BFing moms - how long does your LO nurse for?

spwspw · February 2010

DD is either getting super efficient or eating much less lately... she only goes for about 5 min on each side. I'm always worried since I have supply issues and have to supplement ~8 oz a day as it is

AMYfromKY · February 2010

About 3-4 mins on each side now. He just cut it down to that in the last few days. He was going about 5 on each side before.

MrsWanee · February 2010

that sounds normal to me! my LO was nursing for about 5 minutes flat for awhile, and he was definitely getting enough (pooping 8 times a day). he was just really efficient. a month ago, he dropped 2 night feedings (went from 3-4 to 1-2), and he now nurses for 10 minutes total.

LizzieTim · February 2010

8-12 mins on one side and he's done... though lately he's been hanging out a bit longer, but i don't think he's eating the whole time, just soothing or something like that.

MrsV092207 · February 2010

she's fast, i'd say 10 min total. 20 if she falls asleep or is just really cozy

jrnewhook · February 2010

We're still at 15-25 minutes, depending on the circumstances. However, we didn't start EBFing until just after 2 months.

rissainthesky* · February 2010

well, I'm coming on here early, she turns 3 months in a few days...

but she nurses about 15-30 min, depending. She loves to comfort nurse so she can be on for a while and not really swallow much. We also were mostly EP for a while but she's back on the breast about 50% of the time now, so I dont know if that affects anything.

butterfly1979 · February 2010

We only do one side a session, and she usually eats for about 7-10 minutes depending on how hungry she is.

4realyo · February 2010

we have been going backwards. she was nursing 10-15 min on one side only and then the past month she has been taking longer - more like 20-30 min on one side. She only nurses one side per feeding. i dont know what the deal is. I think she is comfort nursing mostly.

holdn5 · February 2010

ok DD takes the cake for the slowest nurser EVER! Anywhere from 30-45 minutes, WTH!

Temp67694062501186 · February 2010

Wow... I wish! DD has never been that fast. Good grief. We're at 15 minutes each side and I thought that was good. I usaally spend about 30 minutes nursing.

MrsKellyOrBust · February 2010

#1 at 4 months took about 15-20 minutes. #2 has always been quick- he's done in about 5 minutes. If he eats for 10 I'm shocked. But he still eats every 3 hours even in the middle of the night so I wish he'd eat longer during the day.

MissAmber23 · February 2010

5 minutes or less, and he only takes one side per feeding.

alybookgirl · February 2010

My DD nurses up to 20 minutes per side. She comfort nurses A LOT. She's been faster the last few days...hopefully she will keep it up.

blushingbrideoct07 · February 2010

about ten mins total.

c446784 · February 2010

about 6 minutes on each side

souledoutgirl · February 2010

AMYfromKY:
About 3-4 mins on each side now. He just cut it down to that in the last few days. He was going about 5 on each side before.

That's interesting, AMY - my LO just shortened her nursing times, too!

Now she is at 5 min./side; she was at 7/side.

lcunningham · February 2010

DS is getting distracted now, at least maybe 3 out of the 5 time he eats everyday. Total amount of time eating is probably about 10-20 total switching sides, but it can still take about 30 minutes or so for the whole process since he is so curious.