when do every 3 hour feedings end?

my DS is 6 weeks and still eats every 3 hours, was wondering when i can start looking forward to him going for longer stretches of time before he's hungry again? he is FF if that matters. tia!

Message edited 9/30/2012 1:46:58 PM.

Re: when do every 3 hour feedings end?

when do every 3 hour feedings end?

During the day, DD still wanted her bottle (FF too) prob every 3-4 hours like clockwork until she was prob 6-7 mos. Once we started solids, she would maybe go 4 hours. She was able to go all night without feeding and sleep probably starting at 12-14 weeks.

when do every 3 hour feedings end?

I think this totally depends on the baby. My DS slept through the night at 7 weeks old. During the day however I had the hardest time spacing out the bottles. It took us until he was about 5 months old before we could feed him every 4 hours.

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I kept him every 3 hours till he was 4 months old. But only for the day. He slept 8hr stretches at 3 weeks old and 12hr stretches starting at 7-8 weeks.

Increase the amount by an ounce or two and see if your little one can switch to every 4.

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dd is 7 mo old and we still pretty much feed every 3-4 hours

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im ebf my lo(dh gives her a bottle or two a night) she will be 9weeks tomorrow and it all depends on the situation. sometimes she will sttn with no problem. other times she will have a fit because her diaper is wet. growth spurt.

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DS fed every 2 to 2and1/2 hrs all the way up to 5mos, except when sttn. Once I went back to work, my aunt/sitter got him up to 3hrs. He's almost 9 mos and is starting to go a little longer between meals.
I actually give him a snack (fruit or yogurt) between his last feeding at my aunt's and his bedtime so he goes about 4hrs between that feeding.

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thanks, im so jealous that some of your dc's sttn! the longest ds has given me is 4 hours! just hoping by the time i have to go back to work he'll give me longer stretches at night.

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At 6 weeks, DD was still at every 3 hours. I Have to look at my records, but we were at every 4 hours shortly after that, then when back to 3 due to her not eating enough, but she's now back at 4 (even though she isn't eating enough once again). My pediatrician suggested trying to extend her by 15 minutes each day, which we did by playing with her, bouncing her, etc. It took more than a few days to get her there, but we did, probably by 2.5 months. She can take an hour to get a few ounces down, so it still feels like 3 hours sometimes! At night, DH does a dream feed at 12:30. We put her down around 8:30-9:00 most nights, she has a dream feed, then wakes up anywhere between 4:30-6. She's 3.5 months now, and I can't wait until she really STTN, but our current schedule is doable.