Do I need to start supplementing with formula??

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My 10 week old DS is EBF. Over the last few days he has become very demanding and seems to want to feed constantly. This in itself is not an issue for me, I have been feeding him on demand and am happy to do this. However, we had a terrible night last night as he just didn't seem to be satisfied with what I was able to produce. He normally falls asleep on the breast at night time, but last night stayed up and just kept sucking - both breasts felt completely empty.
He's the same this morning, although the first feed this morning was ok as they felt full and I could hear that he was getting lots out. However, he wanted to feed again about 10 minutes after he'd finished

Is it possible that I'm not producing enough for him? I had planned to introduce some formula at around 3 months, but wondering if I need to do this now? Or could it just be that he is enjoying sucking for comfort? I haven't had him weighed for a couple of weeks but he has been nicely tracking the 25th centile and he seems to still be growing well.

Any advice? Sorry this is a bit long and rambling!

He's probably building up to a growth spurt and getting your supply up in preparation. So strictly speaking, no, at the moment your supply isn't enough for him BUT he's working hard to get it up! Get lots of rest, eat a bit more, and go with it.

Thanks for replying - so I should just let him keep sucking, even when both sides feel empty?

Breasts are like a well, not a reservoir - in that respect they're never 'empty' - no matter how flacid they feel, or how much baby sucks and doesn't seem satisfied.

Yes, the milk flow may be slower later on in a feed than at the beginning, but milk production is continual, so there will always be milk in your breasts. Introducing formula is the quickest way to your breasts stopping production to a greater or lesser degree. It works on supply and demand, baby demands, boobs supply. If baby doesn't demand because he's given formula, boobs don't supply - it's as simple as that.

Stick with it if you can, and trust that your baby knows what he's doing.

That makes sense, and is reassuring. I want to stick with it, especially as it feels like its only been a couple of weeks that breastfeeding has really clicked for me. Guess I just need to settle myself down with a book and a drink and keep going!
Thank you!

No need for formula. You will eventually make more milk if you let him suckle long enough! Trust that nature knows what it's doing...

No need to supplement at all, sounds like you're doing great. Trust little one, he knows what he's doing :)

My 4 month old is currently feeding from breasts that felt empty - I've found with both babies I've fed that that full feeling doesn't always happen once feeding is established.