How often do you breastfeed your baby

The HV has said at my little one should be feeding between 8-12 times a day. She's is coming up to 5 months at the beginning of April. She is breast fed 4/5 times a day then a bottle before bed. So usually 6 times a day sometimes 7. Anyone similar? She seems very content, plenty wet/dirty nappies and gaining weight. I think the HV has just worried me 🤦🏻‍♀️ xx
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My babies 14 weeks and i js feed every 3 hours or when she wants it ..on a norm she feeds 6 or 7 times ...

Meanwhile my daughter literally feeds like 15 times 😂 But if she's gaining weight and happy that's all you need to worry about

If she’s gaining weight and not dropping centiles I would worry. If your HV is anything like mine she loves to make a problem when there isn’t one 🥴

I havent had my girl weighed since she was like 4 weeks think im gna book her in to get weighed

I don’t know as I don’t count but 8-12 seems excessive- ignore HV if baby gaining weight and having plenty of nappies wet and dirty. If you said they were feeding less than that they’d ask if the baby had plenty of wet/dirty nappies and say nothing to worry about then x

I just feed her when she's hungry or if I feel full. Her arms & thighs are definitely getting chunkier, and her nappies are never dry. She was on a feeding schedule of 8 feeds at newborn because of her low birth weight, but then I was told to just feed on demand

Mines 4 months at the beginning of April and we are every 1.5-2 hours xx

@Z mine is the same. Both my kids have been 🙄😂

In general around every 2-3hrs!

My baby is 12 weeks today and has been feeding 6 times a day for several weeks- she goes like 7-9 hours without feeding at night. And this is a baby who was on a feeding plan to start with and took like 6 weeks to get over her birth weight.

Mine doesn't stop 😭 I couldn't even count it if I tried lmaooo I'm like an open buffet

Every 2-3 hours - more often 2 hour gap during the day, 3/4 hour gap at night

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