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A grazing baby- please help !
I need some top tips please...
my DD is nearly 9 weeks old and is EBF, but she only ever takes a tiny amount at each feed- she's on the breast for barely a few minutes, then an hour later she is hungry again.
I get no time to myself and am becoming exhausted.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to get her to take more on board at each feed so we might go longer between feeds please?
Desperate for ideas, thank you
xx
my DD is nearly 9 weeks old and is EBF, but she only ever takes a tiny amount at each feed- she's on the breast for barely a few minutes, then an hour later she is hungry again.
I get no time to myself and am becoming exhausted.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to get her to take more on board at each feed so we might go longer between feeds please?
Desperate for ideas, thank you
xx
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Thank goodness you are online I know I'll get some fab advice from you
I've tried changing sides and also have tried popping her back on after a few minutes but she is just not interested.
She seems quite content after just a few minutes feed, but then is hungry after an hour or so.
Is she just a grazer? I'd just like some sort of decent gap between feeds to be honest.
It might even be worth expressing a feed and seeing if she will take a few ounces in one go from the bottle - because it just flows down their throats they are more likely to take a larger feed in one sitting from a bottle. Probably not what a lactation consultant would advise but it worked with my DD in the early days when we went through the same thing.
This is a good link from Jack Newman's website on breast compressions
http://www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8:breast-compression&catid=5:information&Itemid=17