Hi, hon! It sounds like you are doing really well so far. Great job! We all worry about whether or not they are getting enough from time to time. It is the nature of breastfeeding. But there are ways to judge:

Is she content between feeds?
Is she wetting 5-6 nappies per day?
Is she gaining weight over the course of 4-6 weeks?
Is she meeting her milestones?

Obviously, only the first two apply to your LO right now. But keep the other two in mind for later. Don't worry about weight gain over the course of only a couple of weeks, it is better to judge it month by month, or even longer.

For now, as long as she is content, you are feeding on demand, and she is wetting the appropriate number of nappies, then she is doing great! It sounds like you are right on target with her.

If you want to see if she will feed more, you can try things like tickling her cheek, chin, feet or rubbing her arms or legs. If fidgeting with her like that still doesn't make her feed more, than she is truly done. Trust her to know when her belly is full! Babies are very good at working that out.

We are here if you have any other questions or concerns!

Also I wanted to add that in the US my Dr recommended waking the baby up at night in the beginning after 3-4 hours. However Lucian was also a premie and they wanted to make sure he was eating regularly. So maybe if you are concerned set your alarm a few nights in a row and add a feed in then.

She is content between feeds and she does wet that many a day. i have tried to wake her to gove her more but she has no interest. Thanks foir reasurrance. sure i will be back soon

littleblonde it sounds like you are doing great. the waking for feeds thing is something that people have very different opinions over. i think the general consensus is if your baby is gaining adequately and is thriving, there is no need to wake for night feeds.

Just saw a midwife. Not my normal one and she said that kacey is snack feeding and its not enough and if she dont feed for longer then she will be admited. She said im to pump and see if that helps. She fed 2 hourly yesterday all the way till 5am and then went 4 hours. Then this morning she had a 10 minute feed. So not sure what today will bring yesterday. Im woindering if she is windy? Im trying to wind. Would that make a difference. Need some more advise as i dont want to be admited with her. I dodnt really want to pump yet but obviousl will follow midwifes advise

she is only feeding 5 minutes at a time

that midwife could be right or could be wrong! i have a very fast letdown so isabel has only ever fed a max of 10-15mins on one side and sometimes less (as a newborn) and now she's older she only feeds for 3-4 mins on one side for a feed and that's plenty for her

if she is happy and content between feeds, producing at least 5-6 wet nappies daily, feeding with gaps of a couple of hours and is steadily gaining weight it's no problem. sometimes if babies have green poo its a sign they're snacking and only getting the initial fore milk, not hind milk, but green poo can also be a sign of fast letdown, wind, teething and all sorts!

that midwife may be assuming all babies need to feed for 15-20 mins at a time which is the case for some women, so she would have told me isabel was snacking but she definately wasn't i can assure you!!

Jack was a snacker too. is there something else going on with your baby that is making her talk about having her admitted? is she losing weight or something? because that seems a little extreme.... some babies just feed like that.

Its always worth bearing in mind that the majority of people, including health professionals, look upon babies' habits from artificial feeding terms.

I agree that the MW may be overreacting. It seems pretty silly to me that any baby would be admitted solely on the basis of how they feed??? To me, it is more important that they are gaining weight, alert, and wetting the proper number of nappies.

Agreed. Waking at night is not a necessity just a suggestion for your own sanity if you are nervous. Also you could pump for a few minutes before bringing baby to the breast if you want them to get the hind milk quicker until they build up there strength. Could be they have a stamina issue? I had this with Lucian but he was a premie as I mentioned.

If no green poo and baby is alert, happy and wetting regularly you should be fine.