feeling amazing and BF question and baby pic

braelyn26 · March 2013

had a quick and easy labor and delivery and feel amazing in the days to follow, especially since being home. no pain, very minimal bleeding and just loving up our new boy. hope everyone still pregnant has the best experience also. BF question is.... i have never even tried with my other kids but figured i would try this time. he took to it great and i only have a little pain when he first latches on not while he is nursing, however he seems to never leave my breast! he will nurse up to two hours sometimes, is he not getting enough? my milk has come in and he is going to the bathroom regularly and pooping each time. just not sure if that is normal.

emriley84 · March 2013

So glad you had a great birth experience! How old is your little guy? They nurse often during growth spurts to help up your milk supply. My DS also used to nurse all evening long, like 2-3 hrs without much break, then he'd sleep for 4-5hrs or so. As long

MelTwe · March 2013

My little guy is BF the exact same way right now. Totally normal.

amatistajoy · March 2013

Yes totally normal! Glad you are doing so well! 3 weeks and 6 weeks he also nursed constantly!

Runaway22 · March 2013

Ditto PPs. This LO will spend hours and hours some days. Sometimes he's just using me as a pacifier, though... which is annoying. Wink

doremi29 · March 2013

I was never one to let DS use me as a pacifier. If he was done eating, I would unlatch him and if he just wanted to suck, I gave him the paci. GL and congrats on the quick recovery- that's awesome!

breezelikewind · March 2013

Just be careful that he doesn't start using your breast as a pacifier. It's probably okay if it's only the first few days and he's just getting the hang of it, but you don't want to establish a bad habit early. Good luck! BF is awesome!