Babble

I know I'm supposed to follow her hunger cues, but that's not so easy (especially now that she's getting more expressive and mobile and, say, lapping her tongue could mean about 12 different things).  So I follow a loose feeding schedule so that I don't have to worry that I'm not feeding her enough (I shoot for at least 7-8 feedings a day).  When I ask people if 7-8 feedings sounds right for a 3 month old, and how many she should be having when she's 4 months old, they just tell me to "follow her hunger cues."  Which isn't helpful, especially since I'm going back to work in a month and am really going to have to start scheduling feedings for real at that point (did I mention she refuses to take a bottle so my husband is going to have to bring her to my work to be fed?)  So how many times a day do you guys breastfeed your 3 or 4 month old?  Thanks!

I fed my son every 2 hours (including through the night) until he was approx 3 mos.  From 3 to 5 months the feedings kept at around every 2 hours during the day but he would sleep at night.  It is better to try and feed her now on the schedule you will be pumping on when you go back to work.  If she is not hungry, she will let you know - the cues will not be as subtle as when she is hungry :0)