Is A 4-Hour Breastfeeding Schedule Normal?
You have heard other mothers stress a 4-hour breastfeeding schedule, yet your baby is not agreeable to such a schedule. Why does your baby want to nurse all the time? The reason for this is that a 4-hour breastfeeding schedule is not normal at all. Studies show frequent nursing is more biologically normal than to expect an infant to stick with a 3 to 4 hour feeding schedule. Think about it like this, if you had to double your weight in less than 6 months, how often do you think you may be eating throughout your day? It is unhealthy for parents to consider that a baby should only nurse every 4 hours. Keep in mind that we as adults are told that our bodies benefit more by eating five or six smaller meals daily rather than to eat three large regular meals a day. Why should your baby need any less? Normal Babies Eat How Often? According to Kathy Dettwyler, a Texas A&M University anthropologist, babies the world over are breastfeeding more often. While studying some 2000 research concerning
