To avoid confusion, I usually put it this way:  "Try feeding on one
side for several hours, (insert suggestion of 3 hrs for mom
describing mild symptoms or 4-6 hours for more severe symptoms), no
matter how many feedings that turns out to be."

I tend to operate on the expectation that babies feed frequently, so
suggesting a time frame is clearer.  Adding "however many feedings
that turns out to be" leaves it up to the mom to schedule feeds, or
not.

Margaret
Longmont, CO

>Several of you have suggested this in the case of babies who seem to be
>getting too much "foremilk" vs "hindmilk".  I have seen the suggestions
>always put in terms of x hours on one side before offering the other.  I
>have been wondering if it might be more effective to put it in number of
>feedings before switching instead.  I have been suggesting 3 feeds on
>the same side, then switch.  If that yields excellent results,
>continue.  If it makes a little difference, increase the number of feeds
>on the same side before switching.
>I can see that one situation in which this approach may not work is the
>baby who nurses frequently either as small meals or nursing frequently
>for comfort.  For them, 3 feeds can occur in 1-2 hours!  However, if
>baby is going longer between some feeds and perhaps only eating once in
>3 hours, will the "same side" approach not be as effective?
>Using number of feeds rather than hour timeframes would allow more for
>differences between indivudual babies patterns as well as interfeed
>variations in a single baby.
>
>Winnie

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