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I hate to give you a time frame as I believe in nursing on demand. But .... as a rule it is usually about every 2 hours not more than 3. Of course every baby is different. My second son nursed every hour or hour and a half. He was a big baby too, so the hospital told me to feed him lots. My rule is nurse first and if that doesn't seem to be what they want then do the diaper check, burping, is something poking them routine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I don't believe you can over nurse them. Better too often than not often enough. Learn to nurse lying down it is a lifesaver in the beginning.
Laurie~Craig's wife~Mom to 4 blessings nurtured at the breast CJ(24)Travis(21)Beka~adopted(9)Rab(6)
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Hi Nona,
WOW! I can't believe he did that to her....bad form.
LD,
A newborn baby can take the breast right from birth. The best time to latch them is within the first hour. Then they usually have a nice sleep after all that birthing and such.
Once they wake, a newborn's stomach empties about every 90 minutes so you can expect to feed your baby every 1 1/2 to 2 hours round the clock for the first while. Some babies will sleep for a 4 hour stretch which is fine. Make sure you sleep when you baby sleeps. That will help.
The first 6 weeks are the most challenging. The second 6 weeks are easier and then it gets much easier from then on.
Babies also experience growth spurts when you may feel that you don't have enough milk and it may seem that your child is very, very hungry. This is normal and occurs at approximately 4 days post partum, 12 days, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months post partum.
Feeding cues are hands to mouth and restlessness. Crying is a late hunger cue. Try to feed your baby when hands go to mouth and baby appears to be looking for food by rooting around. Lalle's right...when in doubt, feed first.
Hope this helps.
Fondly,
Lenore Goldfarb, Ph.D.,CCC,IBCLC
Wife to Rob, Mom to Adam aged 13, and Ethan aged 9, both born via GS and breastfed via Regular Newman-Goldfarb Protocol.
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well she is about 37 1/2 weeks now. And she had contractions for 6 full hours the other night. About 7-8 minutes apart. So I would say we are getting close
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You are all are in my thoughts and prayers, Nona! Hang in there!
Aloha,
Christina
Christina ~ Wife of Henry, Jr. and mother of Henry III, born with the help of our Angel/GS
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Well our surrogates cervix is thinning and moving down. Hopefully we will have a baby this week <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Adoptive mommy to 4 , Last 2 adopted nursed. Youngest nursed till she was 5! Raising 2 grandbabies, as infants they were raised on donor breast milk 
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