https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:02:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-nurse-your-4-month-old#post-1881769 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:36:05 +0000 travellingbee 1881769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that point LO was still generally eating every 2.5 hours but sometimes would stretch to 3- 3.5 and in the evenings would eat more often. He was always an evening cluster feeder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-nurse-your-4-month-old#post-1881751 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:23:34 +0000 HabesBabe 1881751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 1/2 months here and he usually nurses every 3 hours-- if he is refusing the bottle and nursing more often, I think you are fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-nurse-your-4-month-old#post-1881690 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:55:50 +0000 Kemma 1881690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were still nursing 8-10 times a day at four months and like @ellewoods84: said, it is quite common for EBF babies to have a slow down in weight gain at 4-6 months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-nurse-your-4-month-old#post-1881397 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:29:09 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1881397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>every 3 hours, sometimes more often because i would just nurse on demand.</p> <p>she's now 10 months old and has JUST started to really pack on weight and I am still nursing every 3 hours on average. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-nurse-your-4-month-old#post-1881327 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:55:13 +0000 ellewoods84 1881327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So O baby's weight gain has kind of slowed down also, although I read that it is pretty normal for breastfed babies weight gain to slow (correct me if I'm wrong!) between 4-6 months. I also asked my ped and she didn't seem concerned. We nurse usually every 3-3.5 hours. If she is fussing before then, I will feed her obviously, but she usually isn't hungry until 3-3.5 hours. Sometimes if we have somewhere to go and I want to nurse beforehand, I will attempt to feed her at the 2-2.5 hour mark and she will nurse for maybe 1-2 minutes and then refuse. I just figure, well, I guess she's not hungry and when she is, she will let me know! As long as he's still eating, I wouldn't worry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-nurse-your-4-month-old#post-1881271 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:28:50 +0000 LovelyPlum 1881271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 5.5 months old, and we still feed on demand. That usually works out to about 2.5-3 hours, but sometimes, it is closer to 2 hours or so. If you're offering more frequently and he's not hungry, I don't know that I would worry (or rather, the rational part of me wouldn't worry). My thought is, she'll eat when she's hungry if I offer it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-did-nurse-your-4-month-old#post-1881251 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:21:48 +0000 BabyTsMom 1881251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FTM here. LO is 4.5months old. I thought we were in a pretty good routine of feeding every 3-3.5 hours. When we went in for the 4 month ped appointment, he had gained weight but not a lot since month 3. So the doctor suggested feeding him every 2.5 hours and offering a bottle after nursing to see if he is still hungry. The doctor didn't seem that concerned but still the suggestion makes me insecure about how much he's actually taking in.<br /> So I tried this yesterday, and he completely refused the bottle. He also doesn't seem hungry at 2.5 hours.... I don't know what I'm doing!<br /> How often do you/did you feed your LO when he/she was 4 months old? </p>