https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 13 May 2026 04:53:15 +0000 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:18 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=41404 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425179&title=bfing-question#1425179 Author: JessDub
Subject: 41404
Posted: 24 January 2012 at 2:31pm

Thanks AandCsmum. I also rang Plunket and they were quite helpful. I'm usually in two minds about Plunket - they have some useful guidelines and such but mother's intuition supersedes some things for me.

I need to crack onto the solids and apparently baby should only be having 5 bfs a day at this age (I know DS1 had more than 5 and that was ok, so 'loose' advice)

The nurse also recommended a graduated settling programme, with dad helping. It's something I'd like to try if my hub is on board. It does involve crying but I think a little crying is better in the long run as it's the difference between me continuing breastfeeding or weaning onto formula. The two hourly feeds are not sustainable.]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425179&title=bfing-question#1425179 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425151&title=bfing-question#1425151 Author: AandCsmum
Subject: 41404
Posted: 24 January 2012 at 12:22pm

That is odd that he doesn't feed until 11am, he has nothing else???

Can you try & give him a feed at 7am, then 11am then 3pm then see if you can push out that 4pm feed til at least 5pm? Maybe he needs to go on a schedule?

Might pay to talk to LLL??? they'll have some good ideas maybe?

Can you get him up at 6.30am and do a "Dream feed" then, so he's resetting himself?
]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:22:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425151&title=bfing-question#1425151 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425141&title=bfing-question#1425141 Author: JessDub
Subject: 41404
Posted: 24 January 2012 at 11:55am

No. I offer but he's not interested, so no feed from 4am til about 11. He's full from the feeding all night.

It doesn't seem right does it?

ETA: Because my husband looks after the three year old's wakings, I can't ask him to help settle baby during the night. I've tried settling him without feeding him but it doesn't work. He's hungry. And while two hourly is cry-worthy, it's quick and I go straight back to sleep.

Edited by JessDub]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:55:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425141&title=bfing-question#1425141 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425138&title=bfing-question#1425138 Author: AandCsmum
Subject: 41404
Posted: 24 January 2012 at 11:38am

Does he not have a feed on getting up at 7am? ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:38:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425138&title=bfing-question#1425138 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425096&title=bfing-question#1425096 Author: JessDub
Subject: 41404
Posted: 24 January 2012 at 10:07am

DS2 is a big unit and hungry, but not interested in solids so much.

The problem I have is that he feeds two hourly from about 4pm til 4am, then he isn't hungry til about 10.30/11am. As you can imagine, this means I'm up to him two hourly to feed him. Then he isn't hungry for 6 hours from 4am - 10am. He's up for the day at 7am.

Any ideas on how we change this?

(He won't take a bottle, I'd really like for him to have a bottle of formula at night before bedtime. That'd be ideal but in the meantime, it'd be great if we could readjust the breastfeeding)]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:07:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41404&PID=1425096&title=bfing-question#1425096