BF-ing question
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Topic: BF-ing question
Posted By: JessDub
Subject: BF-ing question
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 10:07am
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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) ------------- 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 11:38am
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Does he not have a feed on getting up at 7am? ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: JessDub
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 11:55am
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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. -------------
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 12:22pm
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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? ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: JessDub
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 2:31pm
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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. -------------
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