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Question: How many times a day did/does your baby nurse?

(Posted by: Abbys Mom Ignorance is Bliss on 2009-02-25 12:20:40)

Once you started solids? Just curious as my baby is having solids 1- 2 times a day and is still nursing up to 10 times a day! I am fine w/ this but I was just curious what other babies did?

Posted by: Melissa S on 2009-02-25, 12:26:37

My 11 month old is taking 3 meals plus solids and still nursing up to 10 times a day. I have had to actively start to cut him back though, 6 times on a good day.

Posted by: baby girl on 2009-02-25, 12:29:33

That is how my baby was. I didn't notice a difference in nursing sessions until maybe 10 months or so. Now at 13 months she is still nursing about 4x a day. Morning, before nap, before bed, middle of night. Sometimes more, sometimes less (today she missed the "before nap " because she fell asleep in the car on the way home from playgroup. I am sure she will nurse when she gets up though)

Posted by: ~CriCket~ on 2009-02-25, 12:54:49

Although my Baby did not Nurse, she took bottles, but she took about 5-6 bottles per day when she had solids. Some babies just like to eat more that others!

Posted by: Mom to 3 under 6 on 2009-02-25, 13:32:37

All my kids nursed at least 6-8 times per day until they were a year old. My oldest and youngest were eating quite a few solids at a year, too. (My middle child ate almost no solids until after a year and nursed about a million times per day. ;-) ) My youngest is 18 months old, and he still nurses 5-10 times per day in addition to eating three meals and 2-3 snacks. And he eats plenty of solids, too. Some babies just nurse more than others -- for nutrition, comfort, etc. It's perfectly normal.