Bottle feeding schedule advice

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2w ago1 min read

My wife is exclusively pumping and we're doing bottle feeding every 3 hours. But our pediatrician said we could go longer between feedings during the night to help him sleep better. We tried stretching to 4 hours at night but I feel like I'm starving the kid or something. Anyone else deal with this? How did you know if you were doing it right?

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TTobias K.Regular2w ago

The 3 hour thing is pretty standard but babies are all different. Some need more frequent feeds, some are fine stretching it out. Our second kid was way more flexible than our first. Trust your gut and the pediatrician's guidance.

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MMike R.Regular2w ago

We did every 2.5-3 hours at the beginning and honestly the schedule helped us. Gave us some predictability when everything else felt chaotic. Exclusive pumping is no joke though, your wife is doing great work.

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PPatrick M.New Dad2w ago

Every pediatrician seems to have a different take on this. We started every 3 hours and our ped said the same thing yours did. We switched to on-demand and honestly it was better for everyone. Less stress wondering if we're doing it right.

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