https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:05:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-934381 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 23:11:05 +0000 Kemma 934381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse to sleep and then offer solids after naps and LO is nine months old. This is partly because A struggles with going to sleep on her own and partly just how her routine panned out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-934162 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:07:28 +0000 kml636 934162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was very worried about doing things "right" so I fed her adter naps for the first 12 weeks. After that I noticed she napped longer and better of I fed her first. I've rolled with it since and have had no issues. I just make sure she doesn't fall asleep eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-934148 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:01:03 +0000 AprilFool 934148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We seem to of found ourselves in a loose EASY routine. DD is 3 months and awake for 1.5 hours and eats around every 2.5 - 3 hours so usually she is hungry when she wakes. For her afternoon nap I do feed her again before going back down so she can hopefully get a longer nap in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-932686 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:10:10 +0000 littleveesmommy 932686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed DD on demand roughly every 2.5-3 hours and she napped whenever her awake period was "up", so sometimes it was before a nap and if she napped for a long time then again when she woke. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-932175 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:20:37 +0000 shopaholic 932175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad to hear nursing before naps seems pretty normal. Hopefully we can get a good routine established! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-932107 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:01:16 +0000 birdofafeather 932107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we do EASY. so if she take a crap nap, she might eat every 2 hours. if she takes an epic nap, it might be 4.5 between feedings. i also don't put her on her tummy right after eating or she'll toss it up! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-932068 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:43:53 +0000 2PeasinaPod 932068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually did a wake to feed, play, nap, wake to feed schedule! So he would eat after he woke up from a nap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-932062 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:42:32 +0000 hilsy85 932062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started nursing before naps around 6.5 months, and that is also around when his naps got better...don't know if they're related though! We did EASY until that point, and then I kind of threw it out the window because I was worried LO wasn't nursing enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-932056 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:41:09 +0000 Andrea 932056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby is always hungry. She eats before and after. Lol. I just take cues from her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931996 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:20:16 +0000 NovBaby1112 931996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my hungry baby likes to eat before and after naps lol. she usually nurses a bug amount right when she wakes up from a nap, and then i top her off with another nursing session before she goes down for a nap. she naps 2-3x a day for at least 1 hour 30 mins each time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931925 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:57:26 +0000 mrsjyw 931925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a loose EASY from early on... he took to the cycles really well, but I don't bat an eyelash if it changes to ESAY even to this day and he's almost 8 months old! :)</p> <p>A went through a cpl months of 30-45 min catnaps tho... and NOTHING changed it... we just waited it out-- and eventually he got to a pretty consistent 3 - 1 hour naps... now at almost 8 mths, he's dropped a nap, and does a 1 hour... 1.5 hours nap 2x day. (unless teething)... :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931917 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:55:10 +0000 Adira 931917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did EASY, but not Xander just eats predictably every 3 hours. He naps after being awake for 2 hours, so sometimes his nap happens right after he eats and sometimes it happens before. Sometimes when he takes a long nap, he'll go 4 hours between eating.</p> <p>What I didn't want to do is get into the habit of nursing to sleep, so even if he's due for a nap right after he eats, I'll keep him up by changing his diaper or something and THEN let him fall asleep on his own.</p> <p>ETA: As far as the spit-up issue is concerned, Xander's slowly stopped spitting up as much as he's gotten older. And I used to wait to do tummy time for an hour after eating because he was WAY more likely to spit up if he ate and then immediately did tummy time. Now it doesn't matter because he doesn't spit up nearly as much as he used to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931869 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:42:49 +0000 ALV91711 931869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS usually nurses before a nap and when he does have a long nap he will nurse again after. But we don't really have any type of a schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931775 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:14:45 +0000 shopaholic 931775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SleepyMonkey: LOL! I hear you! I tried for a day and it was just wearing me out trying to get her to nap and cleaning up spit up everywhere! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931745 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:08:30 +0000 SleepyMonkey 931745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before! Then she might sleep longer and not wake up hungry. I tried EASY for like a month and it never worked for us. Not even close. Easaseas. Ugh it was driving me nuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931742 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:07:14 +0000 Smurfette 931742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R eats every 3 hours and then just naps whenever it is time. I don't keep her up for more then 2 hours during the day. A lot of times at day care she falls asleep after her bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931723 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:03:00 +0000 cheert16 931723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO eats before naps (he naps for anywhere from 15minutes- 1 hour) and then he wants to eat after naps, so I nurse him for a bit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feed-before-or-after-naps#post-931706 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:59:10 +0000 shopaholic 931706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to implement some nap-training techniques to get K some better quality sleep in the day. Do you nurse or feed your LO before or after naps? I Did your LO's age have anything to do with your method?</p> <p>K only naps about 20-25 min. so usually I nurse and then she'll sleep. But I imagine if you have a long napper, he/she would be hungry when they wake up?</p> <p>I know a lot of moms here do EASY, but K really never sleeps after activity, and tends to spit up a lot if she plays after eating. Right now, it's more like ESA. </p>