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very quick nurser, is this ok?
Hi everyone!!! I have an almost 4 week old, and she is a very short nurser. I have a lactation consultant coming out on today to help me out and see what is going on. She is usually no more than 5 minutes, and sometimes she doesn't even go to the other side. Problem is that I am wondering if its because of my forceful let down. She does fine, then will gulp down that fast flow, sometimes pulling off to cough for a sec...sometimes having a hard time getting her breath back. Time for a burp....Then sometimes she goes back on. Sometimes she doesn't. My LC told me to pump that fast flow out first and then let her nurse. She can't possibly be getting that good milk in the 5-7 minutes can she?? She has great wets/dirties, and I'm pretty sure she is gaining appropriately. So we'll see. She can usually hold off for about 2 hours...but sometimes its even only 1 1/2 hours...so I'm gonna work on pumping that fast flow out and see if I can get her to get that high calorie stuff and see if she can last longer. When I did it yesterday (pumping) I felt like she wasn't satisfied at my breast, she was definitly quite fussy, which made me so sad for her. My son was a cluster feeder for a long time, but he is 2 1/2 now, and I really don't have the time to nurse her all the time!! Its rough, but I have no intentions of quitting any time soon. I made it to 8 1/2 months with my son..my goal is to surpass that at any length! Sorry about babbling...
Could she just be one of those quick little eaters?? I hate to complain, because really, it helps that she isn't hanging on me for a 1/2 hour...gives me more time with my son too!! :)
Becky
