When I get a mom who complains about the baby "eating all the time", I share
the following information with her. Maybe it will be of use to someone else
out there (and I can't remember what book this comes from, sorry....)
Feeding Interval For Mammals
Deer Dogs Goats
HUMANS
Feeding Interval 5-15 hrs 2-4 hrs
Continuous ???????
Protein 10.5% 9.6% 3.9% 1.2%
Fat 16.5% 9.4% 4.5% 3.8%
Carbohydrates 3.0% 3.3% 5.1% 7.0%
Water 67.0% 76.3% 86.9%
87.6%
Brenda Phipps, BS, IBCLC
Flagstaff, AZ
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