Past week or so my now 16 wo has cut down on the length of her feeds. They now last about 5 mins max during daytime - and she'll only take one side. I can't persuade her to feed for longer (she starts screaming if I encourage her back to breast, but is fine as soon as I sit her up). Even her bedtime feed, which used to sometimes take an hour or more, is now far shorter, sometimes 10 mins. I expected feeds to get shorter with time, but not this soon. Or do they usually become super efficient feeders around this age?
She feeds between every 2-3 hrs during the day. She used to sleep thru 8-5 at night, but has recently started waking up more and seems hungry when she does (rather than waking for comfort). I'm wondering if this is cos her daytime and before-bed feeds are shorter so she needs to make up for it at night? If so, how can I convince her to eat more/ longer during the day? I've tried offering breast more frequently, but she just latches and sucks for a few seconds before losing interest cos she's clearly not hungry!