Hi there,
I'm just after some advice opinions please, I'm a first-time mum and both my mum & MIL respond to any of my concerns with 'have you considered a formula top up?'
DS is 10 weeks old (4 corrected as was prem) & weighs 7lb 11oz. Weight gain has been slow but steady since we got feeding established.
He's ebf, and until the last few days was demanding every 2.5-3 hours. I've just started using a sling to help him sleep in the day - for some reason he's not keen on the Moses basket during the day and forces himself awake. The sling is great and he naps beautifully in it. However he's sleeping so well he's starting to push 4 hours between feeds and I'm not sure if I should let him continue to set our routine or if I should wake him to feed. He's starting to sleep longer at night too - whilst this is great in theory, with him being little I'm just keen to make sure he's getting enough to eat.
I know I'm a bit sensitive about this as establishing bf was difficult and I had to push to be allowed to not use formula.
Thanks in advance