Hardly Feeding During The Day

[MrsBop]

I've noticed that Máilie is hardly feeding during the day at all, not sure if this is because we go out daily now and she gets distracted easily or something but today for instance I've kind of made a mental note of when she's fed, she fed at 9am, then 3pm (she slept badly last night so slept loads between 9 and 3) then she fed at around 6pm and shes stirring now at 10pm for another feed, is this normal? She'll feed now for around 2 hours, emptying both breasts and then starting on the first again, she'll then wake around 3am, then 5am and then 7am when we get up and then a quick top up at 9am.

Ideally I need her to feed more during the day and then sleep better at night, is this possible, if so how? Do I have to stay in for a few days?

 

[polo_princess]

No advice for you hun but hopefully one of the BF girls will know

 

[mari72]

Not been in your situation as such but i do think that ensuring baby is feeding more during the day is the way forward-and sooner before the night feeds become habit. Don't think you need to stay in but maybe find quiet places to feed-easier said than done i know, good luck

 

[thelilbump]

When i forst started reading your post i was thinking that my daughter was the same during the day, she never really fed much. My daughter would feed for 30 minutes though and would sleep through the night. Maybe trying to feed her a bit more during the day, perhaps only once more, finding a quiet moment may help reduce feeding times or ease her waking during the night?

 

[lilisuze]

Hoya. i'm not a BFing expert but i think you need to encourage daytime feedling to avoid future problems and to try and get lo sleeping a bit better at night. The best way to do this is offer feed frequently throughout the day even if you are out.

Maybe for the next week or so dont let her go more than 3 hours from 7-7pm without feeding. So try her at 7, 10, 1pm 4pm and 7pm for bedtime. If she doesnt want any, thats fine, but at least she has the option. She may surprise you. I always found that when we were out and about, my DS got very disctracted when i tried to feed him and ended up taking very little, and just as you are describing i ended up paying the price in the night.

So try the 3 hour feeding for 1 week and see if that improves things.

She is getting to an age where 1-2 feeds during the night (hopefully 1 before you go to bed and maybe 1 more) should be do-able and hopefully things will get better very soon

HTH

Lili xx

 

[Kitten]

I'd definitely try stripping her (my midwife assures me that a stripped baby always feeds but I don't know how true this is!) and try putting her to the breast every 2 hours or so. My baby clusterfeeds all morning and all evening with a 2-4hour nap at lunchtime and then sleeps through the night. I actually dreamfed him at 5.30am this morning because he'd gone 8hours and I was worried about him, lol. It just sounds like you've got the routine backwards somehow.