FTM EBF feed every 4hrs?

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I have a 1 week old and was just wondering with the feed every 4hrs thing, is it 4hrs from the start of the last feed or the end?

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4 hours is a unusually long time to go between feeds for a newborn.  Usually it’s somewhere between every 1 and 3 hours with periods of cluster feeding (nursing nearly constantly for a few hours) generally in the evening.

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Don’t look at the clock, just feed on demand. Sometimes it’s every 15 minutes, sometimes it’s 2 hours. Google what hunger signals babies have, if they’re crying you’ve missed many signals.

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It’s from the start of each feed, and it should be every 2-3 hours, not every 4

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Feed on demand.

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Feed as often as baby wants (on demand), but at least every 2-3 hours. 4 hours between is too long.

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Every 2-3 hours. No longer than that. You might have to wake baby up for feedings if they are sleeping that much between sessions of BFing.

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I set a timer for 3 hours from when she starts a feeding, which my pediatrician recommended because she went from 7.1 lb at birth to 6.8 lb a few days later. She rarely makes it to the 3 hour mark and I just feed when she shows signs of being hungry. My pediatrician said to keep this schedule up until her 1 month appointment and then we’ll see if she can go longer at night.

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You need to be feeding on demand. But it also from the start of the feed. And you need to feed every 1-3hrs. 3hrs max. Every 4 is not enough.

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At thAt age they shouldn’t go more than 3 hours. The timing is start to start. But ideally you should feed on demand which can be anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours. Watch for hunger cues and feed whenever you see them. It’s easier to feed a baby that’s just getting hungry than one that’s crying because they’re starving

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Feed on demand. From start of one feeding til the next. 4 hours was normal for my kids🤷🏻‍♀️ if you feed at 12, count from 12 o’clock the next time you feed baby

FTM EBF feed every 4hrs?

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