{"id":2237,"date":"2010-09-18T05:22:43","date_gmt":"2010-09-18T13:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2010-09-18T05:22:43","modified_gmt":"2010-09-18T13:22:43","slug":"feeding-frenzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/2010\/09\/feeding-frenzy\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeding Frenzy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_2238\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/img_7787_alex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2238\" src=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/img_7787_alex-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander\" title=\"img_7787_alex\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/img_7787_alex-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/img_7787_alex.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexander<\/p><\/div>Starting this past Saturday, our boys have inexplicably started going on a feeding marathon from about 7 in the evening until 10 or 11. They want to nurse every 1-2 hours, and these sessions often last 45 minutes to an hour. So, after drinking together for an hour, either Dominic or Alexander (or both) have taken a short break and then decided that the thirst just wasn&#8217;t quenched. Typically after 3 hours of almost continuous breastfeeding, we supplement a bit with bottles of breastmilk or formula. <\/p>\n<p>Since Puck heads back to work full-time on Monday, we decided to shift our schedules, and the last few days I&#8217;ve taken over the feedings after midnight. This would have been a more difficult transition for me, but the twins &#8211; without intentional parental manipulation &#8211; have also made a change in their schedules. After their feeding frenzy the last couple of nights, they have gone 5 1\/2 to 6 hours before wanting to eat again. This means that I&#8217;ve been able to get at least 4 hours of solid sleep even if I don&#8217;t go straight to bed after the 10 or 11 o&#8217;clock meal, and there is the potential for 5 to 5 1\/2 hours of sleep. I&#8217;m hopeful this trend will continue.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2239\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/img_7790_dom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2239\" src=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/img_7790_dom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dominic\" title=\"img_7790_dom\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/img_7790_dom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_mary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/img_7790_dom.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dominic<\/p><\/div>Now, after this extended fast, both Dominic and Alexander tend to eat about every 1 1\/2 to 2 hours for awhile. In fact, I was looking over our poo journal (yes, we record which son did what and when as well as when they ate and on which breast), and I discovered that the past 2 days the boys have eaten 11-12 meals a day (10 of those breastfeeding). If you subtract just 4 hours for their extended fast, this means that they are eating 11-12 times in 20 hours and that we are spending at least 5+ hours nursing a day. Wow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this past Saturday, our boys have inexplicably started going on a feeding marathon from about 7 in the evening until 10 or 11. They want to nurse every 1-2 hours, and these sessions often last 45 minutes to an hour. 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