However, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Dietetic Association and the World Health Organization now recommend that healthy babies should be fed when they show
signs of hunger rather than when a clock indicates «it's time».
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.
Not exact matches
According to guidelines from the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP),
rather than nursing according to a rigid schedule, you should nurse your newborn whenever she shows early
signs of hunger, such as increased alertness or activity, mouthing, or rooting around for your nipple.
Nursing on demand — when your baby shows
signs of hunger,
rather than when you think your baby should be eating according to a schedule — will ensure that your breasts continue to make the milk that your baby needs.
[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.
However, if your
hunger levels are becoming so strong that they're causing you to think
of food all day long or how you'd
rather ravage the local buffet than spend a night with Mia Khalifa; maybe it's a
sign for you to bump to maintenance for a while.
Keeping in mind that
hunger is the
sign of a healthy digestive fire,
rather than constantly snacking, we can wait to eat until the level
of hunger is high, but not too high.