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really done in 5 minutes?

Peanutz21Peanutz21 member
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hello... i've been MIA- work has been kicking my butt super hard...!

LO recently has been shortening her sessions by A LOT more than i'm used to.  it used to take her roughly 25-30 min each nursing session (avg 5 times in 24 hours) - with time split between each breast.  the last few days she's being chowing down on 1 side in 5 minutes and then i can't get her to want to eat any more. sometimes she will skip the other breast altogether.  has she become this efficient in such a short amount of time? is there something i should be doing instead?  she just turned 6 months. we haven't started any solids yet - i'm waiting to visit the pedi next wk for her 6m fu

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Re: really done in 5 minutes?

  • mommatotwo2mommatotwo2 member
    It's possible that she is just becoming more efficient, which does happen.  However, it would be odd that it went from 25-30 minutes to 5 minutes in a short amount of time.  It's could be teething, or something else that's off and bugging her, like her ears.  I would just keep an eye on her wet diapers, make sure she is still having plenty of them and talk the pedi next week.
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    sigh forgot to mention that we have all been sick the last week
    i'm going to keep track of her diapers better
    could she also be just rejecting my breast? :(


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    Babies do go through nursing strikes, but full on weaning at 6 months old would be very rare. I think it's likely a combo of her being sick, being more efficient and being at a really distractable age.  Just keep offering, and watch those diapers :) Offering sippy cups of water to help with hydration while she's sick are a good idea too.  I think at 6 months, I could offer up to 4 ounces a day.  Good luck!

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    she is SUPER distractible!!!!! i'm trying to hang in there and keep my head up!
    thanks for all the advice as usual ladies :)

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