Hellobee Boards Topic: How often is too often?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How often is too often? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:50:58 +0000 T.H.O.U. on "How often is too often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-is-too-often#post-82830 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:45:01 +0000 T.H.O.U. 82830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would try to get as much of a "meal" in as you can. Try to keep baby awake as much as possible. Pretty much right away (by 2 weeks at least), she was eating every two hours during the day. We would not let her go more than 3 hours until she gained her birthweight back. Just now at 6 months old can we stretch her to eating every three hours. anbanan15 on "How often is too often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-is-too-often#post-82779 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:53:14 +0000 anbanan15 82779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS nursed like that for the first few months as well. He was a comfort eater due to reflux pain, so once that got under control things seemed to calm down and he started going longer stretches. DS is now 10 months and nurses every 4-5 hours, so it does get better :) Clementine on "How often is too often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-is-too-often#post-82763 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:35:40 +0000 Clementine 82763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ thanks everyone! my little one is only 12 days old. it's nice to know that my LO isn't the only grazer and also helpful hints about soothing versus hunger. MamaCate on "How often is too often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-is-too-often#post-82554 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:23:10 +0000 MamaCate 82554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ How old is your LO? Mine nursed similarly for the first few weeks. When we went for her 2 week checkup and she wasnt at her birthweight, our doc recommended waiting an hour from when she finished before nursing again, and limiting her to 15 min a side. He said this would give me a chance to fill back up and help her get fuller. It worked for us. I was all about on demand nursing but since she wasnt gainiing, it wasnt working. chopsuey on "How often is too often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-is-too-often#post-82545 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:03:38 +0000 chopsuey 82545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The first few months of my LO's life I was nursing every 45mins-an hour! Months 3-6 I was feeding her every 2 hours.. Now that she's 11 months old she nurses every 3 hours. MsMini on "How often is too often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-is-too-often#post-82541 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:54:23 +0000 MsMini 82541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When I encounter this with NICU babies, I encourage the Mom's to stimulate the baby to feed more aggressively when they are at the breast, and recognize the hungry vs wanting to "soothe suck" cues. When the baby is feeding, do whatever you can to keep them awake and sucking, like undress them, rub their feet, and tickle their chin whenever they start to slow down to keep them going. When the stop, unlatch them right away (don't let them sleep latched on) and re-dress and bundle them. Pay close attention to their sucking patterns, "soothe sucking" is usually more sporadic and shallow sucks, whereas "hungry sucks" are deeper/stronger and have more of a pattern. If they are "soothe sucking" you can unlatch and offer them something else to suck on (soother, finger etc) to soothe them with something other than the breast to teach them that breast=food, and that comfort sucking can be done with something else. If you persist, you should be able to get some more time between nursing sessions. Clementine on "How often is too often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-is-too-often#post-82539 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:43:47 +0000 Clementine 82539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My NB is a grazer. He never guzzles but sucks all day long. It can get tiring because he sometimes feeds every hour. Is that normal? Most books say babies eat every 2-3 hours. I also notice that he sleeps at the breast a lot. He'll suck for 10 mins then fall asleep. When I try to put him to bed, he is still hungry and wants to feed.. How long do you breastfeed? How often is too often?