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pecan
Age : 49 Join date : 2010-08-26 Location : scotland Posts : 316
| Subject: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:53 am | |
| How long into this breast feeding malarky does it take before baby takes less time to fill up ... Ava is taking between 1 to 2 hours a time and its becoming a strain as i have a very hyper 1 year old to care for aswell and im going out of my mind |
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pinkyd
Join date : 2010-08-16 Location : durham Posts : 3931
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:56 am | |
| do you mean she''s feeding every 1-2 hours ? my ava fed every 1.30 hours for the first three months for about 20-30 mins at a time. it must be really hard with a toddler xx |
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pecan
Age : 49 Join date : 2010-08-26 Location : scotland Posts : 316
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:58 am | |
| no she is on the breast for 1 to 2 hours going around 4hours inbetween but sometimes it feels like she doesnt break at all |
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jessicar1990
Age : 34 Join date : 2010-08-17 Location : Essex Posts : 429
About Me! My Name: Jessica Status: Mummy Number of Children: 1
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:00 am | |
| hmm... sophie would stay there for ages but th midwife said she probably isnt drinking for all that time, sometimes they just stay there cause they like it! |
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pinkyd
Join date : 2010-08-16 Location : durham Posts : 3931
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:02 am | |
| it definately sounds like she's doing it for comfort, you cant have enough milk to feed for 2 hours straight, what does she do if you de-latch her? |
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pecan
Age : 49 Join date : 2010-08-26 Location : scotland Posts : 316
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:03 am | |
| she attacks me with her gums lol then cries |
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pecan
Age : 49 Join date : 2010-08-26 Location : scotland Posts : 316
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:04 am | |
| she put on 12oz in a week so she is deffo greedy |
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mariheartselijah
Join date : 2010-08-23 Posts : 8143
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:09 am | |
| elijah would feed for up to 4 hours at the start....it went down to about 40mints-1hour after about a month and by 4 months he was at around 15-30 mins now he is 10 minutes flat if that. |
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pecan
Age : 49 Join date : 2010-08-26 Location : scotland Posts : 316
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:14 am | |
| i think i may go on to bottles its not what i want but im finding i cant keep up and its not good for poor Caleb |
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mariheartselijah
Join date : 2010-08-23 Posts : 8143
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:22 am | |
| my friend had a similar problem with similar aged babies - have you thought about mixed feeding? it can work quite well, maybe give her bottles during the day and then bf after caleb's bedtime so you aren't missing out |
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GuestGuest
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:22 am | |
| I was going to say the same as Mari. Maybe a mix of booby and bottles is the answer. You could also express a bit (although it is knackering) and give her booby food in a bottle that way.
It's all about balance hun so if poor Caleb is missing out and it is making your life difficult make it a bit easier on yourself. |
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Bumpwatcher
Join date : 2010-09-07 Location : East Midlands Posts : 1035
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| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:02 am | |
| Oh Rach, it is tough breastfeeding with a toddler from my experience. The only thing that worked in my favour was that Isla was a very efficient feeder and took 15 minutes max. I think mixed feeding sounds like a good idea. Personally i wouldn't bother expressing as i think that is incredibly time consuming and never worked for me because i was so tired and didn't ever get much milk. Hope things improve soon. You need to do what's best for all of you honey x x x |
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Laura
Age : 44 Join date : 2010-08-16 Location : Northampton Posts : 6084
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:08 am | |
| Awww chick, you have done better than I did. Lily decided on the first night that she wanted feeding between 11pm and 5.20am. I was absolutely red raw by the end of it and ended up giving her a bottle. How about expressing and then you could feed her much quicker, or get your OH to feed her x |
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pecan
Age : 49 Join date : 2010-08-26 Location : scotland Posts : 316
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:44 am | |
| Ive decided to do one feed a day breast at bed time and the rest bottles thanks for the advice girls i feel such a pain going on about it |
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gemz
Age : 104 Join date : 2010-08-16 Location : doncaster Posts : 3520
About Me! My Name: gemma Status: Daddy Number of Children: 2
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:49 am | |
| good luck for switching to mix feeding, hope your boobies dont get sore (always wanted to use that one )xx |
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pecan
Age : 49 Join date : 2010-08-26 Location : scotland Posts : 316
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:50 am | |
| ill get my oh to them better eeeewwww actually forget i said that |
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gemz
Age : 104 Join date : 2010-08-16 Location : doncaster Posts : 3520
About Me! My Name: gemma Status: Daddy Number of Children: 2
| Subject: Re: HOW LONG?????????????? Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:00 am | |
| hahaha x |
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