Does your 3 week old nurse on one side, or both?

Meg4583

I'm just curious.

We were doing both sides @ each feed up until a few days ago, and now he seems content to nurse just one side @ each feeding.  If I put him to the other side he'll nurse for not even 5 minutes so I know he really wasn't hungry ( I guess!)

 Hes got enough wet & dirty diapers ( plenty!) so I know he's getting enough. 

I did pump the other day and got 5oz out of the side he did not nurse on. So I would assume that since baby is more productive at getting out breast milk then the pump, he's getting at least 5oz each time he nurses....?

kcl22

I think at 3 weeks it's a good idea to nurse both sides unless you have an oversupply and are block feeding to decrease it.  I have heard people say they nursed one side per feeding from the beginning though; so it does work for some!

Brewtowngrl

I only nursed both sides during one of his growth spurts.  Doing one side makes sure they get the nice fatty hind milk.  If LO is content I would just keep doing one side at a time. 

A&J06

I always offer both, but usually dd just nurses on one side.

jf198400

My DD pretty much always just did one side but now that she's older (6months) its more frequent that she'll do both sides b/c her tummy is bigger.