{"id":23,"date":"2025-12-29T15:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:20:30","slug":"keep-feeding-on-demand-babies-know-when-theyre-hungry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"Keep feeding on demand \u2014 babies know when they\u2019re hungry."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keep feeding on demand \u2014 babies know when they\u2019re hungry.<br \/>\n\u201cOffer the breast or bottle whenever your baby shows signs of hunger, not just on a schedule.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O74fShrOQ3M?si=cYoAS_W1EEu-mqQx\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatch for early hunger cues like rooting, sucking on hands, or fussiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeeding on demand helps maintain your baby\u2019s weight gain and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry about strict timing; babies feed at their own pace and frequency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShort, frequent feeds are normal in the first weeks and help stimulate milk supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResponding quickly to hunger cues can reduce prolonged crying and stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery baby\u2019s appetite varies \u2014 some feed more often, some less, and that\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStay flexible; growth spurts may increase the frequency of feeding temporarily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeeding on demand strengthens the bond between you and your baby through close contact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrust your baby \u2014 they instinctively know when they need nourishment and comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep feeding on demand \u2014 babies know when they\u2019re hungry. \u201cOffer the breast or bottle whenever your baby shows signs of hunger, not just on a schedule.\u201d \u201cWatch for early &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions\/25"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}