Daughter is pulling/tugging at breast

[pghmom]

Hello,
my daughter is 11 wks old and is just starting to tug/pull at my breast while she is nursing, what could this mean? She isn't pulling off or crying either.

Thanks

[Diana1981]

Do you have enough milk? is she feeding well, gaining weight? It could be that your let down is not fast enough and gets fussy until milk comes. At 11 weeks a baby is more active and probably your DD finds it amusing to play with your breast. .

[Purplecattypants]

I think many babies do this, I wouldn't say it's a sign there's a problem, more that she is exploring and discovering the world around her, albeit your breasts lol! I remember J doing it for a long time 

[pghmom]

She seems to be eating well and gaining weight. Maybe she is just playing around, she would stay on all night just suckling if I let her!! She has had a lot of gas lately, I'm trying to cut out dairy. She passes it easily but I can hear her belly rumbling. Does anyone know about how long what you eat takes
to get to your milk supply?

[Purplecattypants]

It varies greatly, from as little as 1 hr to as much at 24! 6 hours is average I think.

If you have too much foremilk the excess lactose can make her gassy....do you get particularly engorged?

[pghmom]

How do u know if u have too much foremilk? No I'm not usually engorged. I'm pretty full if she sleeps long at night, but that hasn't
happened in awhile.

[Purplecattypants]

Try this link, should help you:

http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html