when do u start dropping feeds?

porkpie1981 · May 15th, 2009, 08:09 AM

My wee one is now 8 weeks and i cant remeber when i go to 5 bottles instead of 6?

mommyof3co · May 15th, 2009, 13:12 PM

We always fed on demand, we never dropped feeds on purpose, it was all based on them, eventually they started taking more and going longer between feeds but it was on their own. I personally wouldn't drop anything until she is ready and does it on her own.

BlackBerry25 · May 15th, 2009, 13:15 PM

Same as above. I just started dropping when she started weening. Which was around 6 months.

**polo_princess** · May 15th, 2009, 13:18 PM

we dropped from 6 to 5 when Brooke started sleeping through and i have a feeling we'll be dropping her mid morning feed soon as she's gradually wanting less and less milk at that time.

just play it by your LO and see how you go

Fossey · May 15th, 2009, 16:19 PM

Same as PP we dropped the feed when Liss started sleeping longer in the night. She decided when it was to happen. Same when we went from 5 to 4. It was all up to her

sam*~*louize · May 16th, 2009, 16:36 PM

My LO only has 5 now, oops. 9am, 1pm, 5pm, and 9pm. Then whatever she wakes in night, has slept through 3 times so has only 4 bottles!!

CeliaM · May 17th, 2009, 02:06 AM

I guess it depends too how much your LO has at each feed. Mine won't take more than 4oz without puking at this point, so we do more frequent smaller feeds.

porkpie1981 · May 17th, 2009, 10:19 AM

At the moment i wake her every 4 hrs for a feed so should i not wake her and just let her sleep till she wakes then feed her???????????

Always&4ever · May 17th, 2009, 10:47 AM

We dropped feeds when she was weaning

Fossey · May 17th, 2009, 15:34 PM

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Originally Posted by porkpie1981

At the moment i wake her every 4 hrs for a feed so should i not wake her and just let her sleep till she wakes then feed her???????????

We woke in the day time 4 hourly, and let her go for whatever at night. Now she sleeps little in the day so don't need to wake. Doing it this way let her decide when to drop the feeds. Both were dropped from the night. She did have her bottles around 9, 1, 5, 9 ,5 She first dropped the late pm one around 9/10pm then dropped the early am one. Now its roughly 7.30, 11.30, 3.30, 7.30 and she'll sleep through. As said above, we let her drop them, was completely her choice lol Love her she has been good! *touches wood*

May 15th, 2009, 08:09 AM	#1
porkpie1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belfast Posts: 9,107	when do u start dropping feeds? My wee one is now 8 weeks and i cant remeber when i go to 5 bottles instead of 6?

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May 15th, 2009, 13:12 PM	#2
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	We always fed on demand, we never dropped feeds on purpose, it was all based on them, eventually they started taking more and going longer between feeds but it was on their own. I personally wouldn't drop anything until she is ready and does it on her own.

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May 15th, 2009, 13:15 PM	#3
BlackBerry25 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15,180	Same as above. I just started dropping when she started weening. Which was around 6 months.

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May 15th, 2009, 13:18 PM	#4
polo_princess Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 45,510	we dropped from 6 to 5 when Brooke started sleeping through and i have a feeling we'll be dropping her mid morning feed soon as she's gradually wanting less and less milk at that time. just play it by your LO and see how you go

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May 15th, 2009, 16:19 PM	#5
Fossey Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 2,302	Same as PP we dropped the feed when Liss started sleeping longer in the night. She decided when it was to happen. Same when we went from 5 to 4. It was all up to her

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May 16th, 2009, 16:36 PM	#6
sam~louize Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 4,286	My LO only has 5 now, oops. 9am, 1pm, 5pm, and 9pm. Then whatever she wakes in night, has slept through 3 times so has only 4 bottles!!

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May 17th, 2009, 02:06 AM	#7
CeliaM Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vernon, BC Canada Posts: 883	I guess it depends too how much your LO has at each feed. Mine won't take more than 4oz without puking at this point, so we do more frequent smaller feeds.

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May 17th, 2009, 10:19 AM	#8
porkpie1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belfast Posts: 9,107	At the moment i wake her every 4 hrs for a feed so should i not wake her and just let her sleep till she wakes then feed her???????????

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Always&4ever Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 9,507	We dropped feeds when she was weaning

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