As with all areas of my life I am suffering from some serious self doubt and lack of confidence over breastfeeding so thought I?d post to get it off my chest and ask for reassurance or advice if you think I?m doing something wrong.
DD is 2 and a half weeks old and feeding got off to a bad start after she spent her first night clearing mucus from her system so didn?t fancy eating and couldn?t keep it down when she did. This led to a 9% weight loss by the time she was 3 days old. The MW advised a strict 3 hourly feeding schedule to get back on track, which did the trick (and we went back to demand feeding very quickly) and by day 13 she weighed 4oz more than birth weight. There are also plenty of wet and dirty nappies to contend with!
In the past few days DD?s feeding pattern has changed and we are having far more frequent and short feeds, sometimes only 5 minutes. This is where the doubt has crept in as the MW said that I should avoid feeds of less than 10 minutes as she won?t get any hind milk. Is this true? I?m worried in case I?m starving her, although presumably she wouldn?t settle after a feed if she was still hungry?
Sorry if that?s a bit long.
I?d be grateful for your thoughts.