i hope someone can ease my mind...

2600wifey

My baby is 6 days old, she can wait between nursing anywhere from 2 hours to as long as 4 hours. Her usual time is 10 min. I've had to use the breast shield and trying to break that habit. I feel like she doesn't eat enough. Does anyone else's baby nurse so little and is it ok? Also I suck at it, I had help from the lactation consultant and fam n do good when they're assisting me but then I'm alone n can't get it right. Maybe in just being paranoid?

Bethybaby

I nursed all three of mine. My daugherty was like that. After about a week and a half she started going longer. Lactation told me it was because my milk wasnt in and I was feeding her too often (every two hours instead of three) so she wasnt as hungry as she should be. Good luck!

minirip

Some babys can feed in 5 minutes and be done.. some take 30 minutes. I would say give it a little more time and see how things go. Don't give up

Ittybitty

does she just fall asleep after ten mins? they told me to undress her or rub her to keep her awake so she'll eat longer..
I have a problem getting her to latch on to one of them but ive realized if I make it hard before she latches on then everything is fine..

natashalynn

Sometimes my daughter nurses for forty minutes, sometimes for ten minutes. If they don't seem upset/still hungry after, I can't see length of time being a big deal..

Fate

You can tell if she's eating enough from dirty diapers, since she's still very young. She might poop everytime you feed her. I've been breastfeeding for almost a month and her poops just now slowed down. Ten minutes is a good amount of time. You're doing great.

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Máthair

You should be having her 2 week checkup soon and the pediatrician will be able to assure you everything is fine. But from the information you provided It sounds like your doing everything right.

Mamapalmer

My son is 8 days old and eats about every hour.. It is so demanding on me physically and emotionally, I almost switched to bottle/formula cause 1i didn't think he was getting enough and 2 I just need the extra help from someone to feed him. I haven't switched yet cause Id feel guilty if I did.. I feel I'm going crazy with this..

2600wifey

@mamapalmar Aww that sucks. Breastfeeding is hard huh but that's why we're so awesome:) my babe has been wanting more today, not every hour n I can imagine how straining that can be:( keep up the good work mama

Viviya

My pediatrician told me that baby gets the majority of milk within the first five minutes. :O But she still said to nurse for 10-15 mins. on each side so that 1)Baby gets the hind milk and 2) to keep your supply from going down. Hope that helps!