Is it normal for 7 week old baby to still be feeding for hour or more sometimes??

[Newmummee]

She seems to feed for so long, the boob goes soft and then she gets frustrated, is milk still there if it feels really soft?
I have trouble feeding on other side, have no idea why, Bf lady wasn't any help either. My feeling is that it's to do with nipple problem on that side, like it's different shape and more cone shaped in a way....

Doesn't matter if boob is soft. Babies often have a preference for one side or the other. Do keep putting her on that side, though. Is there a bf-ing cafe nearby where you can go to see some other people?

Yeh I have been to a breast feeding cafe but I'm not very good at big social things, I'm ok one to one or in small groups but at the place there was 20 odd mums and all seemed to be chatting away to each other.... I just sat on my own until the councillor came over.....

Hello

I am a first time mother, and my ebf son is only 14 weeks so I hope someone more experienced comes along, but just wanted to say:

1. My son still took an hour plus to feed at seven weeks, now he finishes a feed in 20 minutes (for us it seemed like he became much much more efficient at around 9 or 10 weeks)
2. We also have a favourite side - my left - I think it is because the letdown is faster on this side, so I massage my breast when he feeds on that side to increase the flow
3. I was told by a lactation consultant that when my nipple came out cone shaped the latch wasn't quite right. Is there someone else who can watch you feed? I paid for a private consultant to visit us at home - it was pricey but she stayed for 3 hours and was incredibly helpful and reassuring. I know some areas have excellent NHS support though, or try La Leche

League, they have local leaders who might help one-on-one (I don't like big groups either!)

Good luck

All of my DD's feeds were about an hour for first 12 weeks before they started to get a bit quicker (now at 7months they can take just 5-10 mins so there is hope!)
Something that helped me was to think of your boobs as a slowly dripping tap. If your baby hasn't fed for a while then your boobs can fill up and feel full and depending on your let down she might get that quickly or it may take a fair bit of effort and practice (especially if she has some form of tongue tie). As your supply may not yet be fully established to meet your babies needs she may then stay on for longer, taking that slow drip of milk until she is full. The benefit of letting her stay on as long as she wants is that it is a signal to your body to increase milk production. Also remember that they change so much each week so your babies demand and your supply to meet it are always changing so the time a feed takes can also be quite variable.

georgiejo where did you find private? And what was cost? If you don't mind me asking. Thank you for your reply.

Oh and also have a favourite side and that boob got bigger. I try to make sure that even though she prefers the left I always alternate so she has to use the right one as I don't want the imbalance to get worse. Having a quick feel now and the difference isn't as big as it used to be so I'm sure by the time we stop they will be relatively similar in size!

www.lcgb.org/consultants_local.html

This site lists all the consultants by region.

I am in North London and saw Sarah Brown:
www.breastfeedingworks.co.uk

I think it was £140 (sorry can't quite remember because it was at 4 weeks when I hadn't slept for a month!). Not cheap, but she was with us for a whole morning, taught me about safe co-sleeping, talked about routine, sleep patterns etc And has happily had a could of follow up chats with me since then (no extra charge).

So for me it was really worthwhile.

Might be cheaper if you are out of London!

Sorry for the typos - typing while feeding! Meant to say: has happily offered me a couple of follow up chats.

Thank you GeorgieJo I'm in east london so mite be same price but I don't mind that if they can help me!