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Infant feeding

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MadameJ · 11/07/2013 22:02

DD2 is 2 weeks old and ebf. She is doing really well with weight gain etc. The only issue im having is when she feeds, she will feed off one side for about 15 mins and then come off looking full and almost drunk, I then change her nappy and offer more, she will sometimes have more, sometimes not so I settle in her basket for sleep. Within 10 mins she wakes and starts rooting and clearly wants more, this process is usually repeated several times before she crashes. In the day its not a massive problem but during the night its a right pain as each feed is taking about 1.5 hours and she then only sleeps a maximum of 2. Is this normal or do I need to do something differently?

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SpooMoo · 11/07/2013 22:05

Sounds normal if I recall correctly. Do you burp her before putting her down? If not it might be that air has moved so she's got space for more milk! If she's falling asleep too soon on the boob during the day tickle her feet gently, blow on her face gently.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 11/07/2013 22:52

Sounds completely normal. Might be worth waiting a bit longer before you put her in the Moses basket so that she is in a deep sleep.

Other things to try are putting a tshirt DH has worn in the Moses basket, yours will smell of milk so probably won't have the same settling affect. White noise might help too and have you tried breast compressions to speed things up a bit?

I found feeding lying down really helped as I could doze.

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