Breastfeeding

6wks old...nurses both sides in 5 min total?

my DD is a really fast nurser.  she will latch on, suck and swallow for about one minute, then pull off, fuss, repeat for a total of 2 or 3 minutes, then start crying.  i burp her, then repeat on the other side.  then she gets fussy (gas, i assume), and is done, and refuses to eat.  (i have a little bit of overactive letdown...sometimes when she pulls off, there is a spray of milk.)

she is gaining weight (11 lbs already at 4 weeks, was 8lb 2oz at birth), and is having a ton of wet diapers.  she's been going a few days inbetween poops.

is she getting enough?  could she really be that efficient of a nurser?  my DS would take nearly an hour to nurse at this age, i'm not used to DD being so fast.  do you think she's getting enough hindmilk?

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Re: 6wks old...nurses both sides in 5 min total?

  • I have a question, why are you only nursing for 5 minutes on one side?  I have an efficient eater, he has been since day 1, he only nurses on one side, for 10 minutes total.  If you switch to the other side after only 5 minutes, then she doesn't get all of the hindmilk.  However, based on her weight gain, she is definitely getting enough.  But getting more hindmilk can make her be satisfied longer.
  • Yep, I wouldn't switch sides. If getting gassy/fussy quickly, probably getting more foremilk. My LO nurses quickly too but we try to just do one side at a time. Has helped the gas alot.
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  • DS does the pulling off/fussy thing sometimes. When that happens, I take him off and burp him and wait for him to stop fussing before continuing the feeding.

    She's probably not getting enough if she's only on for 2-3 min. I think LO is still getting foremilk in that amount of time.

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