Is it best to do on-demand feeding or scheduled feeding?
Nov 13, 2024We cannot rightly say that one philosophy is 100 percent wrong, just as it is probably not 100 percent right. But there exists a middle ground: feeding your baby when it demands it, while still encouraging the baby to drink a full feed, 3–4 hourly. This will help establish good sleeping habits for the baby learns how to feed to fill their tummies. That is how a baby receives the important fattier hind-milk — instead of just the thirst-quenching watery fore-milk. If you do return your baby to the breast within two hours of the commencement of the last feed, it can be a good idea to put bub back onto the same breast first, to ensure he finishes receiving all of the fatty hindmilk, which will satisfy him more. For advice on storing breastmilk, some guidelines are indicated in page 216