[SereneBabe]

I have never, ever, ever had ANY idea how many times we nurse in a day. How many of you have "times" that you nurse? Like, you know that you nurse approximately, give or take, x times a day.<br><br>
I have NO idea for us.<br><br>
--Heather

 

[widemouthedfrog]

A lot. Dd is 18 months and loves numnums. Teething doesn't help, either.<br>
I've considered counting, recently. Just because it's so many!

 

[alegna]

I try to *count* every few months when the thought strikes me, but it's inaccurate at best....<br><br>
Basically she nurses a bunch. Always has <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="lol"><br><br>
-Angela

 

[mothragirl]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">I try to *count* every few months when the thought strikes me, but it's inaccurate at best....<br><br>
Basically she nurses a bunch. Always has <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="lol"><br><br>
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<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/img/vbsmilies/smilies/yeahthat.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="yeah that">:<br>
when she was littler i cuold get hours per day (14 straight once!) but not how many times.

 

[Jennbee]

I've always been able to keep a rough count, like it used to be 3-5 times and now it's only once or twice a day.

 

[Melaniemomto6]

it depends on the day. Some days only 2-3times, other days it's all day long <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="lol"><br><br>
DS is 21mths

 

[formerluddite]

every now and then i'll do a past 24hrs count, to give myself an idea. and when dd1 was waking all night long i was morbid enough to count (the most was 17 times in 11 hours).<br><br>
these days (dd2 23mos) i tend to count to assess when i'm worried we're not nursing enough, for milk supply reasons.

 

[hottmama]

I can't with my 1 yr. old and couldn't with my oldest until about 3.5. They nurse(d) a lot. A number of times? Maybe 15, 20?

 

[jillmamma]

My oldest is 4 and nurses twice a day, sometimes 3 times. He mainly just nurses first thing in the morning and before bed. My little one 16 months and nurses probably 6-8 times in 24 hours. She pretty much nurses on demand still (I may delay her for a couple of minutes, but still allow her to nurse as soon as I can), and wakes once or twice a night to nurse.

 

[SereneBabe]

I wonder if the "not really counting" or whatever you want to describe it as types of personalities are more likely to follow their child's lead for nursing? I was thinking that if I were aware of the number, or expected a certain number, or something like that, it might be a very different experience.<br><br>
I don't know...<br><br>
Anyway, off to try and nurse this little one to sleep -- it's frickin' 11:13pm and I made the mistake of encouraging a nap today. Ohhhhhh... the nights are hard when she naps!<br><br>
--Heather

 

[lilylove]

I have no idea either <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/shrug.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="shrug"><br>
Like alegna an mothragirl, every so often I try to count, but then I get distracted <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="lol"><br>
Suffice to say he nurses <i>alot</i>, probably more now then as an infant.

 

[teachma]

My daughter will be three in March, and nursing is still basically her only form of liquid intake (aside from watery foods like applesauce and yogurt). She does nurse a lot, and unfortunately, mostly during the night because I am a teacher and I go to work 5 days per week. Over the night, I would say she nurses 4-5 times. I have never even thought to count, though.

 

[mom2tig99Nroo03]

roo will be 4 next month and nurses 1-4 (ish) times a day depending on how busy we are.