Nobody knows exactly why
babies cluster feed.
When
babies cluster feed, they are sometimes preparing for longer stretches of sleep (though this is not always the case!)
Many
babies cluster feed.
Do
all babies cluster feed, or did you get an outlier?
We have all heard this term and understand that
babies cluster feed, yet there is still a lot of mis - information out -LSB-...]
IBCLC Kristin Gourley from Lactation Link tells Romper that many
babies cluster feed in the evening hours, so moms sometimes assume that their supply is low, but that it is normal, too.
According to Today's Parent,
some babies cluster feed at times when they need comfort.
I should clarify — if
my baby cluster fed I wouldn't necessarily hook myself up to the pump every time — it was more that I pumped the next time he ate after it had been at least two hours.
Her baby cluster fed for three hours a night, every night, for two months.
Many moms find that if
their baby cluster feeds in the evening, they get a long stretch of sleep (long meaning about 4 hours) so this is generally a safe time to enjoy a beverage.
For many
babies the cluster feeding stage starts early on, usually in the first two weeks of life and can go on until 3 - 4 months old.
Not exact matches
At that time my
baby was
cluster feeding, and the ped said that meant she wasnt getting enough.
We are told that holding a
baby too much can make them dependent, make them want to be held all of the time... I'm sorry but we are talking about an 8 lb, precious little
cluster of skin, bones and adorable
baby fat that depends ENTIRELY on it's parents for survival... if he / she wants to be held or
fed, I think we can give in on this one.
I would be fine with following the lead for
cluster feeding if the
baby sleeps well after no
cluster feeding.
Hi, My 6.5 week old (> 11 lb) bottle
fed baby is getting up to
feed every 3 - 4 hours through the night despite adding both
cluster feeding (4 / 6/8) and a dream
feed (10 - 11).
However, I don't see a problem with following the
baby's lead on this for
cluster feeding.
Cluster feeding combined with reflux symptoms (vomiting large amounts, «silent» reflux, very gassy, wheezing, gagging, choking etc.) A
baby who has reflux symptoms and is seeking comfort from the breast very frequently to help relieve these symptoms is a
baby who needs a thorough evaluation by and IBCLC and / or your GP.
My
baby is 1 1/2 weeks old and seems to be wanting to
cluster feed in the evenings.
The
Baby Whisperer says the dreamfeed is superior to the
cluster feeding if you can only do one, so I would shoot for that.
Cluster feeding involves a
baby breastfeeding every hour or more frequently for about four hours in the evenings.
My
baby slept through the night at 9 weeks and we did
cluster feeding (4 and then 6 pm) until she was around 4 months I think.
I did
cluster feeding in the evenings for all three of my
babies due to a combination of hunger and witching hour (refusal to sleep with lots of crying).
It is common for nursing mothers to have lower milk supply in the evening due to all the busy - ness during the day and nursing during the day, so
cluster feeding is something that can help compensate for that lower milk supply and help
baby get enough to eat before bed.
It's very normal for newborn
babies to still be
cluster feeding at this point, and it's normal for new mums to wonder if that means they don't have enough milk supply.
If you find you are looking for ideas to help give
baby that extra bit she needs to sleep through the night,
cluster feeding just might be your answer!
Question about
cluster feeding... when you are
cluster feeding in the evening, do you put the
baby down for a nap in between
feedings or just
feed the
baby keep
baby awake and then
feed again before the
baby goes to sleep?
Your
baby is
cluster feeding to tell your body to make more milk, because she needs more nutrition to help her grow.
Cluster feeding is when
baby wants to eat more often than usual, sometimes as often as every hour or more.
Obviously, there are times when your
baby will
cluster feed, but overall, your
baby should be able to go at least these intervals before he wants to eat again.
Growth spurts will typically last 2 - 3 days, but don't be surprised if they last for up to a week — and
baby continues to
cluster feed for that long, too.
Your
baby may
cluster feed when she's sick, too.
You basically have to do all the work for them, and unless you want to be holding
baby every time you nurse (sometimes for hours at a time during those
cluster feedings!)
When a
baby wants to breastfeed many times in a short period, it's called
cluster or bunch
feeding.
Babies who
cluster feed will have several hours where they
feed almost constantly or simply close together while the rest of their daily
feedings will have several hours separating them as normal.
Cluster feeding is the term used to describe when
babies feed several times close together at a particular time of the day.
Most of the time
cluster feeding will only last for the first month or so of pregnancy but can return to help your
baby with his growth spurts.
The
clustered feedings help increase the mother's milk supply as well as the daily caloric intake of the
baby.
Cluster feeding can happen during growth spurts as well, but
babies generally take in more milk during this time.
Most of the time
cluster feeding will occur when a
baby is fussy.
Breastfeeding
babies nurse frequently, every 2 - 3 hours which is normal but different from «
cluster feeding.»
The second day relentless crying,
cluster feeding etc I asked midwives constantly and was always answered in the same way (almost demeaning), that
babies do this and keep trying.
Most of the techniques for dealing with
cluster feeding involve soothing your
baby while fussy.
There are so many battles you might feel like you need to «win» when it comes to breastfeeding (or not breastfeeding)-- Should you do it at all, and for how long, and how often, and what if your
baby won't latch, or has a tongue tie, or you get mastitis, or clogged ducts, or
cluster feeding is killing you?
When I'd spent those newborn nights night
cluster feeding, my partner would wake up early and take the
baby so I could have some extra sleep.
It replicates what
babies do when they are «
cluster feeding» which is when
baby is on and off the breast often so as to signal to your body to increase supply.
Do
babies «
cluster feed» before the onset of copious milk production during the first few days of life?
Bottle -
feeding babies do not
cluster feed during this time either.
Cluster feeding... that exhausting time when our
babies are on and off the boob CONSTANTLY!
This is why during growth spurts
babies tend to
cluster feed, or
feed more frequently or for -LSB-...]
This is when
babies will often «
cluster feed» and only be calmed at mom's breast.