I have a gorgeous newborn DS. He's almost a week old. He's EBF and so far it seems to be going well. He didn't loose much weight (3.5%) and he produces many wye and dirty nappies.
His last 'long' feed was at 9.30pm when he fed for 19 minutes. He had a shorter 7 minute feed at 12:00 and another one at 12:30pm as I was worried he hadn't enough to keep him going for 3 hours.
He settled nicely in his basket and I set an alarm for 3am. He woke up naturally about 2:50 and so I got him out to give him his feed. He fed well for about 6 minutes and then came off. He settled straight back to sleep and is peaceful in his basket again.
In many ways this is GREAT! One feed at 3am and lots of sleep = one v happy mummy. Obviously though instead of being happy and just sleeping, I'm now up worrying that a 6 minute feed just isn't enough to sustain him for a 6 hour period. (Assuming he sleeps through till around 6am!)
I feel I have a good milk supply. I have to change breast pads a few times a day as I leak so much! It's always over eager and often spurts him in the face. Is it possible that I'm just super efficient with my supply and he's super efficient with his feeding? Can he really get enough in just over 5 minutes?
I've heard you should never wake a sleeping baby to feed - they'll wake you if they need feed. Equally though I've heard some babies loose weight because they don't feed at night.
Should I wake him and encourage him to eat more, or just leave him be? I'd love the sleep, that's for sure!!
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thegirlwhouk · 29/09/2014 03:29
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