For ladies who formula feed...

_jellybean_ · Apr 7th, 2012, 08:48 AM

Do you feed on demand, or on a schedule? Just curious. I'm not sure how anyone could feed on a schedule though, b/c when my LO wants to eat, he wants to eat, lol. Just curious if it's even possible to not feed on demand?????? Gracias.

1liz9 · Apr 7th, 2012, 08:58 AM

We make him wait every 2 hours (at least) or else he will barely take anything, fall asleep and want more 30 minutes later. Other than that rule, no real schedule.

Babyvoisey · Apr 7th, 2012, 09:01 AM

Since day one I fed him 3/4 hourly! If he wants it half hour early I give him it! Sometimes he might sleep a little past the 3/4 hours! But it generally stays spot on! He rarely wants it before 3 hours! Good luck xxx

moomin_troll · Apr 7th, 2012, 09:02 AM

I ff my first n I fed on demand making each bottle fresh. He then started a feeding pattern himself around 6 months

Leanne222 · Apr 7th, 2012, 09:16 AM

We have always feed on demand but now at 10 weeks she's got herself into a sort of routine where she eats at same sort of time each day if she does want feeding at other times we just feed her.

lovelylaura · Apr 7th, 2012, 09:20 AM

At the start I fed on demand but from about 4 months she got herself into a routine x

Sideways 8 · Apr 7th, 2012, 09:22 AM

We feed on a schedule. Every 4 hours. Maybe 15-20 minutes earlier if she's demanding food.

Kage76 · Apr 7th, 2012, 09:25 AM

before solids you could set a clock by her. Fours hours on the dot. 3- if she was in a growth spurt. So i guess that would be on demand to the same time frame. Now I try to get 4 bottles into her- sometimes its 3 hourly sometimes 4 and half- its all depends on how much solids she wants.

purapura · Apr 7th, 2012, 09:29 AM

My lo is not a milk lover, so I offer him a bottle every 3.5-4 hours. But he sometimes refuse

stepmum · Apr 7th, 2012, 09:30 AM

My LO was already in a routine when he came home from SCBU so he was on every 3 hours, then it went to every 4 hours. Sometimes he'd want his milk a bit earlier though so it was slightly on demand.

Now he just has a bottle as soon as we come downstairs in the morning and a bottle half an hour before he goes to bed.

Apr 7th, 2012, 08:48 AM	#1
_jellybean_ AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 7,629	For ladies who formula feed... Do you feed on demand, or on a schedule? Just curious. I'm not sure how anyone could feed on a schedule though, b/c when my LO wants to eat, he wants to eat, lol. Just curious if it's even possible to not feed on demand?????? Gracias.

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Apr 7th, 2012, 08:58 AM	#2
1liz9 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA - East Coast Posts: 887	We make him wait every 2 hours (at least) or else he will barely take anything, fall asleep and want more 30 minutes later. Other than that rule, no real schedule.

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Apr 7th, 2012, 09:01 AM	#3
Babyvoisey Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 2,086	Since day one I fed him 3/4 hourly! If he wants it half hour early I give him it! Sometimes he might sleep a little past the 3/4 hours! But it generally stays spot on! He rarely wants it before 3 hours! Good luck xxx

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Apr 7th, 2012, 09:02 AM	#4
moomin_troll Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 15,873	I ff my first n I fed on demand making each bottle fresh. He then started a feeding pattern himself around 6 months

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Apr 7th, 2012, 09:16 AM	#5
Leanne222 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 34	We have always feed on demand but now at 10 weeks she's got herself into a sort of routine where she eats at same sort of time each day if she does want feeding at other times we just feed her.

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Apr 7th, 2012, 09:20 AM	#6
lovelylaura Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: uk Posts: 1,525	At the start I fed on demand but from about 4 months she got herself into a routine x

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Apr 7th, 2012, 09:22 AM	#7
Sideways 8 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Decatur, AL Posts: 8,983	We feed on a schedule. Every 4 hours. Maybe 15-20 minutes earlier if she's demanding food.

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Apr 7th, 2012, 09:25 AM	#8
Kage76 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,104	before solids you could set a clock by her. Fours hours on the dot. 3- if she was in a growth spurt. So i guess that would be on demand to the same time frame. Now I try to get 4 bottles into her- sometimes its 3 hourly sometimes 4 and half- its all depends on how much solids she wants.

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Apr 7th, 2012, 09:29 AM	#9
purapura Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: West London Posts: 2,681	My lo is not a milk lover, so I offer him a bottle every 3.5-4 hours. But he sometimes refuse

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Apr 7th, 2012, 09:30 AM	#10
stepmum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,321	My LO was already in a routine when he came home from SCBU so he was on every 3 hours, then it went to every 4 hours. Sometimes he'd want his milk a bit earlier though so it was slightly on demand. Now he just has a bottle as soon as we come downstairs in the morning and a bottle half an hour before he goes to bed.

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