Anytime is good: At first your baby will be in a mode to feed on demand so you will have some difficulty making any kind of consistent schedule. As she gets older she will adapt more easily to a feeding schedule that you create depending on your day.
Answered 3/24/2011
6.7k views
Baby needs to be fed: Breastfeeding won't typically take that much more time than bottle feeding-- and you don't have to mess w/ cleaning bottles, making formula, etc. Either breast or bottle, you've got to make the time either way. So if possible, do what's best for your baby and yourself: breastfeed.
Answered 3/24/2011
6.7k views
Keep a schedule: Whether you are working or caring for your other children, keeping a schedule is your best bet for managing breastfeeding. The baby's hunger patterns dictate timing of feedings. Babies need 8 to 12 feedings in a 24 hour period initially. Let your other house duties go a bit. If you are working remember it is your employer's responsibility to give you breaks for pumping! Be persistent!
Answered 10/19/2014
3.6k views
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A doctor has provided 1 answer
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A doctor has provided 1 answer
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your question