Infant Eating Schedule

[Leigh]

She will drink all 6 every time and be hungry again in 2.5 hours. Mom said she goes 3 hours between nursing sessions at home for its a quick session and 4 hours if it's a longer one. She ****s them dry every time! Mom is only bringing 2 6 oz bottles with an extra 2 oz ! I don't know if I should ask for more or just only make her take 3 or 4 oz at a time. I gave her 2 oz at 12:45 and she's still screaming. She won't leave until 4:45. She won't have any milk left if she gets hungry later if I give her the 6 now.

I require parents to sign a release/form/waiver/whatever you want to call it that gives me permission to supplement breast milk with formula if the mother is unable to provide enough breast milk to get the child through the day. This gives DCM an incentive to provide enough.

There are lots of women who can't keep up with demand, but there are also lots who WON'T. Those women only pump when they feel like it. They don't want to pump at work or middle of the night. There are those who want to drink alcohol on weekends and don't pump because of that on the weekend. Whatever the reason, DCM is obviously not providing you with enough milk to get through the day. I think it's time to give her a choice of supplementing with formula, finding a way to pump more, or picking up her child when you run out of milk.

Not all breastfed babies take 6 oz per sitting every 3 hours, but some do. I've had ones who would drink 2 oz, and ones who would drink 6-7. If the baby is giving you signs of hunger, the baby needs to be fed, regardless of whether DCM feels that she's sending enough milk already or whether a chart tells you differently. Hungry babies need to get fed. I require parents to have a minimum of 2 days' worth of milk on my premises, along with the release for formula-it does ensure that babies have what they need while they are here.

[mommyneedsadayoff]

I require parents to sign a release/form/waiver/whatever you want to call it that gives me permission to supplement breast milk with formula if the mother is unable to provide enough breast milk to get the child through the day. This gives DCM an incentive to provide enough.

There are lots of women who can't keep up with demand, but there are also lots who WON'T. Those women only pump when they feel like it. They don't want to pump at work or middle of the night. There are those who want to drink alcohol on weekends and don't pump because of that on the weekend. Whatever the reason, DCM is obviously not providing you with enough milk to get through the day. I think it's time to give her a choice of supplementing with formula, finding a way to pump more, or picking up her child when you run out of milk.

Not all breastfed babies take 6 oz per sitting every 3 hours, but some do. I've had ones who would drink 2 oz, and ones who would drink 6-7. If the baby is giving you signs of hunger, the baby needs to be fed, regardless of whether DCM feels that she's sending enough milk already or whether a chart tells you differently. Hungry babies need to get fed. I require parents to have a minimum of 2 days' worth of milk on my premises, along with the release for formula-it does ensure that babies have what they need while they are here.

I completely agree! The signed form is a great idea! Either they provide it, or we use the food resources at our disposal A great incentive for those who abhor supplementing!

I have found that many of the issues I have dealt with concenring breast fed babies and their moms have been due to mom not producing enough or not wanting to deal with pumping. It is either the mom who wants me to feed as little as possible to conserve milk, or the one who wants me to mimic breastfeeding to the point of insanity. The huge majority have been super great and just encompassed breastfeeding into their life style and into daycare life. No issues and happy babies