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EBF - how much for 1 week old?

ssincassinca
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My LO will be one week tomorrow; if I let him, he'd eat for hours. Pedi said 15-20 min max on each side, but he still seems hungry as he's always trying to munch on his hands and trying to suck after. He has a good latch, my milk is in, I can see/hear him swallowing but I want to make sure he's full. There have been a few times where I have to feed him an hour later, other times where he'll go 2-3 hrs in between. Or is this all normal?
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Re: EBF - how much for 1 week old?

  • morganadaymorganaday member
    seems normal to me!  We are now going through a 3 week growth spurt where he is doing the same thing!
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  • ilovemygirlsilovemygirls member
    Absolutely normal.  My oldest bf'd probably every other hour for 45min for months.  That was extreme (and exhausting!) but yes, they can take a long time to eat sometimes.  That's great he's sometimes going 2-3 hours in between.  In comparison, my second DD was a much faster eater- with a max of 20 min feedings (both sides).  It can vary so much.  Sounds like you're doing great with the bf'ing!!
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  • rosiemommarosiemomma member

    As a new mom, it can be very confusing to be bombarded with advice from health care providers, friends, and relatives. Your own mother may tell you that scheduling your baby's feeds is one way to give yourself more time. Even when we really know what our baby's needs are, just be watching her, we look to others to help guide us.

    Watching your baby, rather than the clock, allows her to control her feeds. She knows best when she is hungry. (Remember, that on some days, you are hungry at times other than at scheduled mealtimes!) If you arbitrarily decide when your baby should eat, you are teaching her to ignore her body's signals. It is my opinion that this could be dangerous in the long run.

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  • MrsCarroll.6-10-07MrsCarroll.6-10-07 member
    Definitely normal. Don't time the baby at all and just go with it. He'll fall into a better eating routine eventually.
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    Definitely normal. Don't time the baby at all and just go with it. He'll fall into a better eating routine eventually.
    I guess this is my concern...as I mentioned above, he'd go forever if i'd let him! Pedi said my nipples would get raw if I let him go too long, which they already are doing:( I'll try pulling him off when I think he's done, only to have him keep going again.
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  • melandjuddmelandjudd member
    I went and met with an LC about this just this week cause I was so sore and LO was constantly nursing, turns out she wasn't always drinking she was falling asleep.  What they suggested was letting her eat about 8 minutes or so and when she slowed down burp her and switch sides and then repeat on the other side.  Now she gets 15-20 on each side it is just broken up into parts and she get woken up and burped between, seems to be helping some as of now.

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  • MrsCarroll.6-10-07MrsCarroll.6-10-07 member

    imagessinca:
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    Definitely normal. Don't time the baby at all and just go with it. He'll fall into a better eating routine eventually.
    I guess this is my concern...as I mentioned above, he'd go forever if i'd let him! Pedi said my nipples would get raw if I let him go too long, which they already are doing:( I'll try pulling him off when I think he's done, only to have him keep going again.

    When my DDs were really small, each nursing session was about an hour. Drove me nuts. I would try to cut it off at an hour then use a pacifier after that for a while to get me some relief and try to get the LO to sleep a bit. Then repeat the whole process all over again. Make sure that he is eating the whole time he's sucking or else give the Paci. It will get easier eventually. My DD#2 is just now finally at the 20 minutes or so total for a nursing session. DD#1 never really got to that point for us.

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    imagessinca:
    imageMrsCarroll.6-10-07:
    Definitely normal. Don't time the baby at all and just go with it. He'll fall into a better eating routine eventually.
    I guess this is my concern...as I mentioned above, he'd go forever if i'd let him! Pedi said my nipples would get raw if I let him go too long, which they already are doing:( I'll try pulling him off when I think he's done, only to have him keep going again.

    When my DDs were really small, each nursing session was about an hour. Drove me nuts. I would try to cut it off at an hour then use a pacifier after that for a while to get me some relief and try to get the LO to sleep a bit. Then repeat the whole process all over again. Make sure that he is eating the whole time he's sucking or else give the Paci. It will get easier eventually. My DD#2 is just now finally at the 20 minutes or so total for a nursing session. DD#1 never really got to that point for us.

    Thanks, this is what I've been doing, offering the paci after each feeding (don't tell LLL), so I guess I'll just keep going! He seemed to do better yesterday so that makes me feel better.
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    imagessinca:
    imageMrsCarroll.6-10-07:
    Definitely normal. Don't time the baby at all and just go with it. He'll fall into a better eating routine eventually.
    I guess this is my concern...as I mentioned above, he'd go forever if i'd let him! Pedi said my nipples would get raw if I let him go too long, which they already are doing:( I'll try pulling him off when I think he's done, only to have him keep going again.

    When my DDs were really small, each nursing session was about an hour. Drove me nuts. I would try to cut it off at an hour then use a pacifier after that for a while to get me some relief and try to get the LO to sleep a bit. Then repeat the whole process all over again. Make sure that he is eating the whole time he's sucking or else give the Paci. It will get easier eventually. My DD#2 is just now finally at the 20 minutes or so total for a nursing session. DD#1 never really got to that point for us.

    Thanks, this is what I've been doing, offering the paci after each feeding (don't tell LLL), so I guess I'll just keep going! He seemed to do better yesterday so that makes me feel better.
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  • MrsCarroll.6-10-07MrsCarroll.6-10-07 member

    I've been going to a Mother's Tea group where it is led by LCs and all of them say there is not a good reason to NOT offer the paci. So they are very PRO paci. It is better to offer a paci than to let your baby nurse on you as a pacifier instead of for food.

    They said to make sure you get something that is rounded like the Soothie or Gumdrop types so that your LO doesn't learn to pinch their tongue somehow with other pacis. That can hurt your nipples later I guess. 

    It will get better though. You're doing great! My DD has just finally gotten down to 15-20 minute feedings and that is AWESOME compared to an hour. So you'll get there hopefully.

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