BF'ing my newborn question

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Milk came in yesterday - do I literally just keep going on a boob until she pulls off/fusses/flutter sucks? Won't she get over tired?

Currently at 45mins on first boob!

This will be the start of cluster feeding in the early days my lo would feed 45-50 mins 20 min break and be back on very tiring but does settle down ☺️ keep going mummy your doing brilliant! X

Yes just keep her where she is if you can. If she gets tired she’ll just fall asleep where she is, don’t worry about that

Long feeds are very very common in the early days - remember that her stomach is still really tiny. It’ll settle down in a few days/weeks.

Congratulations on your baby!

Just let her do her thing, she'll fall asleep on the boob if she gets tired. She's building up your supply with cluster feeding. This stage feels never-ending but passes quickly so enjoy the cuddles!

Congratulations!

I'd feed until she comes off, then offer the second breast.

It's worth ha I g a look at the newborn pages on kellymom - lots of good advice there. kellymom.com/bf/normal/newborn-nursing/

Yes, it's ok. Sometimes they get so much from one boon they don't really want the other so you start on that one next time. It's a good idea to wear a hairband on the corresponding wrist or similar to act as a reminder unless you can easily tell by the fullness.

Sounds like you're doing perfectly!!

Cluster feeding boosts your supply, don't worry if she's always on the boob to start with. You might notice she does this again at 6 weeks (major growth spurt). Just keep feeding, and nap when she naps

PS newborns like to feed at night, when prolactin is highest, if you can safely co-sleep, consider doing so

I also 'second' www.kellymom.com

Thank you everyone I'm really proud of myself atm as I couldn't bf DS 😊

What do you do about nappy changes? I feel bad leaving it there too long but equally don't want to disturb her!

My baby never fed for that long, i never had any cluster feeding. As soon as she started fussing or falling asleep i'd take her off.

I used to change after the the first side, to wake the baby up a bit for the second side. But only change if dirty after the second side, as at that point hopefully they’ll nap for a bit.

Only change nappy if dirty

I had a day or two of cluster feeding as my milk came in, settled down a few days later and my poor nipples finally got a break! I'm at the 6 week mark now and the feeding is picking up again, popping him on as soon as he shows signals and leaving him on there until he dozes off. I slowly pull my nipple out of his mouth, if he's asleep it comes out if he's not done he starts sucking again. Unless he's done a poo I leave his nappy for a while so he can sleep!

Just make sure baby is actually feeding - my first did a good impression of having really long feeds but was actually dozing a lot of the time. I used to listen for the swallowing noise and when he wasn't swallowing much I would jiggle him a bit or swap sides to wake him up a bit and see if he wanted more. I was told that once they've been on there ten to fifteen minutes it isn't going to hurt to swap sides. And you can always come back to the first side afterwards. There is a page on kellymom about breast compressions which has a description of how to tell when they're actually drinking compared to just sucking without drinking - can't post link from my phone but I found it really useful.

yes lots and lots of constant feeding - although - I wish someone had told me the first time round that if your baby has been feeding for hours and it is now nighttime - it is okay to attempt to pull the baby off the boob so you can sleep.

Second time round after hours (literally hours) of feeding - baby was headbutting my boob and I was weeping with tiredness. I took her off, swaddled her and put a dummy in her mouth she fell asleep immeidately as did I.

I know that there will be people who say small babies shouldn't have dummies - but she was exhausted as was I and I exclusively BF for a long time so I know I didn't affect feeding or latch.