3 month breastfeeding crisis

Can anyone explain to me what this 3 month growth spurt/ "breast feeding crisis" is about ?

My boy has become really fussy on the breast (particularly my right), only feeds 10-15 minutes total each feed, feeds every 2 hours instead of 3 hours, but feeds for over an hour at night (9/10pm-ish).

I feel like my supply is dropping because when I express I only get 2-3oz instead of 4-5oz 🤷🏻‍♀️

I've looked online and seen something called a 3 month breast feeding crisis, but have no clue what it means/can't make sense of it.

Is this normal? When will it pass? Do I need to increase my supply or just keep feeding baby even though the feeds are faster than normal🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

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Can’t say I’ve ever heard of anything being referred to as the breast feeding crisis. I’ve breastfed my girl from birth and she’s 11 months today. It could just be your child is becoming more efficient in feeding and just taking what he needs. Your supply also may be regulating - this could be why you’re seeing a drop in your supply when you pump. But this is not an indication as to whether your supply is dropping! If I pumped after around 4 months, I’d get hardly anything, yet I knew I had plenty to feed my girl.
Maybe if his bed time is 9/10pm he could just be filling up for the night?
I used to feed my girl for hours at a time (tongue tie but got this corrected before 10 weeks). I’d say up until 4/5 months her feeds were longer and they started getting shorter until I could do a feed in 5 mins and be done!

That makes me feel a bit better about the supply drop, I think he may just be getting a lot of milk at night!
I hope the feeds are getting shorter, that would be a dream 🙏🏼 he usually feeds for 45+ mins every feed, so having them drop to 10-20 mins would be fab.

Around three months, your milk supply regulates even more. This can cause your breasts to seem less full, which can make baby a little fussy. Baby also gets more efficient at removing milk, meaning feeds will be shorter. The more milk baby has during the night, the less he’ll need during the day. As long as he is happy and having enough wet diapers, then he’s getting enough and you don’t need to worry about your supply or how long he’s feeding!

Yeah my breasts definitely don't feel as full as before, and feel very soft very quickly! And still got lots of nappies!!

Thank you, I feel a bit more relaxed about this now xx

I’m in the same boat! Especially noticed at night time. My baby will go into a deep sleep around 11pm and wake up around 3 or 4 for a feed. I used to wake up to rock hard boobs and leaking everywhere! Now I wake up and they are firm, but not rock hard and not much leaking. Was worrying my supply was dropping (as she is a lot fussier on some feeds too), but I had heard your supply regulated as has sort of worked out what your baby needs when xx

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