There are many reasons for the frequent
feeding during the early weeks and months.
It is very unlikely that a mom will maintain an adequate milk supply if baby is going 3 - 4 hours between
feeds during the early weeks.
Not exact matches
Later research discovered how the mother's position helps or hinders baby's inborn
feeding behaviors
during the
early weeks.
Newborns should be nursed whenever they show signs of hunger, such as increased alertness or activity, mouthing, or rooting.85 Crying is a late indicator of hunger.86 Newborns should be nursed approximately 8 to 12 times every 24 hours until satiety, usually 10 to 15 minutes on each breast.87, 88 In the
early weeks after birth, nondemanding babies should be aroused to
feed if 4 hours have elapsed since the last nursing.89, 90 Appropriate initiation of breastfeeding is facilitated by continuous rooming - in.91 Formal evaluation of breastfeeding performance should be undertaken by trained observers and fully documented in the record
during the first 24 to 48 hours after delivery and again at the
early follow - up visit, which should occur 48 to 72 hours after discharge.
But all the symptoms described happens at
feedings and I use shields because he was born 2
weeks early, hes very small, has trouble latching on anf
during out hospital stay i had severaly cracked and sore nipples.
During the
early days and
weeks of breastfeeding, which we'll go into more in future posts, it's a time where you are learning how to care for and
feed your baby, and your baby is discovering how to breastfeed and ask for comfort.
In 2007, researchers reported in the journal
Early Human Development that children who had received no DHA in formula or breast milk
during the first 17
weeks of life had poorer visual acuity at age 4, and did worse on language tests showing verbal IQ, than those who
fed breast milk.