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BF every 2 hours STILL at 6 months??!

brooksfam4brooksfam4 member
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My LO is about to be 6 months and he still breastfeeds every 2 hours. He can sometimes make it to 3 hours. Is this pretty normal? I have no idea how much he is getting. He has a bottle every now and then when I'm not around and usually takes 5oz or so. He's at the age where he is very distracted while nursing, so I feel like he may be snacking. Even when we go into a quiet room, he still only nurses for like 2-3 minutes and is done. He sleeps from 7-7 usually, with 2 nursing sessions. These last a lot longer and he's obviously not distracted because he's half asleep. Normal or no? Any advice to have him eat more? LO doesn't want anything to do with solids yet.
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    Melody330Melody330 member
    Yup. If I'm around he barely makes it two hours. If I'm not around he can go 3-3.5 hrs
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    flclflcl member
    Same boat... LO loves to eat quickly for short amounts of time pretty frequently.  He sleeps for about 12 hours overnight with 1 MOTN feeding.  He was at 2 wake ups overnight until he started solids after he turned 6 months.
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    brooksfam4brooksfam4 member
    Thanks ladies!! Feel much better to know we're not alone :)
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    CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
    My 15 mos olds are still nursing every 2-3 hrs.
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    GerardSyreetaGerardSyreeta member
    same as @casey78
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    AlikiAliki member
    Normal!
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