how does cluster feeding work here?

[*Jo*]

If my routine usually goes like this:

E:4.30
A: till 5.30
S: till 6.20 (catnap)

A: bath till 6.50
E: till 7.15-7.30ish
S: 7.30

DF: 10.30

would i change it to this for cluster feeding:

E:4.30
A: till 5.30
S: till 6.20 (catnap)

A: bath till 6.50
E: till 7.15-7.30
S: 7.30

Cluster: 9.00
DF: 10.30

or do i make his E at 6.30 and bath after that?? (he prefers bath first then a feed usually) and then have the cluster at 8.30 and DF at 10.30 OR
do i keep as above??
Tracey mentions in her book to start cluster feeding at 6 weeks and DS has just turned 6 weeks so i thought i should be cluster feeding but im worried its too soon after the 7ish feed and he wont eat... im confused

[*Jo*]

oops i just realised i posted in the wrong section, can someone move it for me please??

[~Emma~]

 HI there,

 when i did the cluster feeds I did 4,6 and 8 but it did mean bottle before bath which ds didn't mind. But I don't think it matter when you do them really as the objective is to tank them up. If you do cluster at 9 just make sure your df is on the later side, say 11. I dropped the cluster at 7 weeks as ds was taking more and moved the 6 feed to 7 before bed which works great. I have during gs clustered at 7 before bed then at 9, kind of like a df then df at 11.

Emma xxx

[Khansen]

Hi There,

I am also trying to figure out how to do the cluster feed with my DS who just turned 8 weeks. Do you feed the same amount at each of the cluster feeds as you would at a normal feed?

Currently this is what we are doing in the evening:

E - about 5.30 - 150mls
A - Bath at 6ish
E - 6.45 - 7ish - 50 mls
S - 7pm (it takes a long time to settle at this sleep but that is for another post)
E - 9pm - 125mls (he is unsettled till this feed)
DF - about 11ish - 125 - 150 mls

Should I be offering him a bigger amount after his bath? He normally takes about 150mls at each feed during the day.

Thanks for your help.

[~Emma~]

 Hi there Khansen

 For cluster feeds give them as much as they will take as the point is to get as many calories in during the day to ensure a longer stretch at night. You will start to see when it needs dropped as your LO will take less and less to the point where what they take during those 2 feeds can be given in 1 iykwim?? 

TRacey reccomend dropping them at 8 weeks but if they work for you there is nor reason hy you shouldn't continue them. 

 Hope this helps....xxx