Fullness?

Are you 3 months pp?

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Around the 3-month mark, many mothers notice that their milk supply seems to "regulate" or even decrease. This is actually a normal process in breastfeeding.

Here’s what’s happening:

1. Transition from Hormonal to Supply-Demand Regulation: In the early weeks of breastfeeding, milk production is mostly driven by hormones


2. Reduction in Fullness Sensation: Once the body adapts to the baby's needs, the feeling of fullness between feedings often decreases. Breasts may feel softer or "empty," but they are still producing milk effectively. This doesn’t mean there's less milk; it just means the body is more efficient.

3. Stabilizing Overproduction: Early on, many mothers produce more milk than needed, which is part of the body’s natural tendency to ensure a good start. By 3 months, the body adjusts to avoid overproduction

Overall, this regulation means your milk supply matches your baby's needs more closely, and the breastfeeding process becomes more comfortable and efficient.

Sounds like your supply is just regulating which is a good thing - soft boobs are happy boobs! You don’t want to be engorged constantly that’s not a good sign this far into your journey.

Falling asleep on the boob is perfectly biologically normal - nursing to sleep is the norm milk contains sleepy hormones and it’s a really effective way to get baby to sleep.

It’s normal for babies to wake frequently at night - at a year old we still wake to nurse hourly some nights as baby uses feeding to link sleep cycles, again totally normal.

If baby is gaining weight following their curve and has plenty of wet and dirty nappies then they’re getting enough 😊x

Thanks both. I’ve had tricky breastfeeding journey. Again this morning due to her feeding/ comfort throughout this night. My breasts are usually harder this time but she’s obviously been taking the milk. And they are soft. When I squeeze- there is milk. The lactation issues makes me think she not drawing the milk out sufficiently and then affecting supply rather than regulation. But may be a bit of both. Baby may need tongue tie procedure to help with the latch. Throughout the night feeds there was a lot of fussing regardless of position. I don’t think the let down is strong as there’s quite a few sucks before swallowing.

It's also normal for it to take a few minutes before the milk ejection reflex to come in. Baby needs to massage, suck and stimulate the nipple to get the milk to come in.
If you're eating and drinking enough you will have enough milk.

I personally don't eat enough. It's a daily struggle.