https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:51:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1431251 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:43:39 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1431251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: that's great! Constantly feeding him during the day but letting him sleep at night is a good way to establish days/nights too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1431198 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:29:12 +0000 raintreebee 1431198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, ladies. We have been letting him sleep at night thanks to your advice, although he typically only goes 3 hours at night without eating (2 hours in the day). At 3.5 weeks old, he is now 2 lbs 2 oz above his birthweight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1415337 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:37:17 +0000 MamaMoose 1415337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We woke her to eat until she was three weeks old mainly for the sake of establishing good milk supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1415285 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:29:27 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1415285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did pretty much exactly like you...3 hours and one 4 hour stretch. I did this for a very long time, probably 4 months...but I had a 25-weeker who was always below the curve for weight. </p> <p>I think I would base it on overall intake for the day...if you can drop a feed and still have a good intake, that should work. We were giving lo 24cal formula and fortified bm. He never ate a ton (19 or so ounces a day) and so we felt a ton of pressure to keep the numerous feedings.</p> <p>He's still a bit small, but at a year he eats similarly to his peers, but for a long time he had more feeding than they did. (He also has reflux which was a big factor in feeding for us.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1414843 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:19:09 +0000 sweetooth 1414843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still wake for daytime feedings and he will be 3 months tomorrow. He hasn't been the best weight gainer and so we need to be sure he's getting enough nutrients each day. At night we let him sleep though.</p> <p>I'm hoping we can stop waking to feed him soon. But it's all tied to his weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1412789 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:34:11 +0000 LemonLong 1412789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped at around 3 weeks. I just looked up the stats and my LO weighed 6 lbs 3 oz when I stopped waking her up to feed. She was born at 38 weeks at 5 lbs 2 oz due to placental issues/IUGR.</p> <p>I continued feeding her about every 2-3 hours during the day and took her to the breastfeeding support group 3 times a week to be weighed until she was 12 weeks to make sure she kept gaining though.</p> <p>At her 15 month appt, she was 80% for height and 48% for weight. They certainly don't stay small forever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1412782 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:27:26 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1412782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh, I need to add that we always woke him up to eat every 3 hours during the day. We would only let him sleep through the feedings after 10pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1412778 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:24:41 +0000 .twist. 1412778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petunia354: I agree with this. This is what we did (even though our dude was never a great sleeper!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1412774 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:20:51 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1412774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped once we saw that he was gaining steadily. We waited until after his 3 week visit to make sure :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1412772 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:18:33 +0000 petunia354 1412772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think as long as he is gaining weight steadily you should be able to let him sleep as long as he wants at night, but I'd keep up with your feeding schedule during the day... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-schedule-for-late-term-preemies-or-low-birth-weight-babies-after-birth-weight-is-regained#post-1412767 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:15:32 +0000 raintreebee 1412767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope it is okay for me to use this board. DS is not technically a preemie since he was born a few hours past 37 weeks. He had a low percentile birth weight (6 pounds) due to suspected placenta problems but nothing too severe. In the hospital, he dropped weight rapidly, losing about 11.5%. We immediately began supplementing with formula, and once my milk came in, supplemented with pumped breast milk. Never letting him go more than 3 hours without feeding during the day, we got him back up to his birth weight within a week. We still don't let him go longer than 3 hours during the day (he usually eats every 2.5) but let him sleep 4 hours at night. He is now 2.5 weeks old and a pound over his birth weight. So he is doing really well. </p> <p>My question is when to stop waking him up to feed every 3 hours during the day and 4 hours at night. I know a lot of people do this once birth weight is regained, but we just feel like he needs more time to catch up since he was a borderline preemie. Then again, I just hate waking him up all the time since he also needs his rest. Any advice would be much appreciated! </p>