EBF BABIES

Hello! My little one is 9 weeks old. I ebf her. I‘m timing her feeds on an app to keep track. She‘s always fed between 5min-45min. Depending on the time of day etc. However, in the past week her feedings have only been 5-8mins. I wonder if she is just more efficient now or if we should be concerned? She is filling nappies and otherwise happy. Does anyone have the same experience?

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If she’s happy and having wet nappies and her usual self I wouldn’t worry. Maybe she’s getting out the milk more efficiently? When they are babies they have to cluster feed to get you to produce more milk. That would be my guess x

If she’s feeling well, filling in her nappies, gradually gaining weight, and otherwise no concerns… all good.

My LO had to work really hard for her milk at first but then milk started shooting.. to the point where she’d sometimes unlatch, and this thin but super fast and powerful flow would go all over her face, our clothes, the walls… just everywhere. She’d get on the breast and wouldn’t need to work for it at all.

This happened to us too. I also believe it’s because they’re more efficient.

For us it continued dropping. In the first few weeks we were feeding approx 4-5hrs a day. Now at 4months we average 1.5-2hrs.

As long as they have a good number of nappies, are gaining weight and are alert they should be getting enough. It’s worth finding a breast feeding support group in your area you can go to when you are unsure or have any questions. They’re a brilliant resource.

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