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I was feeding on demand up until JJ was 8 weeks old (my HV told me to do so). When he went into his own room at 8 weeks, I decided to lengthen the gap between feeds to try and get a little bit of routine going - as JJ was also feeding every 2hrs and I never knew how much he would take!
It took me about 3 days, but every time he wanted a bottle, I would take him for a walk around the house / sing to him / put him in front of a mirror / guve him a few sips of water...I even popped him into his pram and pushed him around the garden - I aimed to distract him by a further 10 mins each timeand stuck to it rigidly...doesn't sound like much, but after 24 hours, the gap widened to 2.5 hrs and now at 14wks, he is in a great feeding routine - 5 x 7oz bottles a day, roughly 3.5 hours apart (give or take a few mins) - and he sleeps 21.30pm - 06.00am most nights.
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It took me about 3 days, but every time he wanted a bottle, I would take him for a walk around the house / sing to him / put him in front of a mirror / guve him a few sips of water...I even popped him into his pram and pushed him around the garden - I aimed to distract him by a further 10 mins each timeand stuck to it rigidly...doesn't sound like much, but after 24 hours, the gap widened to 2.5 hrs and now at 14wks, he is in a great feeding routine - 5 x 7oz bottles a day, roughly 3.5 hours apart (give or take a few mins) - and he sleeps 21.30pm - 06.00am most nights.
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A lot of ladies will tell you to just do what you're doing and give him however much he'll eat at whatever times he'll eat it. (Feed on demand).
This is the natural way for babies to eat. Their stomachs are teeny, so they can't eat much in one go. Also, little-and-often is what builds your breast milk supply to sustain them when they're older (I know you're ff, but Noah doesn't).
When I was spacing Cays feeds, I did this-
He was feeding every two hours (more or less). So, I fed him at 6 as normal. At 8, instead of food I picked him up and took him a walk around the house, pointing things out and talking to him. I sang to him, played with his toys, whatever I could. About 8:30, he started full on crying, and nothing would stop him so I fed him. Then at about 10:45 when he started crying for food, I did the same thing again. Distracted him until about 11:30, then when distraction stopped working, and he was crying without me being able to stop him, I fed him.
Within two days, I had him at four-hour feeds, and left it there. 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm (bath and bed), midnight, and 4am.
I never let him full-on cry for a bottle. If a couple of minutes of distraction didn't work, I fed him.
It only took Cay two days. I've known people space out over a week, and I've known people that don't agree with it at all.
Give it a go if you want to. If you do and it doesn't work, try again in a week or so. Xx
This is the natural way for babies to eat. Their stomachs are teeny, so they can't eat much in one go. Also, little-and-often is what builds your breast milk supply to sustain them when they're older (I know you're ff, but Noah doesn't).
When I was spacing Cays feeds, I did this-
He was feeding every two hours (more or less). So, I fed him at 6 as normal. At 8, instead of food I picked him up and took him a walk around the house, pointing things out and talking to him. I sang to him, played with his toys, whatever I could. About 8:30, he started full on crying, and nothing would stop him so I fed him. Then at about 10:45 when he started crying for food, I did the same thing again. Distracted him until about 11:30, then when distraction stopped working, and he was crying without me being able to stop him, I fed him.
Within two days, I had him at four-hour feeds, and left it there. 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm (bath and bed), midnight, and 4am.
I never let him full-on cry for a bottle. If a couple of minutes of distraction didn't work, I fed him.
It only took Cay two days. I've known people space out over a week, and I've known people that don't agree with it at all.
Give it a go if you want to. If you do and it doesn't work, try again in a week or so. Xx
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J was on 5oz every 3h it was awful, ended up bulking him up and he couldn't poop.
I had to space feeds out myself with either distraction or cut the oz of milk depending how many hours he had went.
If he say had a 5oz bottle in the morning then went 2h he would get 2oz. Did this for a few days and he was fine. He had silent reflux too so had been told to space out feeds.
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I had to space feeds out myself with either distraction or cut the oz of milk depending how many hours he had went.
If he say had a 5oz bottle in the morning then went 2h he would get 2oz. Did this for a few days and he was fine. He had silent reflux too so had been told to space out feeds.
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Guna try this out next week after he has been weighed next tuesday. He was 10lb 4oz a week ago! so im sure hell be 11lb ish by next tuesday lol!
Im wasting so much formula aswell assuming hell want the same OZs as last feed and he refuses to drink it.. and within an hour of tipping it down the sink hes hungry again lol! xx
Im wasting so much formula aswell assuming hell want the same OZs as last feed and he refuses to drink it.. and within an hour of tipping it down the sink hes hungry again lol! xx
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Jackson still wastes formula. I know what you mean tho, its soo annoying!
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With formula...
Make up two bottles with half-size feeds in.
Let him have one, if he finishes it, give him the other, if not, put it in the fridge and use it next feed.
I make all Cay's bottles now the night before, so he has made bottles over a 24 hour stretch (well, about 20 hours).
I totally get if you don't want to do that, but you can certainly fridge one and use it in a coupla hours xx
Make up two bottles with half-size feeds in.
Let him have one, if he finishes it, give him the other, if not, put it in the fridge and use it next feed.
I make all Cay's bottles now the night before, so he has made bottles over a 24 hour stretch (well, about 20 hours).
I totally get if you don't want to do that, but you can certainly fridge one and use it in a coupla hours xx
I went to "like" your comment.
There is no like button :/
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I press thanks instead of like sometimes.
Facebook addicts much ?
Facebook addicts much ?
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*Like*
I'm actually not even really a Facebook addict... Kinda hop on and off like I do in and out of here...
I call baby brain
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I go on facebook once daily. But I guess the worlds just facebook/twitter daft.
I know people who have profiles for theyr dog... I think that's the real addicts! Lol xxxxx
I know people who have profiles for theyr dog... I think that's the real addicts! Lol xxxxx
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What.
On a side-note... Have you seen "text from dog"?
Some bloke has text conversations with his dog.
Freaking hilarious
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I'm just reading it now & laughing out loud. It's great!
