some feeding-times advice please

[*happy*]

DD2 was jaundiced at birth,so i'm trying to keep the
feeds regular.i feed on demand during the night-which
was just under3hrs last night.
my question is really about daytime feeds i guess.
i feed when she wakes,eg 6am,then generally she wants
to feed again 1 hr later.but for the next 2or sometimes
3feeds,eg at 10am,1pm,4pm,i have to wake her.
good?bad?setting myself up 4 nap trouble down the line?
wwyd?!

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

Personally I would feed on demand and just try to separate the E from S as much as possible when they are this tiny. Elliotte feeds so long that her A time other than feeds is pretty short and naps are hit or miss. I let her sleep as much as 2.5/3 hours if she is having a good nap day, generally the rest of the day will be short naps but oh well! How big is your DD now? E gained fast right off the bat so I was not so worried with her going longer between feeds.

[*happy*]

she gained 7oz in a week.
so how long would your LO go between feeds?

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

At that age she did mostly 3 hours but sometimes 3.5/4...bigger stretches at night, by 4 weeks she dropped all night feeds entirely so during the day she now does 2.5/3 hours to fit 5 feeds in (her doing, seems to be what she needs!). But if she was acting hungry after 1.5/2 hours I just went ahead and fed. 

[*happy*]

hmm-i've left her 3.5hrs a few times,but still had to wake
her!

[Fiver]

How is the jaundice now?  If it's improved, I would imagine that you could probably leave her a bit to see whether she'll wake of her own accord.  What does the HV/HCN say?

[*happy*]

her eyes are still quite yellow imho.
i didnt ask the PHN!doh!

[Fiver]

Maybe ask and then go from there then

[*happy*]

she is on hols!
i wont see her again till wed week!

[Sarah - Enfys' Mum]

I personally think if she's still jaundiced that you should wake her. Unless she just fell asleep .

[*happy*]

im still waking!not between7pm&7am,but during the day.
she is quite sleepy for night feeds-hard to get a decent
feed into her,kwim?

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

Would a diaper change rouse her? Once I knew DD2 would go back to sleep after a feed I used to do that for her DF even if she was only wet.

[*happy*]

yes,i try that!she will suck suck suck,then give up on it
again!x

[Fiver]

I'd keep waking during the day for now until you've. Had some medical advice. Does she wake on her own to feed at night? If not I might think about trying to rouse her at least once on top of a df.

[*happy*]

oh amanda!she sure does wake at night!sometimes it's
every 2hrs,but last night,she took a great feed at 1am
so she didnt wake again til 5am!of course,i woke at 4am
when i rolled over&my R breast was rock hard!the joys!