#Lactation Knowledge - Is my baby getting enough milk?How do I know this?
When you first start breastfeeding, you may wonder if your baby is getting enough milk.
✨It takes a few weeks before you feel confident your baby is getting what they need.
✨Make sure
👉 Your baby has a wide mouth and a large mouthful of breast.
👉 Your baby's chin is touching your breast, their lower lip is rolled down.
👉 You should not feel any pain.
✨Signs your baby is getting enough milk
👉 Baby is nursing frequently, 8-12 times per 24 hour period.
👉 Your baby starts feeds with a few rapid sucks followed by long, rhythmic sucks and swallows with occasional pauses.
👉 You can hear and see your baby swallowing.
👉 Your baby's cheeks stay rounded, not hollow, during sucking.
👉 Baby seems calm and relaxed during feeds. Their hands may be in fists before feeding, they will then often relax and open.
✨Initially after birth your baby will feed frequently almost every hour round the clock. Later after a few weeks, your baby will come off the breast on their own at the end of feeds.
✨Count your baby's wet and dirty diapers. Baby’s stools transition to yellow with a loose and seedy texture by day five. Baby should have 3-4 stools every day by four days of age.
✨Baby may not pass much urine at first but this increases each day. By day two look for two wet diapers (nappies) over 24 hours, days three and four look for three or more wet diapers each 24 hours. By the time your baby is five days old, wet diapers should be more frequent, usually six or more over 24 hours.
✨Your baby appears content and satisfied after most feeds.
✨Your breasts feel softer after feeds.
✨Your nipple looks more or less the same after feeds – not flattened, pinched or white.
✨Most breastfeeding issues, including low supply, can be solved more easily if they are addressed sooner rather than later. Even if you are unsure whether or not there is a problem, talking to a lactation counselor will be helpful. You can achieve great peace of mind knowing that things are indeed going well, or, if they are not, you can get help to improve breastfeeding for you and your baby.
✨If your baby is showing signs of not getting enough milk, please do not hesitate to seek help from a lactation prof
When you first start breastfeeding, you may wonder if your baby is getting enough milk.
✨It takes a few weeks before you feel confident your baby is getting what they need.
✨Make sure
👉 Your baby has a wide mouth and a large mouthful of breast.
👉 Your baby's chin is touching your breast, their lower lip is rolled down.
👉 You should not feel any pain.
✨Signs your baby is getting enough milk
👉 Baby is nursing frequently, 8-12 times per 24 hour period.
👉 Your baby starts feeds with a few rapid sucks followed by long, rhythmic sucks and swallows with occasional pauses.
👉 You can hear and see your baby swallowing.
👉 Your baby's cheeks stay rounded, not hollow, during sucking.
👉 Baby seems calm and relaxed during feeds. Their hands may be in fists before feeding, they will then often relax and open.
✨Initially after birth your baby will feed frequently almost every hour round the clock. Later after a few weeks, your baby will come off the breast on their own at the end of feeds.
✨Count your baby's wet and dirty diapers. Baby’s stools transition to yellow with a loose and seedy texture by day five. Baby should have 3-4 stools every day by four days of age.
✨Baby may not pass much urine at first but this increases each day. By day two look for two wet diapers (nappies) over 24 hours, days three and four look for three or more wet diapers each 24 hours. By the time your baby is five days old, wet diapers should be more frequent, usually six or more over 24 hours.
✨Your baby appears content and satisfied after most feeds.
✨Your breasts feel softer after feeds.
✨Your nipple looks more or less the same after feeds – not flattened, pinched or white.
✨Most breastfeeding issues, including low supply, can be solved more easily if they are addressed sooner rather than later. Even if you are unsure whether or not there is a problem, talking to a lactation counselor will be helpful. You can achieve great peace of mind knowing that things are indeed going well, or, if they are not, you can get help to improve breastfeeding for you and your baby.
✨If your baby is showing signs of not getting enough milk, please do not hesitate to seek help from a lactation prof
