Just the distinction between
feeding on cue and following an infant feeding schedule.
Breastfeeding your baby, you have most likely learned to be aware of her needs, by being responsive,
feeding her on cue and not on a specific schedule, inviting her to nurse whenever she shows signs that she is hungry.
Moreover, frequent feeds help breastfeeding mothers establish a good milk supply, and
feeding on cue can help breastfed babies adjust for natural variations in milk quality (Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences 1991).
Just the distinction between
feeding on cue and following an infant feeding schedule.
Feeding on cue makes it easier for infants to increase or decrease their intake as needed (Tylka et al 2015).
Because milk production works according to supply and demand,
feeding on cue also means that mothers will be able to increase and sustain milk production for their growing baby.
This law is, in part, based on
feeding on cue - one of the key maternity care best practices.
Colic — When baby routinely has long bouts of crying that do not respond well to regular carrying, rocking, and
feeding on cue, one needs to look for a source of chronic discomfort.
Note: Portions of this article, «Jettisoning the infant feeding schedule: Why babies are better off
feeding on cue,» are taken from an earlier Parenting Science article, «The infant feeding schedule: Why babies benefit from feeding on demand.»
Feeding on cue, rather than scheduling feedings, will reduce your risk of engorgement and the problems that it can lead to.
Feeding on cue satisfies the baby (and mother) physiologically and psychologically, and is the best way of ensuring a good supply.
Home to discussions about breastfeeding basics,
feeding on cue, extended breastfeeding, comfort nursing, bottle nursing, introducing solids, gentle weaning, coping with toddler pickiness, creating healthy eating habits in older children and more.
On his website, he says that a baby over one year old who has received quality night parenting up to that point may cry if not
fed on cue, but will be more angry than truly distraught.
Ask that your baby is only
fed on cue (rather than by a schedule) and to feed baby only as much as they are asking for (not trying to finish a bottle just because!)
Your baby, in turn, learned that she can trust you to provide for her needs when you were responsive and
fed her on cue.
Just as we watch our babies for hunger signs and
feed them on cue (AKA baby - led feeding) we can do the same for pottying by simply learning to recognize and respond to a child's elimination cues (AKA baby - led pottying) whether a newborn, crawler, cruiser, toddler, etc. — > very, very much child - led, connected, and gentle.
Babies
fed on cue may have an easier time coping with stress.
This is important as babies need to
feed on cue in order for mother's milk to come in and pacifiers can interrupt this process.
Feed on cue, eight to 12 times in 24 hours.
By lumping together all babies
fed on cue, we lose the ability to detect these opposing, but potentially important effects.
If you have a healthy term baby,
feed on their cues and not by the clock.
In fact, I was surprised to find out that my milk would be higher in calories in the evening than the rest of the day, if my baby was allowed to
feed on cue.
We recommend not to time feedings but rather
feed on cue and watch for when your baby acts full and stops feeding on their own.
i never bothered to remember how often the last two fed for, i just went with it and
fed on cue.
Not exact matches
The
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Both breastfed and bottle
fed babies (whether they're drinking pumped milk or formula) should be
fed based
on hunger
cues.
During these times and whenever your baby seems especially hungry, follow his or her hunger
cues and continue to
feed on demand, increasing the amount of formula you give as needed.
Try to move up her
feedings so when you see her show any hunger
cues (smacking lips, sucking
on fingers or hands or rooting), latch her
on then to see if that helps.
It seems to me that you are
feeding baby
on cue whenever she is hungry.
It is generally best to have baby at the breast to establish and maintain your milk supply as they trigger the natural reactions to making milk in response to how much they have removed when nursing
Feeding baby
on demand meaning not
on a set schedule but rather watching their hunger
cues (sucking
on fingers and hands, rooting) and not timing
feedings is a good way to maintain your supply.
I needed a lot of care at home for another month but I just kept trying to
feed my baby
on cue as long as I felt well enough.
Being with my baby,
feeding my baby from my breast despite the troubles I initially had, providing care based
on his
cues and needs.
If you pay attention to your baby's
feeding cues instead of putting your child
on a schedule, you may find that the baby is hungry every hour or so for a few hours, and then he sleeps for a longer stretch.
Breastfeeding Class (First Wednesday and Third Tuesday of Every Month, 6:00 - 7:00 PM): This class focuses
on getting off to a great start with a comfortable latch as well as understanding nursing positions and infant
feeding cues.
Breastfeeding can be especially exhausting with newborns if you are
feeding on demand and watching for hunger
cues.
Health Foundations offers a Breastfeeding Class to our clients that focus
on understanding nursing positions, infant
feeding cues, nutrition, supplies and common concerns.
This class focuses
on helping moms get off to a great start with a comfortable latch as well as understanding different nursing positions and infant
feeding cues.
Among other things she advocates crying, a 3 hourly
feeding schedule if you BF or 4 hourly if you FF, overwrap babies with excessive bedding (which is what The Analytical Armadillo has been questioning recently), has some very misinformed views and ideas which are all based
on her observations and opinions, rather than any that can be substantiated by scientific evidence and had some weird notions that babies can poo and vomit
on cue to manipulate their parents.
From La Leche League's website, «Research has shown that healthy, full - term breastfeeding infants have a remarkable ability to regulate their own milk intake when they are allowed to nurse «
on cue» and that mothers» rates of milk production are closely related to how much milk their babies take... Human beings have survived and flourished because mothers have met these needs by responding freely to their babies»
cues and behavior, particularly their
feeding behaviors.»
The best, easiest and fastest way to increase supply is to have baby at the breast, not limiting
feeding and letting baby nurse as long as she / he wishes and
feed on demand meaning watching baby's
feeding cues as to when they want to nurse.
Feeding your infant
on cue encourages your body to make more milk.
Nurse your baby
on demand (whenever showing hunger
cues) and you can pump right after to remove whatever baby did nt and then can pump in between
feedings.
Establish each baby's individual
feeding rhythm: The general is advice is to start by
feeding each baby separately
on cue to ensure you establish a good latch and position with each baby.
HealthyChildren.org recommends that parents
feed their newborns
on demand in response to hunger
cues.
Plus with baby so close you can be more responsive to their
feeding cues to
feed on demand.
Both Ezzo and Ford advise against purely
on - demand
feeding, in which you follow your baby's
cues to decide when it's time for a meal.
She will probably be eating every two to six hours and, if
feeding on - demand and following your baby's
cues, remember that not all cries are «hunger - cries» and you may have to set some limits (for example, not allowing her to
feed every hour).
Respect
cues: Offer the breast or bottle when your baby is awake, sucking
on his fist or a pacifier, or rooting for a
feeding.
You pick up
on their
cues so much faster when they are close to you, you know when they need
fed, comforting or changing much faster.
After the third month a mother can choose to do more «scheduled»
feedings every three hours or may choose to «
feed on demand» and follow the baby's
cues for when he or she needs to be
fed.