Bfing mummys..is this normal?
Evan is 10wks and he still feeds ALOT! Now i know bf babies eat more regularly...but he only lasts 1/2 an hr to an hr at a time....this has been since he was born and im starting to find it really hard going I have two other lo's who need my attention..not to mention a house to run and feel so much pressure on myself right now i want to scream I love bfing him and really want to do it for his first year..if iwasnt so stubborn i would of given up by now..but i guess at the back of my mind im worried my milk isnt satisfiying him....earlier oh gave him an oz of fomula and the crabby baby who hates being put down etc was totally different....smiling cooing etc...im so worried im starving him Any views/suggestions would be appreciated....
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My lo used to feed alot too but it was more like every 2 hours in the day time and every hour in the evening occasionally when he was tiny but started to space feeds out more as he got older.
Just wondering do you feed him off one side at a time per feed or both? because it could be that hes getting all the watery fore milk and not the richer, more filling hind milk.
Not sure if you already are but i find if i feed my lo off just one side per feed, then when he finishes just offer him the other breast to see if hes still hungry he will stay fuller for longer and vice versa on the next feed.
Or it could be that he just wants comfort so you could try a dummy or take him for a walk, my lo used to go 4 hours between feeds when he was smaller while we were out and about.
Or he could also be going through a growth spurt atm.
Good luck im sure he will settle down for you soon.
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[Modified by: Melmo on May 31, 2009 09:00 PM]
Hes always had both breast at a feed and seems to drain them both very well....im just praying something changes soon, because im not sure how much more i can take I think this week im going to try to give him a 2hrly schedule...ive always fed on demand and this obviously isnt working...i havent had him weighed in nearly 3wks either so im going to do that on weds as this may reassure me....up to then he was putting on 9oz a wk so hv said to wait a few weeks to come as he was obviously thriving...:\? why arnt you warned that it isnt always so easy....:roll:
It sounds as if you are doing everything right and he is just very young. It is so hard to remember how little they still are at this stage - it feels as if they have always been part of our lives but they are still getting settled and figuring things like feeding out.
Best of luck. I hope it gets better for you soon.