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How many times a day do you feed EBf?

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Katie

I am looking into starting sleep training and a lot of the schedules have 5 feedings a day. I am currently feeding LO 6x a day, with the last two feedings close ( around 6pm when I get home from work and around 8pm for bedtime). It looks like it maybe best to move bedtime earlier, and eliminate that last feeding, but I worry about baby getting enough. I would appreciate if Anyone would share their experiences!

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I just feed on demand, we don’t have a schedule. Sometimes she’s on and off, others she has a longer feed. Usually 3 or 4 longer feeds a day (including one in the night). I wouldn’t worry about baby getting enough if you’re feeding on demand because as they get older they get more efficient at feeding and can drink more milk in less time 👍🏼

Da

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My daughter always makes up for it during the day. She normally eats at 6, 9, 12 & 3, 6 & 8. There have been a few days she sleeps through a feeding a daycare and I will be excited to have the extra milk, but she just eats more at home before she goes to bed.

Er

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Right now our rough schedule is 7a (nap), 10a, (nap at 11:30a), 1p, (2:30p nap), 4p, 6p (nap), 8p. Now if he seems hungrier earlier I'll feed him then feed him 3 hrs from then (if it's not the last 2 feeds). And if he's tired I'll nap him at a different time. This is the average schedule.

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Erin • Jan 31, 2020
I feed him at 8pm downstairs then do our bedtime routine in his room. But it's quick (changing into pajamas, reading)

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Katie • Jan 31, 2020
My schedule is very similar but I am feeding him to sleep and I think I want to feed then do bedtime things and put him down. Not sure if I should push the feeding to 7:30 so he would eat at 6 then 7:30 or if I should push bedtime later so that he’s going to sleep closer to 9 😫

Ka

Katie • Jan 31, 2020
Does he go to sleep after the 8pm feeding?

Ja

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On demand. I'd say roughly 8 times a day

Ka

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Baby will make up for it during the day. I was worried about this too cause my son was eating 32-35 oz a day, than when I sleep trained, he dropped 2 middle of the night feeds but he makes up for it and still eats the same amount.

Ka

Katie • Feb 1, 2020
Thank you! I was worried maybe I would make less if I dropped the feeding but it sounds like maybe I’ll just make more each feeding if that’s what he needs!

Ka

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It’s different day to say. Sometimes 5, sometime 7. Sometimes when she’s teething she just wants a comfort snack for a few min. I personally wouldn’t adjust our feeding according to what someone else says. Every baby is different and has different needs🤷🏼‍♀️

Ma

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Honestly I lose track because I feed on demand so it kind of depends on the rhythm of our day. but the other day I counted and it was 8

Ge

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Most 6 times a day-Awake at 7am and feed-Nap at 9, awake at 9:50 and feed at 11-nap at 12 the Feed whenever she wakes up-She'll have another nap roughly 2/2.5 hours after she woke up and feeds after that one.- feed at 6:30 then bed at 7-dreamfeed at 10:30
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