![]() Feeding your baby on-demand also means that you don’t “time” the feedings, (15 minutes per side, etc.) but that you allow your baby to feed until he/she is satisfied. ![]() Common ways your baby will show you this include licking his/her lips, sticking out his/her tongue, rooting around, sucking on his/her hands, etc. You feed your baby whenever he/she shows you that he/she is hungry. What is Demand Feeding and What Are the Benefits?įeeding your baby “on-demand” simply means not worrying about the clock. As time goes on, your baby is likely to start to shape his/her own behavior into a somewhat more-predictable schedule, but trying to make/force/help them to do that before he/she is ready only makes for a stressed out mama and a cranky baby. On-demand feeding is absolutely the *best* way to feed your baby in the early days, weeks, and months. Here’s the short answer: WATCH YOUR BABY, NOT THE CLOCK. ![]() ![]() It can be confusing to know what this means exactly - is it every 2 hours or every 3 hours? What if baby goes longer than 3 hours? What if baby seems hungry before 2 hours? What if baby wants to feed 15 times a day, or maybe only 7? How do you know when you should feed your baby? One of the questions we get often from our clients is what is the best way to feed a breastfed baby - let the baby demand when to feed or try to shape their feedings into a structured schedule? Moms hear a lot of differing information about when to feed their babies in the early weeks - every 2-3 hours, 8-12 times in a 24 hour period, etc. Google can be an amazing resource - but it can also provide WAY too much information for a first-time mom. ![]()
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