Right now, if she sleeps through the night, M gets 6 sessions. Obviously if she wakes up through the night it can be more. She typically nurses at 7, 9, 12, 2, 5, and 7.
She eats solid food around 8, and 5:45.
I'm wondering when I'll be able to drop a session, she sucks at NIP so I'd love to be able to be out for more than 2 or 3 hours!!! Haha
How many times per day does/did your 8 month old nurse?
cantaloupe / 6017 posts
Hmm..I have no idea. A lot. But she can go 4 hours between if we are busy. I try to feed every 2-3 hours during the day because if I don't she is up even more than usual at night.
She doesn't nurse well in public unless she is super hungry. Do you drive? She will nurse well in the car, so sometimes if I can't get a quiet,private spot while we are out I sit in the car. A little harder now that it's cold, though...
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
At 8 months, Xander usually ate 4-5 times a day. He could usually go 3-4 hours between feeds and really depending on how long his naps were! He also ate 1-2 meals of solids.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
we nursed 5x-- at wakeup, 3 times during the day, and bedtime.
it dropped to 2 daytime sessions at around 10 months.
grapefruit / 4291 posts
Miss A has always been a frequent nurser and was still having 6-10 feeds in 24 hours at eight months but she could go 3-4 hours between feeds if we were out and about. If I remember correctly A also dropped her lunchtime feed at about 7-8 months and would feed before her first nap at 10ish, have solids for lunch and then not nurse again till her second nap at 3ish
honeydew / 7687 posts
We did 4x a day 1x a night for a long time... definitely at 8 months. He did two meals of solids then, and then shortly after STTN and added a third meal.
nectarine / 2591 posts
I am in the process of dropping a feed now. She was feeding 7, 11, 2, 5:30, 6:30 (bed time) and then one MOTN. With solids at 8 and 4:30. I have just dropped the 5:30 and added in a 3rd solids meal of bread and avo (so nothing substantial and only because she gets jealous if I am eating). So far it seems to be going ok and she isn't bothered or waking up more than usual.
If you just want to see how she goes at first I would try and push that 9 am feed back a little and see what happens.
pineapple / 12053 posts
4 during the day and 2 overnight. 4 top teeth came in and were killing me!
pomegranate / 3872 posts
At 8 months, 8 times a day, solid meal in the evening. No nursing through the night. At 10 mos she's nursing 7 times a day with 2 soild meals.
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
There's such a wide range, which I guess shouldn't surprise me!!!
I've just been so obsessed with maintaining supply, but at this point, I probably don't need to be too worried?
nectarine / 2591 posts
@sslm: I think at this stage your supply is established.You should be right. Sometimes we feed all over the place and I don't pump if I miss a feed anymore and have noticed no difference.
pomegranate / 3895 posts
We're still 6x/day. I don't think you need to worry about supply at this point. IF you miss/delay a feed every once in awhile it shouldn't cause any supply issues 
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