<SIZE size="125">It can be very <U>dangerous</U> for breastfeeding babies to be fed on schedule. They need to be fed on demand.</SIZE>Kaytee said:There are many "doctors" out there (EZZO, Spock...) that say that you should feed a newborn every 3 hours, no sooner. That scheduling feeding is what you should do otherwise the baby wins. What are y our opinions on this?
<SIZE size="125">By the time they hit the three hour mark, they can be dehydrated, their blood sugar can bee too low and they can be too lethargic to nurse properly (and then they have to wait another 2-3 hours which will make things even worse).</SIZE>fallon said:why dangerous? I've never heard that
every baby is different. but what is important is that it was <I><U>her</U></I> schedule.Kaytee said:I lucked out that mine was a schedules nurser by her own means. She was hungry about every 3 hours. Lucky me!! lol I bet I will have the marathon nurser for the next one though