Changes

misty  ·  Wed, Sep 23, 2015

Milo has shown some changes in her eating and sleeping patterns. Today she wanted to eat from both breasts (I’d previously been feeding her from only one each time she wanted to eat) and she only ate every 2 hours (where previously she wanted to eat every hour) during the day. It was a nice break from feeding her every hour, but the sudden change caused my breasts to hurt a bit (from slight engorgement).

She also took good naps today, which felt amazing! I felt so accomplished getting her to sleep during the day - normally she doesn’t sleep more than 20 minutes at a time, but her naps today were an hour!

This evening, though, I felt like I was a bit low on milk. I think it’s probably all in my head - Michelle mentioned at some point that I’d feel like my breasts were empty. And the lactation consultant on Monday mentioned that cluster feeding in the evenings is common and breasts have less milk (though it’s more fatty) in the evening hours. So I think what I’m experiencing is common; I feel like I have too little milk, but Milo still seems satisfied and fell asleep easily.

All together, it was a good day, and I think Milo is still getting enough nutrients and growing well.