My dd has just turned 4 months and for the past 2 weeks or so eats between 4 and 7 times per day. She has been sleeping through the night also (between 9 and 12 hours straight). I feed her when she seems hungry and I follow the principles of EASY, in that she eats, plays, sleeps, but I don't focus too much on the clock. Sometimes she goes 4 - 4.5 hours between daytime feeds, other times, 2 hours (usually in the early evening). She is quite a small baby, weighed 6 lbs, 9 oz when she was born and at her 3 month check-up weighed 9 lbs, 8 oz. She is quite long 23" at 3 month check-up and is very active. She seems to have the required amount of wet diapers and usually 1 poopy diaper/day. She is generally quite a happy baby, but everyone always comments on her petite size. I find nursing frustrating because I'm not sure how much she is getting. Is four bf sessions in a day not enough? In the early months, she let us know when she was hungry and even now, is very vocal about her needs. I just want to make sure she is getting enough milk. Some friends have told me to wake her in the night, but I wouldn't want someone waking me in the middle of the night to feed me, so why would my daughter? I assume if she's hungry, she will cry to let me know. We have her four month checkup next week, so I guess I will see what she weighs then. In the meantime, any advice on frequency of feeds would be most appreciated. Thanks! :?: :?:
