7 month bf every 2-2.5 hour

[Peanutbutteryday]

anyone experiencing similar? She’s fine at night can go 5 or so hours. In the day she feeds every 2-2.5 hour. I’m sure some of its fit comfort. Any tips on trying to get feeds further apart? She’s EBF and on two meals a day too! (She’s always been a 9th centile baby so small)

Sorry to be blunt here, but I i had to read your post twice to try to work out what the issue is.

She's sleeping pretty well at night for a bf baby of that age, and taking in lots of milk during the day. None of this sounds unusual or excessive to me I'm afraid. That's a weird age around 6-8m where it feels like all you do is feed them, as you introduce meals but they are still taking in as much milk. It'll eventually spread out a bit, but even then lots of children will have breakfast at 8, a snack at 10, lunch at 12, a snack at 3, dinner at 5 etc, so are still eating every 2-3 hours 😂

My bf baby was feeding hourly at night at that stage, and maybe 1-3 hourly during the day. We didn't get 5hr stretches at night until nearly 2!

No problem about being blunt.

To be honest I was after someone to say either (a) dc totally should be feeding less by now and try X Y and Z, or (b) someone to say it’s completely normal feeding that much still.

So you said the latter which is fine.

I just feel when I’m out I’m always that mum still feeding baby all the time so I wondered if anything was amiss! I’m actually fine with feeding this much myself!

Thank you for replying.

@Babyboomtastic

It can be really common. DD fee every 2-3 hours all day and all night. It seemed to be consistent until she decided to stop breastfeeding at 12 months. A lot of info online will tell you they should go longer at that age but it's very baby dependent.
I know it's frustrating but definitely nothing to worry about.

@kernowpicklepie

Thank you for replying. i am ok with it myself, it’s more about me feeling confident when I get the “oh your baby feeds a lot” when I’m out. Which sometimes I do. I know it doesnt matter what others say but I am ashamed to say that it does help me if I’m confident that I know that what me and Dc are doing is in the realms of normal still. Your message is helpful.

I know how that feels and it's tough. Definitely makes you feel like you're somehow failing.
There's a brilliant IBCLC I follow on Instagram: Lucy Webber feeding support and she often posts about people commenting on babies feeding. She's definitely worth a follow.
But, as hard as it is, just try and ignore them. You're feeding your baby as much as they want/need. I used to use the magic of the boob got everything. Tired: boob them. Crying: boob them. No idea what's wrong with them: boob them 🤣

This sounds normal and nothing to worry about 🙂 my DS was definitely feeding that much at that age, and DD 6 months probably similar (I don’t track at all)

It may be that your breasts have a lower storage capacity (not related to the size of your boobs) so baby needs to eat more frequently. Or maybe baby is a less efficient feeder. No way of knowing but might help to think about. But really this is fine, keep doing what you’re doing. I found with my DS he really knew what he needed and regulated himself fine as he got older, I fed him till 20 months

Sounds totally normal to me. I've bf 3dc - none of them really reduced their bf until around 1yr and even then it was gradual. Bf should still be the main source of calories until a year.

My youngest is 2y4m and would still feed every 2hrs during the day if given access - mine just like boob

Ah thank you! Yes exactly it’s just about me being more confident! I will check out Lucy Webber this afternoon! Your examples of when you boob them definitly sounds like me and Dc 🤣🤣 @kernowpicklepie

Thank you really helpful to hear! My Dc is honestly teeny (always has been she’s perfectly fine) so I do think she has a small tummy as well. @BuffaloCauliflower we will keep going. 💪🏽

That might be why. My DS went from 9th centile weight at birth, to 75th centile by 9 months, so I think he was just carb loading 😂

Thank you really helpful. Yes I have a feeling my Dc especially likes the comfort element!

🤣🤣🤣🤣

hi OP
dont think you need to worry
my 7.5m old feeds more than that some days and is on solids too I just feed on demand lol
he’s a 50th centile baby. I wouldn’t worry at all.
shes sleeping well which is amazing. Most nights my LO is waking 2-3 hours to feed and with teething is feeding so much more..

This was super helpful and an interesting way to think about it

Thank you!

All the comments here have been helpful as I don’t really know any bf mums anymore!

To be transparent my initial post said something like Dc can do
5 hours sleeping (she can - often her first stint of the night like 7.30-12.30) then after we head into every 2 hours really. I’m fine with it (vast improvement from every 45 mins as we had in her first 5 months of life😃) it was more just me wanting to sense check against other bF mums to make sure we weren’t doing something wild 🤣 thanks again