My DD is 20 weeks old an EBF. I keep losing confidence in my ability to feed her all on my own- I'm great at giving out advice to other poeple then I start to doubt myself, so I understand if you tell me just to get on with it.
Posted a thread a few weeks ago about my DD cluster feeding in the evenings. I was worried that my suply was low but think that I was just a bit slower and that it was taking her longer to feed. Also think that she was going through a growth spurt and that sore gums were making it harder for her to feed. I was reassured by mumsnetters that this was all normal.
Anyway...the past couple of weeks have been different again. For most feeds my DD will rarely feed for more than 5 minutes and then will refuse any more. I am getting stressed out that she is not getting enough milk. She sleeps through the night most nights - been a couple of times in the last few weeks where she has woken for a night feed but she seems to be back to sleeping all night. I have noticed that her nappies are not as wet this week, though they are still wet most changes. There was a little green poo last week but we are back to normal yellow poos. She will latch on to one bbob for a few minutes, refuse to go back on, then latch on to the other one for a few minutes???
Today I was working for the first time - went in for a "Keep in touch" day and I left 3x 7oz bottles of expressed milk. Was actually worried that I might not have left enough but she only drank 14 oz between 11am and 5.30pm and I fed her about 5.45pm. Are these normal amounts. I read on a formula packet that she should be drinking about 6.5oz per feed. Is this different for breastfed babies?
Sorry for the long post - I suppose leaving her with bottles today and the fact that she did not finish them made me worried that she is not getting enough.
Any advice would be appreciated.