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CLUSTER FEEDING ON THE 4 HOUR EASY
« on: April 12, 2006, 11:43:04 am »
Hi All

Is it OK to do a Cluster feeding on the 4 hour EASY?

Wendy
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Re: CLUSTER FEEDING ON THE 4 HOUR EASY
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2006, 15:16:25 pm »
I personally never did cluster feedings, but Tracy recommended turning the  cluster feeds into one feed around 8 weeks and just continuing with a df.
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Re: CLUSTER FEEDING ON THE 4 HOUR EASY
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2006, 17:01:09 pm »
If it works for your lo, continue with the cluster.  Is she sleeping through the night?

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Re: CLUSTER FEEDING ON THE 4 HOUR EASY
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2006, 18:13:20 pm »
Wendy

We curently do;
7.30
12.00
1630
1930

Sort of clusterfeeding  :-\
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Re: CLUSTER FEEDING ON THE 4 HOUR EASY
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2006, 21:08:35 pm »
Hi ya,

We never did a dream feed with DS and I started getting night wakings or too early start without doing a bit of a cluster feed.

At the moment we do

7am
1115am (Seems very full after his first feed of the day)
3pm
515/530 or earlier if 3pm feed was earlier etc
7ish.

Yesterday I didn't cluster and he still went through but I don't think I could do that every night because my supply seems to get lower at the end of the day and I think I need to make sure my body keeps being reminded to produce. First 2 feeds are 1 boob (because there is so much there) and the others are both sides.

I find it really helpful to my supply if I eat dinner early and try and sit down for five mins between the two clusters.

Not sure if this helps.

J
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