How often is your LO eating?

Clbragg33 · March 2014

Now that our LOs are a little older are they still eating every 2-3 hours or has it changed?

RedSaffron · March 2014

Every 2-3 hours during the day and at night it is 3-4 hours

Miisskrisssy · March 2014

During the day my DS will eat every 1-3 hours. I'll get a 4-5 hour stretches at night though.

ababymaybe · March 2014

All. The. Time. Granted he is an end of month baby (so on the younger side) but seriously. He was 7.13 at birth and I am sure he is like 12lb now. On average I would say 1.5-2.5 hours. We rarely hit 3 unless he takes a long nap. 3 if he's been awake doesn't happen.

On the plus side, I've been eating like a teenage guy and still losing! I do wonder though-- are the grocery bills negating any savings of BF/not using formula? Lol.

CopperT0p · March 2014

1-2 hours, 24/7. At least he is gaining well to show for it.

monkeybutt61612 · March 2014

Every 2.5-3 hours during the day, but we get a really really long stretch at night

Roses87 · March 2014

RedSaffron said:
Every 2-3 hours during the day and at night it is 3-4 hours

This. Mine is breast fed

ksonne · March 2014

During the day every 1.5-3 hours. And at night best stretch is 5 hours between eating. But usually every 2-4 hours at night.

sarahmarie2 · March 2014

ksonne said:
During the day every 1.5-3 hours. And at night best stretch is 5 hours between eating. But usually every 2-4 hours at night.

Exactly, minus the 5 hour stretch.

ScarlettDahlia · March 2014

During the day, it can vary from every 1-4 hours, but usually 2-3 on average. At night, he's about 3-4 with a sometimes 5 hour stretch.

SandFHasse · March 2014

During the day 4 oz every 1 to 2 hours. At night 4 oz every 4 to 5 hours.

worleygirl · March 2014

About 7 times a day. Lengths between feedings vary.

Hmvbaby14 · March 2014

It's sounds like we're all pretty similar. L eats every 1.5-3ish hours during the day and every 3-5 at night.

blue_elle · March 2014

2-3 around the clock. They do start spacing this out someday, right? Right? :-<

jwp325 · March 2014

During the day, 1.5-3 hours, but closer to every 1-2 hrs once evening hits. At night, one 4-5 hr stretch and then 2-3 hrs. She was doing 2-3 hrs during the day and 4-5 at night consistently but then I started weaning off supplements and she's basically going through the equivalent of a growth spurt as she adjusts.

Tylynngrace · March 2014

Usually every 3-5 hours day and night but during a growth spurt usually every 1.5-2 hours.

km_md · March 2014

E is still eating about every 2 hours during the day (unless she has a random long nap) and then she goes longer at night since she sleeps well. She is 5 weeks old now. I'm glad to see that others are still feeding so frequently as well. It's hard to get anything done when they eat that often, I always feel like I am racing the clock.

BABYROSEJEANS17 · March 2014

DS is going through a growth spurt so it can range between every 1-3 hours. Of course when SO has the night shift he can sleep 3-4 hours. Daddy favoritism...I should say so!

thegosiers · March 2014

Same as a lot of others. Anywhere from 1.5-3 during the day, nighttime 2-4. DH keeps hoping we will turn a corner and get 5-6 hours at night, but...

LO is 9 weeks, 11 lbs, EBF

lmills730 · March 2014

Anywhere between 45 minutes to 2 hours during the day and anywhere from 90 minutes- 3.5 hours at night. Still no pattern at 6 weeks.

chicki1012 · March 2014

2.5-3 hours during day and night it's all over the place. Night is at least 3 hours but some stretches can go 4-6 hours between feedings.

bananas1112 · March 2014

2-3 hours in the day and 5 hours at night. sometimes I can even get a 6 hour stretch but DD is starting to get punctual about her nighttime feedings - we always have one around 3:30 and one around 6:30/7am - the only downside is many times it will take FOREVER before I can go back to sleep because she will need a new diaper before she eats and more often than not she has a super poop during or after the feeding and won't calm back down enough to stay in the RnP.

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Jmattis · March 2014

Mine is EFF and eats every 3-3.5 hors like clock work. It was like that at night as well, but the past few days he has been having one 4-5 hour stretch of sleep.

karah4816 · March 2014

Every 2-3 hours during the day from 7am till 10pm then twice during the night

jcwinsto · March 2014

My bf baby eats every 4 hours on the dot during the day. The first stretch at night is usually 5-6 then right back to every 4. Of course, we don't get that much sleep. He has gas issues.

gina0485 · March 2014

EP mostly. 3 oz every 2-3 hrs around the clock! We do one nursing session in PM before bed.

ehepner · March 2014

Every 2-3 during the day and usually every 3 at night. Maybe a tad longer if it's a good night.

precious72381 · March 2014

1-3 hours day or night.

MindyBadger1 · March 2014

10 weeks old. ..... every 2.5-3 hrs during the day, mini cluster sesh between 5pm-7om where he eats every 45 min.. then a gloriously long 7-8 hour break.

brittanydec2012 · March 2014

We are FF. During the day every 2 hours and at night anywhere between every 2-5 hours, depending on his length of stretch of sleep.

Babychuu · March 2014

My little one is actually a great night time sleeper...he sleeps a 5-6 hour stretch, wakes once to eat and then sleeps another 2 hours or so. So at night he only has one feeding.

Day times are terrible, however. He eats for about 45 minutes, and then I get a 15-30 minute break before he's rooting around again. So....he eats about 10 times in the 12 hour period of "day."

Momto1goofball · March 2014

tarajeannette said:

All the f-ing time. All I do is sit with my baby so he can have my boob in his mouth.
Really it's about every 1.5 - 2.5 during day, serious cluster feeding every evening where I get about 15 minutes of not feeding, until he passes out. Then we get 3.5-4 for our long stretch, followed by a return to every 2ish hours and then start all over again. I am nothing more than a milk machine.
So many hearts to you. This is us. I feel like I'm marooned on an island called Couch. I don't think SO gets it. No, I don't actually want to watch every season of My Fair Wedding, I've just run out of things to watch. And she wants to sleep either with my boob in her mouth, her cheek on my boob, or her hugging my boob with her precious, tiny arms. She won't take a paci and she hates the swing. It's all mom, all day. Wheeeeeee!!!!!!

This is DD all. Day. Long. I get nothing around the house done. Ever. And I know that it annoys SO but I just can not listen to DD cry. I can sometimes get away with wearing her but I still don't get anything done for the first 30 minutes she's in the sling because she is too busy looking at everything and her head bobbles all over the place.

DD eats every 2-3 hours during the day and every 30 minuets to an hour in the evening. Once she finally goes down for the night, she usually sleeps for 6 hours.

Cormelbaby · March 2014

Every 2-3 during the day starting at 6 or 7am and at night we are getting a 4-5 hour stretch and then another 4 hour stretch. I have literally been praying for the day of 5 hours of sleep and we almost did 6 last night. Amazeballs!

bethughknee · March 2014

EBF - every 2.5-3 hours at daycare, every 2 when she's with me. I think smelling the milk reminds her it's there. At night it's anywhere from 5-10 hours. (Start to start, of course.)

Shannahbee · March 2014

Every 2.5-3 hours during the day, and 3-4 at night.
Of course, all bets are off during a growth spurt. Then I don't leave the couch. Ollie is 5 weeks + 4 days.

bee1916 · March 2014

Ethan eats every 1.5-3 hours during the day (on his own demand) and goes no more than 2.5- 3 on his own demand at night. We will keep the "no fasting for more than 3-4 hours" going until 3 months and then we get to try extending to fasting no more than 6 hours! Yay sleep!

@tarajeannette- my DS is a boob napper too

We have a tv schedule of background noise: 5-7a is local news 7-9 is GMA 9-11 Fraiser 11-12 HIMYM 12-2 Grey's (all these are in Lifetime) 2-4 Friends on TBS 4-5 we put up with something 5 Dad is home!! We have grown up conversation in the house!!! Now that DS is getting more alert time, we hang out in his room more doing tummy time, reading books or looking at his favorite picture on the wall. Or we talk to the dog and cat lots too

if LO isn't eating or sleeping, he likes constant motion!

jennoak · March 2014

My 8 week boy eats 6oz about every 3.5-4 hours during the day. During the night he seems to be doing long stretches about every 4.5-5 hours. Past two nights he fell asleep on his bottle and hasn't been drinking it all. I actually woke him up last night to eat as I thought he was hungry cuz he kept making noises. But now I'm just thinking he makes noises in his sleep.

jaclynwas17 · March 2014

@bandbgrams said:

Ethan eats every 1.5-3 hours during the day (on his own demand) and goes no more than 2.5- 3 on his own demand at night. We will keep the "no fasting for more than 3-4 hours" going until 3 months and then we get to try extending to fasting no more than 6 hours! Yay sleep! @tarajeannette- my DS is a boob napper too We have a tv schedule of background noise: 5-7a is local news 7-9 is GMA 9-11 Fraiser 11-12 HIMYM 12-2 Grey's (all these are in Lifetime) 2-4 Friends on TBS 4-5 we put up with something 5 Dad is home!! We have grown up conversation in the house!!! Now that DS is getting more alert time, we hang out in his room more doing tummy time, reading books or looking at his favorite picture on the wall. Or we talk to the dog and cat lots too if LO isn't eating or sleeping, he likes constant motion!

I'm with you on the Frasier and Friends episodes!

DS eats every 1.5-2.5 hours during the day, the longest we've gone at night is about 3.5 hours, average 2.5 or so. He was born on 1/30, so he's a lot younger than some other babies.

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