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re: OT moms, why the reduction in titty feeding?

Posted on 5/25/15 at 9:35 pm to
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41584 posts
Posted on 5/25/15 at 9:35 pm to
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He cluster fed for weeks straight. He would feed every 45 minutes for short periods. It was awful for the wife and I. He never had a good 3 hours of sleep


right now im sitting with my girl and the wife is sleeping. she will probably be up another 20 minutes then wake up around 12 to feed back asleep by 1 and up again at 4. its become such a repetitive cycle but keeps her happy and i feel like im getting enough sleep.
Posted by ImReallyAMermaid
Member since Jun 2013
3233 posts
Posted on 5/25/15 at 9:49 pm to
Once you get into a cycle, it becomes much more manageable. My only issue is finding the time to pump, which is so time consuming.

I go back to work in a few weeks so I'm interested to see how my opinion on all of this will change. That's when the real dedication comes into check
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 5/25/15 at 9:57 pm to
That's a good schedule. My son started sleeping through the night at around 4 months. He has his nights, but sleeps most nights. Those first three to four months were a nightmare. Before formula, it was literally any time he felt like being up. Could have fed him 20 minutes ago and he was whining. I thjnk feeding soothed his upset stomach. After formula, he'd sleep for his 3 hours a lot more. But he still had his difficulties.

I think it depends on the kid. There are moms who look down on formula moms, because they did the breast thing and feel like everyone should be able to do it. We would have done it if absolutely needed, but it was really getting hard for me to be able to go to work. I'd have to go in late some days. Wife was home with him all day, so I had to take night shift for her to get any rest (still got up to pump). I wasn't sleeping at all. It just reached a point that we turned to formula one night. It was a sample from the hospital. We had success and it helped us a lot. I think my son has had a much more pleasant childhood so far because of it.
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