How long does your 3 month old breastfeed for?

[Rosduk]

My 3 1/2 month old literally downs milk but only for a couple of minutes then after that he refuses any more. This is every feed and he can go a few hours between feeds but surely he's not getting enough? He's a big boy and no problem with weight, it just doesn't seem enough!!

Would be interested to hear what others do!

Thanks!

[qumquat]

I am so jealous! Dd fed for hour upon hour still at this age. Don't worry and enjoy it!

[SolemnlyFarts]

Mine did too - I do have fast let-down, so I figured she just got enough in that time. Now, at a year, she goes on forever, though...

[Brittanyspears]

Yup my 3 month old feeds one side for 5 mins every 3 hours and is 91st percentile. I don't get it either!!! But she must guzzle it down.

[Rosduk]

Thanks. He definitely seems fine and efficient feeding would make sense! Thanks!

[westeringhome]

My dd is nearly 11 weeks and sounds similar, she only ever feeds on one side per feed for 5 minutes max, every 2-3 hours with a couple of bigger gaps in the night. In the early days the midwives said she's just a really efficient feeder so if like you say your little boy is gaining weight, plenty wet nappies etc then he is probably just a good feeder too. It does make things easier for getting out and about, last time round I was pretty much sofa bound for the first few months as dd1 took so long to feed that each feed drifted into the next and was never really finished!