Parenting after a Loss

How long do you BF?

The first few weeks it took 45min-1hour but now we're down to 15-20 min. Woo hoo!

Re: How long do you BF?

  • It has varied a lot over the year, but yes, in the beginning it took a long time, but as he got stronger and better at it it takes less time.  Sometimes though I think he just likes to hang out on the boob and nurse for awhile, but typically these days its less than 10 min.


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  • My LO gets distracted easily so each session is less than 5 minutes during the day. It feels much longer at night. I remember those beginning weeks though. Ugh. It felt like she was attached all the time.
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  • In the beginning, it took 45 minutes to an hour.  Now, he's so busy that I don't even try and just pump/bottle feed. 
  • DD has always been a quick nurser... she was always done by 10 mins - 15 tops.

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  • it can be anywhere from 5-15 minutes usually. At night it can be 30 minutes.
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  • Yeah, the beginning was ROUGH.. Now it only takes us like 5-10 minutes..
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  • Same here.  In the beginning it would be an hour.  Now its usually 20 minutes. 
  • In the beginning it was 45 min-1hour. ?I thought I was going to lose my mind, especially at night. ?Now he's so fast - 15 minutes tops. ?I sort of miss the quiet/snuggle time, though! ?
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    In the beginning it was 45 min-1hour.  I thought I was going to lose my mind, especially at night.  Now he's so fast - 15 minutes tops.  I sort of miss the quiet/snuggle time, though!

    Ditto here. 

    DS and DH get home before me, and he likes to nurse right when I get home from work, then fall asleep in my lap so I'm able to get some cuddle time in :)

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