While you're still at home, nurse at the breast whenever baby
shows hunger cues.
Annie Brown Photo Michele OConnor Book review How to Feed Your Kids Feeding a healthy young infant is pretty straightforward:
he shows hunger cues; you breastfeed him.
Baby does not have a schedule yet, so he is fed a bottle when
he shows hunger cues.
Won't it confuse her to go in and try to feed her every time
she shows hunger cues if we are doing CiO - particularly if without the video monitor I would assume she was just settling herself down?
Sometimes it is just a fuss, other times she cries long and hard; the problem is during both times
she shows hunger cues while being calm!
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.
anytime they are
showing hunger cues — sucking on fingers, smacking lips, rooting — and do nt watch the clock.
«Pay attention to your baby's feeding routine and try and catch him before he is actively
showing hunger cues.
You may want to choose the baby who was
showing hunger cues, or whichever baby is a stronger breastfeeder.
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.
Keep offering the baby the breast when
showing hunger cues (sucking on fingers, smacking lips, rooting around) and do nt limit the time on the breast.
Not exact matches
Be sure that whoever your baby is staying with is familiar with common
hunger cues and knows to feed whenever your little one
shows signs of being hungry.
If the baby
shows continuing signs of
hunger (watch for
cues after burping), increase the next feeding by one - half ounce.
If you are feeding your baby «on
cue,» or whenever he
shows signs of
hunger rather than based on a predetermined schedule, your body will make just the right amount of milk to satisfy him.
By the time baby starts crying, they have already
shown a series of
hunger cues and now needs to be calmed down to nurse.
Babies who are breastfed when they
show early
hunger cues usually eat the right amount for their age and weight.
Also, he has been waking up about 1 hr after my husband puts him back to sleep and is
showing definite
hunger cues.
[66] Feeding a baby «on demand» (sometimes referred to as «on
cue»), means feeding when the baby
shows signs of
hunger; feeding this way rather than by the clock helps to maintain milk production and ensure the baby's needs for milk and comfort are being met.
Parenting skills interventions that focus on these factors provide anticipatory guidance and teach parents how to identify and respond appropriately to infant
cues and distress to positively influence self - regulatory capacities, well - being and the developing control of the infant's food intake in order to avoid eating in the absence of
hunger have
shown beneficial results.84 85 92 93
A 20 minute DVD which
shows examples of
cues, engaging and disengaging, as well as examples of how
cues often cluster around
hunger or satiation.