But we're digressing instead of
lengthening times between feeds.
I have tried
lengthening the time between feeds and feeding shorter on each breast but at the moment he only drinks about 3 - 5 mins and is done for another 2 and half to 3 hours (it is easy to get him to wait 3 hours).
If that is the case, feeding on one breast each feeding or at least finishing on one breast before switching over will often
lengthen the time between feedings.
Babywise says to not
lengthen the times between feedings until they are sleeping 9 - 10 hours at night, so I'm just going to stick with a basic 3 hour routine until this happens.
You'll need to nix some feedings, while increasing portions and
lengthening the time between feedings by 15 - 30 minutes.
Not exact matches
As baby gets older, their stomach gets bigger, they'll be able to sleep for longer stretches of
time, and the
time between feedings will
lengthen.
The
time between feedings lengthens but baby's tummy is very small when born and they pee and poop so they need to refill as well!
Snug swaddling should not be used to
lengthen time between babies»
feedings to develop a «schedule» or in place of needed cuddling!