A little worried my LO is not getting enough...

[Violet's mom]

My dd is 5 months exactly this week.  I am worried because she recently dropped her NF occasionally so I am worried she is not getting enough to eat.  She is EBF and not on solids yet.

E 7am
A
S 9am
E 11:00ish
A
S 1:00pm
E 3:00 ish
A
S 5pm catnap
E 5:45
A
S between 7:15 and 7:30
E wakes for a small feed around 9pm

It's so hard to tell when you are breastfeeding!  She only nurses for about 10-15min on one side only!  Can one breast really make 6-7oz of milk in one feeding???  She is growing on her curve still as of her 4 month checkup...

[Fiver]

A breast will make as much milk as a LO is asking it to make.  Is there anything particular that's making you think she's not having enough milk apart from stopping the NF?

[jessmum46]

Just popping on to say that DD had four daytime feeds and one night feed (sometimes missed it) at this age, ten mins was a long feed for us and she did just fine .

[*happy*]

i was always worried about what DD was taking
because i wasnt "demand" feeding,so to speak,so I
used to bring her to a free clinic every week to get
weighed.it became our social outing!

[*Ali*]

10-15 mins is long compared to what we had here. Mine were down to 8 and 6 mins by this age.

I'm sure she is getting enough if she has stopped waking for a NF, that is a good sign no?

[Violet's mom]

Thanks everyone - I guess I just had to hear some other ladies who went through the same thing!  So many of my friends do the demand feeding thing and their lo's still eat 8 to 10 times a day and have multiple nw's...  Yeah she's healthy and I have a scale I could check her weight with.  Just wanted to make sure it was not unusual!

[shivi]

Mine were both on 5 feeds at this stage, with an odd 6th if some feeds were distracted ;-)
No worries if she's keeping her curve and STTN x

[goldmom]

I pump during my DD 2 day feeds, and (at least in the morning) I have been able to pump more than 5 oz from a single side (though 3-4 oz is more common). I like to beleive that my DD is able to nurse better than I can pump, so it's possible for her to get 6 oz on one side. If you're nervous about quantity you can always offer the second side after you finish the first (My DD will only occassionally want from the second side).

[Violet's mom]

Yeah ok - I have actually pumped about the same amount at night when dad used to give her a bottle (she doesn't take a bottle anymore ) Thanks for giving me feedback!

[carriejohnson17]

My first was definitely on only 5 feeds a day including the dream feed at that age.  I think your baby sounds like she is doing great!