WeMoms
12 Mar 2024

Baby's appetite: feeding frequency

Every hour, every 3 hours, on demand… it's tough to determine the right feeding frequency for your baby.

  • First thing to know: how is your baby fed?
  • If you are breastfeeding, don't worry about feeding frequency and give your baby a feed when he or she asks for it.
  • Breastfeeding is an all-you-can-eat treat, so there's no reason to deprive your baby!
  • For formula milk, things are a little more complicated.
  • Formula milk takes longer to digest and requires a certain amount of time between each bottle.
  • That said, during the first weeks, baby's needs are intense and can exceed 8 feedings per 24 hours.
  • So don't stress, just listen to your baby and everything will be fine.
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Amber Renee\nAmber Re
5 Dec 2023

Now this hunger I have when I'm breastfeeding or pumping all day is crazy it definitely reminds me of pregnancy hunger..I be having to get something to eat asap. 🤣

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Eshe 🧘🏾‍♀️
3 Aug 2023

Pregnancy hunger and breast feeding hunger for me are on 2 different levels. I was hungry a lot when pregnant but the way I eat while breastfeeding is making me rethink life lol im in the kitchen all day long. I just wish this would stop cuz im tired of eating fr lol

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Eshe 🧘🏾‍♀️
girl I feel crazy. I literally eat all day long. I'm never satisfied.
3 Aug 2023

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Eshe 🧘🏾‍♀️
exactly. I just bought cookies and icecream yesterday. I'm never gonna lose my stomach at this rate lol
3 Aug 2023

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Maya
5 Jun 2023

This baby got my hunger on a whole other level 😩😩😩😩 I’m always hungry 😭😭😭

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tani
Literally same ! A couple days ago I ate 10 wings and 6 tacos , hot Cheetos and cheese and I wanted more 😭 but with my first pregnancy I weighed almost 200 never been that high always 150 and lower so I will try to limit myself in this pregnancy starting this week 🥲💔
5 Jun 2023

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Maya
Omg girl 😩😩😩 literally same, I could have a full course meal & be hungry minutes later. I’m tryna make sure I’m not over doing it with eat but I feel like I’m starving all the time
5 Jun 2023

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Khadijah
14 May 2023

Pregnancy hunger is painful sometimes. How I just ate and feel like I been starving for decades 😭

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🤰🏾❤️🤰🏿❤️🤰🏿kola🤰🏿❤️🤰🏿❤️🤰🏿
The worst if I don’t eat when this stomach tell me too I’m in some trouble
14 May 2023

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Holly
3 May 2023

How does everyone feel at 16 weeks pregnant. I’m having a boy and all I feel is extreme hunger!

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Onaki
Same having a boy definitely feeling the hunger
3 May 2023

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Holly
I always freak out because other than that I normally feel fine lol
3 May 2023

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Danisha
2 May 2023

The hunger a be getting pregnant IS NOT NORMAL at this point this kid is gonna be 10 pounds

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Danisha
I hope so bc I try to eat snacks and my three meals and this boy thinks it’s not enough 🤣😭😭😭😵‍💫
2 May 2023

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Candace
I feel you!! It does feel like it subsides some in the 3rd trimester bc there isn’t much space left in there 😂 I get full easier
2 May 2023

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Jacora
17 Mar 2023

Ladies the HUNGER IS REAL. Lol no way a baby that’s the size of a raspberry have me this hungry. 😂

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Quiana
Foreal! 😩
17 Mar 2023

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Nita
At least you can eat. I’m suffering over here. And these metallic taste anit no joke.😩
17 Mar 2023

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BriYonna
5 Mar 2023

Pregnancy hunger is getting real y’all 😭 my sweet baby make me feel like a 10 piece meal from McDonald’s is a SNACK 🫠🙃 this is crazy 🤣

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Riley
and u feel like ur dying of starvation before you eat😭
5 Mar 2023

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BriYonna
GIRL YES 😭😭😭😭 like calm down and I know he/she be pissed when I say “can you cook my order fresh please” 🥴
5 Mar 2023

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Stasi
2 Jan 2023

Omg I know I'm not the only 1 the pain of hunger you get when pregnant shit be so intense like omg okay baby I'm about to eat please stop

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Yara
I feel you girl! I’m only 6 weeks pregnant and I have a massive appetite.. the hunger gets so crazy it wakes me up in the mornings and it won’t let me go back to sleep until I put something in my belly 😭
2 Jan 2023

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Nikola
23 May 2022

Why does my hunger increase in super early pregnancy ? I thought it’s usually the second trimester but I’m eating quite a lot 🤔

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LastOne
You gotta be having a boy💙
23 May 2022

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Nikola
Ahhhh I wanted a boy first but to be honest I just want a happy healthy little baby
23 May 2022

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