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Routines for bottle-fed babies from six to eight weeks
Submitted by scott on Mon, 20/08/2007 - 11:49am
7am Wake up baby, and feed her a bottle, see how much to feed a formula feed baby but you should consult your midwife who will tell you. Always wake her at this time even if you last feed her around 4-5am previously. 8.15am Put a wrap on baby and put her back to bed and then I always put them on their left or right hand side, and alternate from the last time. I let her self settle – remembering listen to their cries and see if it’s a hungry cry or another type 11am Wake up baby and feed her a bottle 12.30pm Put a wrap on baby and put her back to bed and then I always put them on their left or right hand side, and alternate from the last time 3pm Wake up baby and feed her a bottle 4.30pm Put a wrap on baby and put her back to bed and then I always put them on their left or right hand side, and alternate from the last time 5.30pm Wake up baby and bath her – I bath in a shallow bath by washing her head first with a cloth, and then undressing her and bathing her. 6.20pm Wake up baby and feed her a bottle 7pm Put a wrap on baby and put her back to bed and then I always put them on their left or right hand side, and alternate from the last time 10pm Give your baby a dream feed 2.30am Wake up baby and feed her, then put back to sleep Trackback URL for this post:http://www.diyfather.com/trackback/14
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Hey Thanks for your
Hey
Thanks for your comments, I firstly have to ask what is a rigorous feeding regime? Whats rigourous to you might not be for other people, could this be due to the weight of the baby and their physical needs - Im not sure??
Right from day one we have feed our little girl forumla milk this to us is the natural/normal way.
This is what best works for us, and if they want to try it then thats up to them. We formulated the timetable to help fit in with our life as much as possible. I feed my baby at least 5-6 times a day via formula - so wouldnt that count as "attachment and bonding"?
I assuming that both of us werent there at the creation of man so to know if bottles and routines were there also would only allow us to summise to be fair.
Looking forward to hearing back from you, Does anyone out there feed a rigourous regime out there???
Thanks
Scott
"Babies are not clocks and
"Babies are not clocks and it is not healthy to have a baby under 6 months on a rigorous feeding schedule"
it depends on the baby and it depends on the parents (it also depends what you mean by 'rigorous' or course). My partner and I have twins and without a good feeding routine from early on we would have found it a lot harder to cope. I dont believe for a second that having a routine did any harm to the girls whatsoever....but it did an awul lot of good or the parents.
I dont know exactly what you mean by 'rigorous', but we stuck to it pretty consistently...
"Mother nature designed babies perfect food.. breast milk"
again, it depends on the mother. my partner had trouble producing enough milk for the twins and it became apparent overtime that they were getting insufficient nourishment from it. Additionally her nipples became cracked, started to bleed and developed exzcma(sp?).
Ater six months she stopped breast feeding and we moved to the bottle...for our next baby we are not intending to breast feed at all.
Breast feeding is great if it works, but dont hesitate to stop if its not working for everyone involved.
" Did they have bottles and routines when mothers and babies began? I don't think so."
Remember... Babies are not
Remember... Babies are not clocks and it is not healthy to have a baby under 6 months on a rigorous feeding schedule (American Academy of Paediatrics). Mother nature designed babies perfect food.. breast milk to be fed to baby on demand for comfort, nutrition and brain growth. Nurture your baby the natural way if you can and you will reap the rewards. That important attachment and bonding is what helps your babies brain and personality grow and flourish it is how they learn love, trust and empathy. Did they have bottles and routines when mothers and babies began? I don't think so.