speeding up a lazy nurser

rpm22

So, my LO is super SLOW when eating.  She gets  a good latch, and is content to just sip at the boob for hours if I let her!  She is gaining weight, but I am getting so tired of this constant nursing.  I have put up with it for 8 weeks thinking that she would speed up and get more efficient at the breast......but she is not....any tips?

 When I do pump and give her bottles, she loves those, I think because it is so much easier to get the milk out of the bottle.  She sucks those down super fast, so I know she can.

leighzlou

You can do breast compressions to help increase the flow of milk.

tarahnpaul

Same with DD.  I know she can eat faster b/c in the morning after sttn, she's really hungry and eats in 15 min.  The rest of the day, she could hang out on the boob non-stop.

I did notice quite a big difference as she neared 3 months and started becoming more aware of the world.  She is much more motivated to eat so that she can interact with what's going on around her.  I also try to watch more carefully for when she's using nursing to go to sleep and unlatch her and just rock her to sleep.  

I'm trying to continue to have perspective on the situation and enjoy my time with her, including all the hours of BF, b/c I know I'll look back and miss all the cuddling with my little baby when she's bigger. 

jlsimon56

My DD can take over an hour to eat!  I hope she speeds up soon....she is 10 weeks now.  I'll even take 45 minutes.

Ella&C

I also need some tips! DS takes between 45-60 minutes to eat, and it feels like I am tied to a nursing baby. Argh! I can say from experience that massaging the breast to speed milk flow does help, although sometimes it comes too fast for him and he pulls off(rather painfully).