How often should babies be fed?

There are many mothers who don't know how often to breastfeed their babies, so they want to have a comprehensive understanding of how often to breastfeed babies. The following content provides detailed answers to many mothers who don't have enough knowledge in this aspect. You can read the introduction below to ensure your child's health by feeding your baby the correct number of times.

Experts point out: To calculate how often a baby is breastfed, it is not necessary to start counting from the time the last feeding was finished, but from the time the last feeding began. If your baby needs half an hour to feed, and needs to be fed again an hour and a half after feeding, then he should be fed every two hours. If you need to feed again two hours after eating, you should feed every two and a half hours. And so on.

Babies have small appetites and breast milk is easier to digest than formula, so they will feed more often. The reason why many mothers give up breastfeeding halfway is because of this misunderstanding: babies get hungry after less than two hours of breastfeeding, but can last more than three hours or even longer with formula. So my breast milk must be not good or enough, so I should let my baby eat formula! In fact, it is normal for breastfed babies to eat every one or two hours!

New mothers should be prepared that your baby will basically feed once every two hours on average in the first few weeks, or 8-12 times in 24 hours. Generally, after 3 months, the amount of milk secretion meets the child's requirements. On the basis of feeding on demand, a feeding relationship that satisfies both mother and child is established, and the child will also accept comfort methods other than frequent breastfeeding. Questions such as how often to feed and how long to feed each time will no longer arise.

It should be pointed out that milk is secreted according to the needs of the baby, and this need is reflected in the frequency of sucking. Newborns suck frequently to stimulate the secretion of milk from their mothers to meet the needs of their rapid growth. When the mother's milk supply reaches a certain level, feeding will also form a certain pattern. This pattern is unique to each mother and child and should not be applied to all children.

Through the comprehensive introduction in this article, I believe you have understood how often it is appropriate to feed a baby. After fully understanding the above introduction, as a mother, you must follow the above introduction and use a reasonable number of feedings to better protect your baby through breastfeeding so that the child's body can maintain a healthy state.