Breastfeeding
Are there any other breastfed babies who are still taking an age to feed? I’ve heard they are supposed to get more efficient as they get older but my little boy is still averaging about 30 mins per feed and breastfeeding is taking up about 5 hours of my day!
He had his tongue tie snipped and it’s been checked and fully healed so that’s not an issue. I’m pretty sure I have a good supply (seen a lactation consultant a while ago who thought I did, I get a normal amount when I pump and baby always seems content between feeds/is gaining weight) but could I have a slow milk flow? Is he just staying on there for comfort and suckling? 😂
I love the bonding time of course but it’s also taking away from other parts of our day and not leaving a lot of time for everything else…
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Mine is the same!! Xxx
From information I’ve been had from feeding consultant etc, anything up to around 40 mins per feed is normal, and baby might be around 6 months old when they start to get a bit shorter!
Mine was very efficient and this last week he had gone back to taking ages. May be a growth spur
So helpful thanks everybody!
My daughter (16 weeks) takes around 30mins too, although never actually seems to stop cos she's full! She either dozes off or I stop her because we have somewhere to be! She seems to feed more efficiently when sleepy, but gets very distracted in the daytime at the moment! She also feeds every 1-2 hours so not much time for anything else!
My first baby would’ve fed for 30-45 minutes nearly single feed up until he was a year old! It would’ve been shorter if he was distracted while we were out. My second baby only feeds between 5-10 minutes! It’s completely dependent on the baby, I wouldn’t worry too much about how much he’s getting. But if it’s affecting your day, try taking him off once you cant hear him gulping anymore? May shorten the feeds a bit for you!
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