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Bf people - what's your opinion on this?

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goingnowherefast · 29/06/2009 22:02

I've been shown these cartoons that peer supporters can hand out to new mums if necessary - mostly very good, informative about breastfeeding. However I'm not sure about one of the cartoons - the caption is:
"Breastfed babies usually feed more often than bottle fed babies - usually 8-12 times a day, including night feeds for the first few weeks".

I'm not sure because a) 8-12 times a day could lead to a mum worrying if baby wants to feed hourly eg during a growth spurt? I know dd used to have short feeds, I had fast flow, but she would feed sometimes 14 times in 24 hours.
Also b) "night feeds for the first few weeks" would worry me because ime breastfed babies often feed in the night for a few MONTHS and sometimes up to a year! If they start sleeping through and then wake for feeds for example during the 16 week growth spurt, a mum with that cartoon may question if it's right and consider weaning/formula.

So - am I wrong or being unnecessarily pedantic? Please tell me if I am - if not I'll mention it to our course leader!

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MrsTittleMouse · 30/06/2009 19:39

I love the baby that fed twice.

I would have found it confusing as well - not just for me but also for DH. He found the idea of a schedule very reassuring and didn't much like that breastfeeding blew that out of the water. He asked me to do a feeding diary at one point, but I gave up as it was too depressing! I think that he would have leapt on something like that as the norm or ideal and it would have added to his concerns that DD1 wasn't settling into a proper pattern.

goingnowherefast · 30/06/2009 20:18

Thanks for your input everyone.
Seems like I should maybe voice my concerns then - as I said, the rest of the cartoons were really very good. This one rang some alarm bells - although it is better than some advice given out in certain "books", for example!
I like some of the ideas, "seems like all the time" is a good one. Thank you.

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