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Right on Cue
Can You Breastfeed on a Schedule?
By Gwen Morrison
Research indicates that women with smaller storage capacities produce plenty of milk for their babies, but they need to feed more times per day.
"I always breastfed on demand," says Angel Dickson, a mother of two from Maine. "My kids were good nappers, always happy. People used to say they were the most content babies in the world."
Mohrbacher suggests that new mothers who are frustrated with the cluster feeding during their normal sleeping hours and taking long sleep stretches throughout the day need to remember first and foremost that it is completely normal. "Babies tend to be born with their days and nights mixed up," she says. "Hopefully, knowing that her baby's frequent feedings do not mean there's something wrong will alleviate some of the anxiety."
Another way that new moms can minimize some of the stress is to ensure that they sleep when the baby sleeps – where it is possible. This is usually not as easy when there is more than one child, unless you can all nap together.
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Re: Fussy in evening by livvysmum on 08/23/2009 05:20AM
My baby daughter hasalways beenfussy in the evening, due to a slow let-down then (ltho its fast the rest of theday!) but used to sleep through - 10-12 hours, from 2 weeks to 14 weeks - no kidding! But then she started waking in the night for feeds, one night every 90 minutes, (a few nights after her vaccinations); so I thought I should give her a bottle in the evening to settle her. Now I know its normal, common even, I'll carry on with breastfeeding, altho I'll put her to bed earlier, as she's asleep on my lap earlier. Invaluable advice - many thanks!