What are the advantages of a flexible feeder?

cluster feed feeding schedule nipple care Nov 13, 2024

Sore, blistered and bleeding nipples can have a rest to recover from ferocious sucking.

  • Mother can continue to feed her baby breastmilk regardless of the situation.
  • Mother can have greater personal freedom, with babe’s feed times not critically affecting Mum’s schedule.
  • Other people, e.g. baby’s father and grandparents, also have the opportunity to enjoy feeding the baby.
  • It is possible to ‘cluster feed’, topping the baby up full to the brim before going down for the overnight sleep — even though the breasts can be at their lightest at that time of the day.