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feeding or dummy?
« on: June 27, 2006, 03:12:47 am »
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I wondered if there was a particular way to tell if my lo was dreamfeeding or using my nipple as a dummy. He often falls asleep during the nightfeeds and continues to suck, I can never work out if I should let him continue sucking or take him off and put him back to bed
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Re: feeding or dummy?
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2006, 04:31:28 am »
I'm able to feel a difference between feeding and sucking. When my dd feeds she makes a light "ca ca ca" noise and sometimes, if I listen carefully, I can hear her swallow whereas if she's sucking it actually feels different and she makes no noise. How long does she normally feed vs her df? I know we shouldn't time a bf session but it may help you as well. Keep in mind they may feed slower during a df, at least my dd always did.
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Re: feeding or dummy?
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2006, 08:45:41 am »
My lo seems to take ages with the df and that is why I feel he may be using me as a dummy. I get impatient 'cause I want to go back to bed and thats why I'll pull him off. I will try and listen for swallowing tonight. He is very noisy when he feed during the day, not so at night.
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Re: feeding or dummy?
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2006, 14:42:57 pm »
Are you doing a dreamfeed, or is he waking for the feeds?  The way you are describing, it sounds like a habitual waking, not hunger.  Are the times sporadic, or consistantly the same?
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Re: feeding or dummy?
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2006, 15:10:45 pm »
Also, how old is your lo? Newborn night feeds always mean hunger, once they are older it may be hunger or habit.
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Re: feeding or dummy?
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2006, 03:13:57 am »
He's waking for feeds.  He is 14 weeks old. It's not always the same time that he wakes. Last night he woke every 2 1/2 hours. Last week he was waking at around 10.30 and then 3.30.
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Re: feeding or dummy?
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2006, 03:39:13 am »
The two feeds of 10:30 and 3:30 are very normal for a lo and do sound like hunger to me at that age especially since you say it's not always at the same time. Waking every 2.5 for a feed sounds more like a growth spurt. I would continue to feed at these times for now and then when he's older, wean him from the 3:30ish feed first.

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Re: feeding or dummy?
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2006, 10:01:34 am »
Thanks for the advice, my lo has never had consisitant wake times. He woke every 3 hours two weeks ago and I thought that was a growth spurt.
I hope he settles into consitant wake times soon. Thanks again.
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