Breastfeeding
brinbri
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Only feeding from one side...
brinbri
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Up until yesterday LO has pretty much always eaten from both sides for 10-15 min a side. Now he is only eating from one side for 10-15 min. I am worried about my supply plummeting and him not getting enough. Is it normal for them to start feeding less? He still eats every two hours as well. I was hoping that he would continue to eat from both sides and start eating less (even if it was every 2.5 to 3 hrs.) Should I be taking his clothes off and making him wake up enough to get another side in or should I let him sort of direct how he wants to feed?
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Re: Only feeding from one side...
Ditto. I wouldn't worry if he seems satisfied and has plenty of wet dipes. Sounds like he's just getting more efficient.
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We only feed from one side as well. You can continue to offer it - but if he does not want to nurse the 2nd side don't worry.
Hi!
I just asked a LC about my LO eating from only one side today! She said that its fine as long as he's gaining appropriately and having enough wet/poopy diapers. She also mentioned that around 3 weeks he may start eating off of both sides during a growth spurt and my body would adjust to him when that happened.