2 oz of formula. She is also about 12 lbs. I let her queue me. The pedi said we don"t have to wake her anymore.

GnomeLuv · February 2012

staciemc:
I still feed on demand but LO eats about every 3 hours. If he is sleeping a little longer (he tends to have 1 longer nap every day) I just let him sleep. If he has gone longer than about 4 1/2 or 5 hours to eat then I stop being quiet haha and hope that he wakes up by himself.

This exactly...I open his door so my noise generally wakes him up.

authorofdreamz · February 2012

She rarely goes past 2-3 hours (during the day, she STTN) but sometimes if we are out or something she will go 5-6 and I don't worry about it because she will make up for it later she always eats about 25-30oz/24 hours.

JMC11511 · February 2012

LO is on a 3 hour schedule. He eats every three hours, with his last feeding at 7:30 PM. He STTN 8:30 PM-7:30 AM consistently. Occasionally, if he is still sleeping really heavy at the 3 hour mark, I'll let him keep sleeping, but he's usually awake and ready to eat no longer than 15 minutes past that 3 hour mark.

sap05e · February 2012

I let her go as long as SHE will let me, lol. She doesn't usually go past 4 hours unless she's sleeping (rare during the day for her to sleep longer than 30 min).

Nwlywed07 · February 2012

On growth spurt days my DS usually sleeps about 18 hours waking long enough to eat about 3 to 4 times during that period. He usually eats a lot though the 24 hours before that sleep time, usually every 2-2.5 hours.

I think that babies will wake themselves up if they are hungry and that their is really not a reason to wake them up now that our babies are older. But that's just my opinion. Just be prepared to nurse a while if you BF or gulp down his bottle of formula when he wakes up.

mbgreenwalt · February 2012

I try not to let her go past 4 hours. She usually won't and if she does I have to watch her because it usually means her reflux is flaring up (she starts to refuse to eat and won't cry to be fed when her reflux gets bad).

jb2rn · February 2012

My son (EBF ) usually wants to eat every 2-3 hrs. I would not let him go more than 4.

lana22 · February 2012

Since I know he can go up to 9 hours at night without eating I've never worried if he goes 4-5 hours during the day. He usually eats every 3 hours, but sometimes it will stretch to 5 if he has a long nap.

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