Breastfeeding question… Is my baby eating less?

He may have just gotten better at drinking!

Yes it’s normal because he is so small the eat more times a day. So after feeding him bump the rest out and have it to the side. Breast milk is good four hours after pumping without a be refrigerated.

Could be more effective at getting milk, they get more comfortable with it as they get older. As long as he’s still gaining healthy weight and he’s still pooping/peeing normally it shouldn’t be anything to worry about. I was worried about the same thing but he’s gaining weight rapidly. Although sometimes he’s uncomfortable from gas which leads him to not finishing a feed at the time (I’m still working on getting better at burping)

Hey, something similar happened to me too. I met with a lactation consultant and she was concerned about my short feeds, but we did a weighted feeding where she weighed my baby before and after the feed ( so we could see how much milk he was getting). The scale showed that my baby was eating enough even in the shorted time. She said my baby was just riding my let down. So the milk was just coming out really fast. It could be that your milk supply has increased recently and your baby doesn’t need to feed for longer periods anymore. I’m not sure if that’s what’s happening to you, but you could maybe check with a lactation consultant? I know some hospitals offer free lactation support groups.

When I had an appointment with lactation, they did a weighted feed. — I learned my 2wk old could eat 1.7oz in 7 minutes on just one side. So he was just eating super fast.

It’s totally normal. As long as you’re still getting poop and pee diapers and baby is putting on weight, you’re fine.