3mo EASY problems... help???

[stuckunderhere]

Okay, so my 14wker is having weight gain issues and needs to be fed every 2hrs during the day. He was doing 2.5-3hrly feeds before, so this changes our routine. The problem is, his A times are 1.30-1.45... how do I fit all that in? He'd end up feeding DURING naps... HELP!

[Lindsay27]

Can you top him up before nap or do you think that would mess things up? Or sometimes (with my DD at least) she doesn't want tops ups or cluster feeds.

[ENMS]

For a long, long time I was feeding her at the beginning and at the end of the A time. Just had to be careful to not let her feed to sleep too often.

It did end up in a little bit of a snacking habit but it was relatively easy to break. It was the only way to get more feeds into her.

I would also offer 4 sides at every feed (if she wanted).

[stuckunderhere]

I'm gonna try a few days of letting him decide his schedule instead of me putting him on EASY 2hr or 3hr. We'll see how that goes... maybe he'll fall into his own routine?

[Lindsay27]

It's possible! He'll tell you when he's hungry!

[stuckunderhere]

Our day yesterday went really well...

8:00  WU

E  8:15  BF + 1oz bottle
A (1:35)
S 9:35-11:00 (1h25)

E 11:30  BF +1oz bottle
A (1:44)
S 12:44-14:03 (1h19)

E 14:30  BF +1oz bottle
A (1.43)
S 15:46-16:33 (47mins)

E 17:30  BF +1oz bottle
E 18:30  BF
A (2.42)
S 19:15 BT

Nights are a totally different story, but yay for somewhat of a routine now. The supplementing is helping a ton!