EBF moms of DC around 5 months old...

I've seen these posts alot with FF moms but, none recently for EBF moms -

HOw many times a day does your DC nurse and for how long? What time is their last feeding and how long do they sleep? How many hours apart do they nurse during the day? How many naps and for how long?

TIA!

Re: EBF moms of DC around 5 months old...

At that age DS ate every 2-3 hours around the clock. He was taking 3 naps a day for about an hour each.

Re: EBF moms of DC around 5 months old...

My son is 5 months. He nurses 5 times a day, for roughly 20 minutes each time. He also gets 3 feedings of oatmeal throughout the day, between nursings. Feeding schedule usually goes like this (give or take):
Wake up around 7:30 (I usually have to wake him up or he is just starting to wake up)
Change diaper, get dressed, off to work (he comes to daycare at my job)
First feeding when I get into work, around 8:30/8:45
10:30/11:00 oatmeal
11:30 nurse
3:00 oatmeal
3:30 nurse
5:30 oatmeal
6:30 nurse
9:30 nurse
quiet hangout time, and into the crib around 10/10:30
Some nights, we put him in the swing after his last feeding and if he falls asleep, we leave him until we go up to bed, then we bring him up and put him in his crib.

As far as napping, he tends to be a catnapper. He usually takes 3-4 naps a day, most of which are around a half hour long, and usually 1 of those naps will be a bit longer, like 45 mins- an hour.

Re: EBF moms of DC around 5 months old...

at 5 months my sone as eating every 4 hours around the clock - slept through the night at 5.5 months

our schedule was
7 am - wakeup and nurse
9 am - nap
11 am - wakeup nurse
1 pm - nap
3 pm - wakeup nurse
5pm catnap -1/2 hour to 45 minutes
7pm - nurse then bed
betwen 10 and 11 - dreamfeed

on demand at night

did not introduce food till 6 months

Re: EBF moms of DC around 5 months old...

I always BF on demand, but it was usually ever 2.5 - 3 hours during the day. Her last nursing session was around 8pm and she would go right down until 7am (occasionally waking at 4/5am to nurse, which I stopped doing at 6 months).