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preciouslove
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Feeding on Demand...
If you feed on demand how do you know if your baby is getting enough to eat...How do you know if he is drinking the ounces he's supposed to be drinking?
Message edited 7/5/2006 2:35:09 PM.
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yankinmanc
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Re: Feeding on Demand...
I think that with feeding on demand you don't keep track of how many oz your baby is having. For example, I have always fed Noah whenever I think he is hungry. If he eats, he eats, if he doesn't...he isn't that hungry. That way he always has enough, so he gets what he needs.
I am way too disorganized to feed to a schedule and keep track of how much he is eating, as long as he is weeing and pooing and gaining weight, I don't worry about it!
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| Posted 7/5/06 2:39 PM |
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KangaMom
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Re: Feeding on Demand...
I like to think of it as feeding on "cue"  I read her signs and when she wants to eat I nurse her  Ounces is more for formula terms... Breast feeding is way different... If your baby is gaining weight and thriving I am sure whatever you are doing is fine!
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| Posted 7/5/06 2:52 PM |
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preciouslove
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Re: Feeding on Demand...
I am not breastfeeding...
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| Posted 7/5/06 2:55 PM |
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KangaMom
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Re: Feeding on Demand...
Posted by bedda26
I am not breastfeeding...
Sorry... The term "feeding on demand" is a commonly used breast feeding term...
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| Posted 7/5/06 3:02 PM |
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michele31
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Re: Feeding on Demand...
I would start with 2oz and see if he/she wants more. Keep track and by the end of the day add it all up. Babies self regulate. They do not over eat at this age.
Feeding on Demand just means that you are feeding your baby when he/she is hungry and not by some self-imposed schedule.
Message edited 7/5/2006 3:49:58 PM.
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| Posted 7/5/06 3:49 PM |
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preciouslove
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Re: Feeding on Demand...
Feeding time has become a nightmare for me...
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| Posted 7/6/06 12:36 PM |
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