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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