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Re: 7 month old baby getting distracted while feeding.

Domestic-warrior — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:19:50 -0700

Yes, that is a problem when you are working. Breastfeeding can be time consuming sometimes......my son is probably having 3-4 feeds per day at the moment. Sometimes it's more when he's cranky with teething etc. I hope you get through this phase and he settles down for you....good luck Julie

Re: 7 month old baby getting distracted while feeding.

taniagirly — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:46:20 -0700

I always check the breast after to see if he has reached the hindmilk - he probably empties it about 2 out of 10 feeds - over about 45 minutes. With my first son he demand fed, and was pretty good at sleeping through the night, because he didn't sleep a wink during the day! With my second son we started out demand feeding but had to get him on a routine because I went back to work. In order to keep breastfeeding I have had to structure his feeds (and make sure they are fast). Thats the problem really, I cant muck around letting him off and on the breast all day because I'm working. oh well, i will just keep at it. It's good to hear that you fed them until 13 months - there is hope for us yet! :) thanks for your help.

Re: 7 month old baby getting distracted while feeding.

Domestic-warrior — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:46:03 -0700

Yes, i breastfeed both my eldest two children for about 13 months....and can't say i had too much problem with them being distracted. They wont stave themselves and i'm incline to think that if they are not interest when you put them on try again later. Being breastfeed they will take what they need even if only a little bit, i guess that's demand feeding. Depends how you do it - whether you want a 4 hourly feeding schedule or let them take the lead.

For myself i let them take the lead, some days they take more some days less, and at 7 months they are on solids so take that into consideration as well. If you feel he's snacking hold off for a bit longer between feeds but they can also empty the breast fairly quickly at this age so a feed wont be lasting for 20 mins or so like it did when he was younger.

Re: 7 month old baby getting distracted while feeding.

taniagirly — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:03:24 -0700

I thought that maybe he wasn't hungry too, but I notice that if I leave it and try again he usually isn't interested. On the times that he does take it (because he is genuinely hungry) he ends up snack feeding. I've always had to fight against his snack feeding tendencies, and make him have a big feed with a decent gap between feeds. Have you been able to continue breastfeeding through this stage in the past? I weaned my first son from the breast at 8 months but really want to keep feeding Carden for much longer.

Re: 7 month old baby getting distracted while feeding.

taniagirly — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:58:18 -0700

Yeh that's what I'm worried about - I really want to keep feeding him but he's being such a monkey! I want him to feed until he weans himself (hopefully not later than 18 months though)!

Re: 7 month old baby getting distracted while feeding.

Domestic-warrior — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:36:20 -0700

Hi there, All my kids did this around that age and Kaelan who is 7 months now is also doing this. I don't know if it helps but i was going to say if he's hungry enough he'll feed and not get distracted. I haven't had to use formula, and when he does pull on and off i figure he's really not that hungry so i take him off and give him a bit more time.

Re: 7 month old baby getting distracted while feeding.

sarahkate2202 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:07:57 -0700

hi, thats what happened with me, levi decided that everything was more interesting than feeding and we couldnt go out, and he'd wake all night hungry for a feed. so i had to swtich to bottle. i hope u have better luck than i did.