Breastfeeding. - Ballwin,MO

sounds pretty normal to me as well. My son seemed much more hungry than my daughter, either that, or I just "forgot" how difficult it was at times! The non-stop feeding is tiring and hard, but it does pass... I would recommend one breast at a time instead of switching...

Sounds normal! However long you nurse, make sure she empties one breast before switching sides. The hindmilk is more filling, but if she is getting 'full' on foremilk (the watery stuff), she will be hungrier sooner. Try to keep her awake by keeping a damp cool washcloth close, and when she begins to doze brush her cheek with it to wake her some.

That sounds pretty normal as compared to my son. I think it took him a month to start settling into a schedule. The first 4 weeks he just ate whenever, sometimes every 3 hours, sometimes every 45 minutes. I guess some babies are take a little longer to figure it all out. After all they just spent 9 months never feeling hungry, this is all new to them.
I also did what the other moms have said and nursed one side per feeding. I think he was getting a lot of liquid but not a lot of fatting milk when I limited his time on each side, this made him hungry sooner and made his tummy upset from too much milk in it at a time.
Good Luck!

I also did the one-sided feedings with my son. This was partly because I had so much milk though, and it helped my body to even out the supply more quickly. However, it is a valid technique, and you do need to make sure that the baby is getting the hindmilk, which has all the good fat in it to help her grow. Try not to watch the clock. Instead, once baby latches, listen for her swallows. Once she either latches off on her own, or goes into just nursing for comfort (not eating, just sucking) then she is done with that breast. You could try offering the other breast if you feel she needs more, or just start with the opposite breast at the next feeding. The first pedi we saw when my son was born told me at least 15-20 min per breast, but that was such generic advice. I did consult with a lactation consultant in my home, and she was much more helpful and gave pertinent advice while being reassuring and supportive. You may want to as well, and get personalized support from a trained professional. On your other point of her seeming to always want to nurse, that's how it usually is in the beginning :) At least it was for me and all my friends who have nursed. Once her tummy gets a little bigger and she can eat more at a time, she'll nurse less often. But the first couple of months you're gonna be pretty tied down. Good luck mama, and congrats on your baby girl!

Your newborn will eat, poop and sleep all day for at least one month. Don't expect much else other than her looking deeply into your eyes during breastfeeding or falling asleep in your arms.

Nurse from one side each session - allow her to nurse until she is finished. Babies who breastfeed should never be expected to be on a schedule... they should be fed when they give the cues they are hungry.

When she falls asleep at the breast in under 20 minutes... pick her up and burp her, talk and play with her (play is like holding her 6 inches from your face and cooing at her) and then place her back on the same breast for another round. She falls asleep a second time, burp her again and allow her to sleep.

I've always had success with single-sided feedings. I breastfed both my older girls for a year each and am currently breastfeeding my 6 month old.

I just offer one breast at each feeding. I allow my baby to nurse for as long as they want, allowing them to get at that rich hindmilk that helps keep them full. The only time I feed from both breasts in one session is right before bed. I can usually get a good 5+ hour stretch on such a full belly.

My first daughter sounds like your baby. Unless she was nursing, she was fussy for the first 7 months of her life. I can tell you that they DO outgrow it. Plus, your baby is still so tiny...there's plenty of time for you and her to get settled into a schedule.

Molly, every baby nurses differently. I remember with my second feeling like he was on my breast ALL THE TIME! I swear, nothing got done. Your baby is still really little and new and figuring everything out. You will have to nurse on demand! With my third she did NOT want to nurse at all. It took weeks before she finally figured it out.
Sleep when you can and nurse when she wants. Soon it will settle down into more of a schedule.
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My baby was a very sleepy feeder (a byproduct of the drugs associated with cesareans) and as a result, it took him a long while to nurse. I was given BAD advice by his pediatrician to limit nursings to 10-20 minutes no less than every 2 hours. Knowing what I know now, I would nurse the child whenever they cried - even if it meant every 30-45 minutes. One of the problems with sleepy feeders is that they can under-stimulate mom's milk production - so it is important to have it stimulated as much as possible.

There are certain carriers - like the Moby wrap, mai tai and Ergo that will allow you to nurse hands-free.

It varies from baby to baby. She may just be an extra lovin baby. You could always contact the hospital ans ask for a lactation consultant referral just to get an assessment of what's going on. Good luck!

When my baby was the old that is about the same time I did. I always did atleast 10 minutes on each side. And if she fell asleep and couldn't nurse on that side I pumped.

She sounds like a normal newborn to me! Every baby is different, and she may be hungrier because she is a fast grower and really needs those calories, or she may just need the comfort of nursing more than your other babies did. If you are concerned about whether she is getting enough you can have her weighed and see how much she has gained. If there are issues with ehr latch or your milk producation, a lactation consultant or LLL can help. Having a newborn is hard work, and you need to be relieved of as many other obligations as possible! Ask for help from family, friends, or your church. Then get comfy with a tall glass of water, snacks, and a book and allow yourself to just sit and nurse for a while! Before you know it your baby will be a toddler running around and getting into mischief, so enjoy this stage while you can!

This is totally normal. I think I felt like this with all three of mine, but you quickly forget and just remember the more routine nursing schedule. My youngest is 10 weeks old now and I think it sometimes felt like he was latched on anytime he wasn't sleeping, and often when he was. :) Just relax (if your others will let you) and go with it for now. Mine didn't always nurse on both sides at one feeding and sometimes had feedings that took much longer (45+ minutes) and others that were only a minute or two. My youngest also likes it when I gently jostle him belly-down over my thighs. His burps were better and he seemed to like the motion.

My pediatrician said to limit breastfeeding sessions to 20 minutes as a time. His argument was that at a certain point, the baby is burning more calories sucking than they are getting in milk. (This was regarding my daughter who had weight issues resulting from a poor latch.) For my other two babies, I tried to nurse them as much as they wanted for as long as they wanted for the first few months to build up a strong supply. So, take that for what you paid for it and do what feels right to you. :-)

Sounds pretty normal. My boys weren't on a "schedule" until they were about a month, month and a half old.

yeah sounds totally normal to me. I'm on my 3rd baby who is 5 weeks old so I'm right with ya on the nursing all the time. I never even look at the clock. I just nurse her whenever she wants to. I also don't look at the clock as to how long she goes on each side. I feel like doing that makes you worry to much on keeping it "even" I just put her on one side and once my boob doesn't feel so full and she has slowed down on her sucking I switch sides and then just let her go until she falls asleep or pulls off.