Breastfeeding and sleep

My little girl is 2 weeks old today.

She’s been asleep since 7pm, I woke her up for a feed at 11pm and she fed for 30 minutes and pulled away. Shall I try feed her again or just let her sleep?

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30 minutes is plenty, most of our feeds are about 12 mins and she’s gaining massively on her birth weight ☺️ if she’s asleep then take the win and get some sleep yourself!

she got weighed today and is now above her birth weight! Thank you xxx

If she's above her birth weight, I suggest you stop timing the feeds and just follow her cues from now on, if she pulled away herself then she clearly got what she needed! X

I wouldnt worry too much about length of feeds, if she unlatched herself that’s a good sign she’s satisfied. As long as weight is increasing and plenty of wet & dirty nappies. 30minutes is a good feed! Some babies feed slower over longer periods, my girl is very efficient with her latch and suck and comes off after 15mins 😆

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