10 month old - Do you need to BF during the day?

[Lipsmacker01]

DD1 is 10 months old and we are booked in for sleep school next month. We are having all sorts of feeding issues (feeding to sleep), waking through the night for feeds etc.

I just got told on the phone that I only need to feed my girl once when she wakes up and then once before bedtime at 7pm!

Im so not used to that as Id feed my girl before her first sleep around 9am ish and second sleep at around 1pm ish.

Apparently at 10 months my girl can handle no BF during the day by having yoghurt and water for lunch...shes on 3 solids meals a day.

I was just curious on how many breastfeeds a day other babies around my girls age are having and what you think about this sleep school ladies suggestion? If this is the case it means I can go back to work (if it works!).

I feel a huge amount of relief at the moment.

[ikis84]

Ummm. I think it is a very strange suggestion. BM is still ment to be their main source of nutrition for the first 12 months. My DD was having about 7 feeds at that age...

[punkbaby]

:iagree:

Very strange, i dont recall what my girls were having at that age but i know it was at least 4-5 times a day sometimes more.

In saying that thouh they only ever had boob as their liquid side of things till they were 12months

[Jenko]

My DS is 13 months and I did and still do exactly what you do..feed to sleep around 9am and 1pm.

He also has about another 3 or feeds in the day. I tried to start weaning him, but he still wants it ALL the time so I'm just going with the flow atm. He has 3 meals a day and morning/afternoon tea, so eats great.. he also has 2 small sippy cups of cows milk a day.

I think half the time he just wants it as a comfort thing and that's fine by me. :D

[Fuchsia!]

yeah i think its strange too. My bub can still sometimes have 3 feeds through the night and he has formula through the day and he has 3-4 bottles. I think its very strange to be honest

[the_queen]

oh my goodness, RUN AWAY do not go to that sleep school!! :eek: They sound like they have no idea AT ALL about breastfeeding!!!

A 10 month old is supposed to be waking through the night for breastfeeds, it's totally normal. At 10 months old my boy was waking twice through the night, and was having probably 8-12 breastfeeds over 24 hours. Demand feeding should go on until 12 months old, preferably much longer but AT LEAST until 12 months.


I would strongly advise you to get some good advice from the ABA and consider co-sleeping if you need to get more sleep at night. I would strongly advise that if you want to continue breastfeeding, that you do not go to this sleep school.

:hugs: I'm so sorry you've gotten such bad advice from so-called health "professionals"

[Fuchsia!]

oh my goodness, RUN AWAY do not go to that sleep school!! :eek: They sound like they have no idea AT ALL about breastfeeding!!!

A 10 month old is supposed to be waking through the night for breastfeeds, it's totally normal. At 10 months old my boy was waking twice through the night, and was having probably 8-12 breastfeeds over 24 hours. Demand feeding should go on until 12 months old, preferably much longer but AT LEAST until 12 months.


I would strongly advise you to get some good advice from the ABA and consider co-sleeping if you need to get more sleep at night. I would strongly advise that if you want to continue breastfeeding, that you do not go to this sleep school.

:hugs: I'm so sorry you've gotten such bad advice from so-called health "professionals"

:iagree::iagree: its normal for breastfed babies to be waking in the middle of the night for feeds, they get hungry ;)

[*Chels*]

I agree with Queenie.
At 10 months,I would not be cutting down boobie feeds!
I was still demand feeding at that stage(still bloody am:laughing:)
Why are you worried about feeding to sleep?I did it with my son,but now he easily goes to sleep himself.Don't stres about what others say/think,coz you are not "making a rod for your own back"
I went to a day/stay clinic when DS was younger,because I felt pressure that I wasnt doing the right thing re:not having rountines etc.I fricken hated that place,he hated it,and slept 10 mins the whole day!!It was a nightmare!
I went home,stuck him on the boob and didnt care what time he slept.Worked soooo much better for us!

[moonblossom]

Totally agree with the other's, what a very strange thing to say. Breastfeeding isn't just about giving the child nurishment, its about the bond and comfort.

My son is 20 months old, still breastfeeds to sleep, he will feed from me numerous times during the day, and sometimes during the night. I wouldn't change anything for the world. This is a precious time, and it will soon pass and that will be a very sad day for me.

Do what you think feels right. My son has only just started sleeping through the night, WHOOO HOOO.

[Susan Mac]

my 17 month old still feeds to sleep during the day, most days. I don't consider us having feeding issues! He normally has 1-3 feeds a day, but this morning i think he has already had 4... we had a shocker of a night last night and he was just a bit grumpy and needed that comfort. he stopped looking for a feed during the night around 12-13 months, but still wants it on occasion (or sometimes I want him to have it so that I make sure we both get back to sleep...) He stopped feeding to sleep at night 3 or 4 months ago, and now just has a feed after bath time and goes to sleep on my shoulder when he is ready (or when I'm ready...), but he's even been dropping that feed some nights lately.

don't stress, it sounds like your baby is perfectly normal. Treasure this dependent time, because in a year or two she'll be saying 'I can do it MYSELF, mummy' all day.

[UmmInayah]

DDs 9 months. She hardly asks for boob during the day, only when I am putting her down for a nap or to sleep in the evenings.

She feeds quite a bit during the night so I am guessing she is doing that because she feeds less during the day.

I would do whatever your DD needs right now. She's still young and milk is really important.

[Shanaynay]

:iagree::iagree: its normal for breastfed babies to be waking in the middle of the night for feeds, they get hungry ;)
and thirsty!

My bub at 10 months was probably having anywhere between 5 and 9 feeds a day.

[MyFourCubs]

Ummm. I think it is a very strange suggestion. BM is still ment to be their main source of nutrition for the first 12 months. .
:iagree: Absolutely. My sister in law cut her bub down to 2 feeds, 1 morning and 1 night at 9 months with only water and solid food during the day and I was just horrified. Don't know where she got that from but even over 1 you are still meant to give some kind of milk feed at lunch, either cows milk, formula or breast. My bubba Hannah is 10 months exactly and she still has... hmm... at least 7 feeds. Overnight, than early morning, morning, afternoon, evening and night. There's a snack somewhere in there too! I think as long as she is eating her solid food she can breast feed as much as she likes. Someone said on this forum once: "Food is for fun until they are 1." So true!!!!!!

[0BleSseD0]

My DD has about 2 feeds during the day, one at bedtime, and about two at night and one first thing in the morning. So 6 a day.

She has only just turned 10 months old.

I dont see why I should or would drop any feeds. It works for her, it works for me. All involved are happy. ;)

If you are happy and bub is happy, then there should be no reason to give up a feed. Regardless of what this sleep-school nurse says.

I think that much yoghurt during the day is not good for a baby's tummy.

I would not listen to this woman, maybe ask for a more pro-breastfeeding worker. If her advice doesnt fit in with your families beliefs or wants, then find one that does.


I would do whatever your DD needs right now. She's still young and milk is really important.
Well said!

Also, great advice from the_queen. :thumbsup: you always give GREAT BFing advice!!
Sometimes 'professionals' don't really know what is best for mother and baby.

[twitch]

Wow, 2 feeds isn't enough imo. DD has at least 4 feeds a day plus 1, sometimes 2, during the night. She's also on 3 solid meals a day plus snacks. I'd be very wary of ppl telling you what your bubs "should" be doing, especially when it comes to bf'ing cos all bubs have different appetites.

[kimmymonster]

My twins are 10 months old and have about 6 breastfeeds during the day and wake at least once a night for a breastfeed sometimes twice. They eat 3 solid meals a day and drink water from a sipper cup. I was thinking that it wasn't normal the amount they feed but thinking back their older brother fed much the same.

[squiglet]

I still feed the wiggle (nearly 11 months) every 3-4 hours a day. Plus a couple of night feeds. So in 24 hours she will have 6 to 7 feeds.
I don't consider it "wrong".

Plus 3 solid meals, snacks and water. I just keep pumpping the food into that little body. Were it goes nobody knows! lol.