cluster feeding schedule change??

Question

My 1 wk little guy starting cluster feeding last night at 10 pm and lasted 'til roughly 2 am. He appears to be in the beginning of another cluster that started at 10 again tonight. Any ideas on how to encourage/start the feedings earlier in the evening? He's exclusively breastfed right now and am really hoping to avoid using any supplements to fill him up.

Answer

Don't attempt to move anything around... nurse on demand... it's important for your supply and your LO weight gain... this to shall pass

Answer

Just keep feeding him. He's building your supply to meet his needs. Don't supplement, it's not necessary.

Answer

Mine did midnight to 6am for the first two weeks! It was horrendous and completely unsustainable as I wasn't getting much sleep so wasn't producing much milk and she was getting back up to birth weight so I started waking her up to feed every two hours through the day and she started to sleep more at night. She's now 4 weeks old, I'm getting a lot more sleep although still tired haha, I've got loads of milk and she's back up to birth weight. She still feeds a lot in the evening though and every night she'll finish at a different time and I just have to go with it. Your milk changes through the day and gets more fatty in the evening so it's good for them to feed then but maybe try waking them a bit earlier and see if it makes any difference.

cluster feeding schedule change??

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