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EAT => Breast Feeding => Topic started by: yaya on January 17, 2006, 08:44:56 am

Title: Feeding for logn enough?
Post by: yaya on January 17, 2006, 08:44:56 am

My 12 week old used to feed very well for 20mins every 3hrs during the day but has really shortened feeding time to max of 10 mins! I am concerned that he is not getting enough milk and wanted to know whether anyone else had a similar problem and what they are doing about it. I was also wondering whether babies who only feed for 10mins are getting the hind milk?

Title: Feeding for logn enough?
Post by: GraceKellysmom on January 17, 2006, 19:18:01 pm

Is he still going the same amount of time between feeds? That is how you know they are still getting enough, they just get very efficient. Yes, they still get the hindmilk.

Title: Feeding for logn enough?
Post by: yaya on January 18, 2006, 09:56:50 am

He is still going 3 hrs between feed and isnt all that hungry when i latch him on, problem is he is also goign 3 hrs atnight whereas he was onlyl waking once before so i figured he wasnt getting the calories in during the day.

Title: Feeding for logn enough?
Post by: GraceKellysmom on January 18, 2006, 19:42:13 pm

Those frequent night wakings are pretty common at that age, due to distracted feeding during the day. Try to get him to eat for as long as you can and do breast compressions to help keep the flow quicker for him and empty the breast.

Assess at the night feed why he is waking, is he hungry or just taking the breast because it is offered? Is he eating so much at night he isn't hungry during the day and perpetuating the cycle? Or are the wakings developmental - his legs tingling and waking him up, rolling over, kicking off the swaddle?