DD#2 often feeds 2 hourly so yep, I guess she would be a sandwich feeder - although I've never heard that expression before. Because she can feed so often I've not been sure when her feeding is for comfort, and when its becauser sh'es hungry. Because she has so many horrid poos she's getting reduced nutrition from feeds (it passes through her too quickly), so that's why she needs more feeds than "normal" (I hate that word). I ended up that if she was really upset but had been feed within the last two hours I would try to comfort her first. If nothing else worked, I ended up feeding her. The upside is she can sometimes be comforted by a feed, even though I know that she'll pay the price for it with a sore tummy. The downside is that if this feeding regime stretches into your nights you suffer hugely with sleep deprivation.
ETA: If you can avoid bottle feeding, then that would be brilliant - please don't think I'm pushing you to formula feed. Other than the fact that you would lose all the benefits of breastfeeding - both physical and mental for you and your son - bottle feeding is a serious PITA. It takes so much time away from what you could otherwise be spending with your baby.
Last edited by LuluHB; September 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 AM.
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