lauramumof2
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I went to the health visitor today because Im at the end of my tether with the feeding and sleeping. For those who dont know the saga, Joe feeds small amounts very very frequently and wont go for much more than 2.5 hours at night. He is taking more than 30oz a milk but is practically getting fed dribbles all the time. I always thought that you should feed on demand but my hv has given me a new strategy to try
Ive to let him go at least 3 hours between feeds, 3 and a half hours at a push. She says he is wanting his tummy to be constantly full by getting topped up but this is not good for him and the fact he is not letting his tummy empty is giving him a sore tummy and wind (a problem he he has). She says he will cry and that I have to let him, he can get water but that even if it means letting him cry it out he has got to go the 3 hours.
So, I started straight away.
Fed him at 11.30am and my mum took him out. He slept till 3 ish and then got fed and took 4oz at once. He finished the feed at 4.14.
I took him home and fed him again at 8. He took 5oz and went down to bed without a squeak.
Im just going to lift him soon for a dream feed.
The hard bit today was about 6ish. Normally I would give in and feed him, he would take an oz and be unhappy and this would continue till bedtime but once he got to about 6.45 he was a bit more settled, it was as if he realised he wasnt getting milk.
Soooooo, lets see how he gets on during the night. I shall report in the morning!
Ive to let him go at least 3 hours between feeds, 3 and a half hours at a push. She says he is wanting his tummy to be constantly full by getting topped up but this is not good for him and the fact he is not letting his tummy empty is giving him a sore tummy and wind (a problem he he has). She says he will cry and that I have to let him, he can get water but that even if it means letting him cry it out he has got to go the 3 hours.
So, I started straight away.
Fed him at 11.30am and my mum took him out. He slept till 3 ish and then got fed and took 4oz at once. He finished the feed at 4.14.
I took him home and fed him again at 8. He took 5oz and went down to bed without a squeak.
Im just going to lift him soon for a dream feed.
The hard bit today was about 6ish. Normally I would give in and feed him, he would take an oz and be unhappy and this would continue till bedtime but once he got to about 6.45 he was a bit more settled, it was as if he realised he wasnt getting milk.
Soooooo, lets see how he gets on during the night. I shall report in the morning!
0, 19:30, 23:30, 3:30. These times vary occasionally and sometimes she ends up with an extra feed on top of that as occassionally she is extra hungry and demands a feed at 12:30. I am aiming for a 3hrs routine during the day and a ~4hr one at night but she seems to need the extra feed early evening, I wonder if that is due to my milk supply running a bit low in the later afternoon? She was weighed today at 11lb 7oz - so not doing as well as your LO but still doing well and steadily gaining weight. So I am sure yours will be fine.
