How can I determine if my baby is getting enough milk during exclusive breastfeeding?

Question

Is it sufficient for my baby to breastfeed for only 5-10 minutes, with intervals of 3-4 hours between feedings? How can I ensure he is getting enough milk from me?

Answer 1

If he has enough so at least 6-8 wet or dirty diapers a day and is gaining weight, he is getting enough. My 2 months old baby boy just started eating for only 5-6 minutes instead of 7-9,but he still pees a lot and poops just every 2-3 days, so hopefully he just got more efficient at removing milk and that's why he got faster

Comments

Is it normal for babies to poop after 2 to 3 days?

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A fully breastfed baby does not need to poop even for 3 weeks

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yes, it's normal for babies to poop after 2-3 days.  But not pooping for more than 3 days is not a good sign and you should see a doctor then.

Answer 2

My four month old was like that too she feeds for Avery short time and was not sleeping doc said d diaper thing but I was worried cos she wasn't gaining weight and every one noticed... Then I started expressing and she won't take at all so for me I had to switch stop exclusive and she is growing better....

I advice u extract and feed to see the quantity ur baby is consuming 

Answer 3

5-10 minutes of breastfeeding is not enough for your baby.  the milk in these 10 minutes is a light milk, more like water. after that comes the real, full of nutrients milk. and this heavy real milk will make your baby feel full . so, your baby needs at least 30 minutes to 1 hour to feel full. 

Comments

This is so correct mine take 1hr30-40mins every 2hours and he sleep for 4hrs but i make sure i wake him up to boost some more i do like 30-40mins i put him for breast feed and get back to sleep for more hours