Why Isn't My Baby Getting Full After Long Nursing Sessions?

they also have vitamins and there's some other natural things you can take to help keep your supply. @jamielynn07

You're very welcome (: ❤️

Thank you @evococa I really needed that reassurance.

I totally know how you feel. People told me that too and it just made me feel awful that I couldn't feed my kid the way God had intended. It's definitely not for everyone, sadly. But there are ways to increase your supply that work for a lot of people. There fenugreek supplements, mothers milk tea, oatmeal, non-alcoholic beer. The list goes on lol. So if you want to try those options before giving up, there's still hope. But don't feel bad if doesn't work. Sometimes our bodies just don't cooperate with us. It's definitely not from lack of trying!

@evococa, people keep telling me that everyone can nurse but I really don't think I'm making enough. and I'm exhausted and taking care of a 4 year old I really don't have time to feed him for this long and often

You should see if your hospital has a nursing clinic. They can see how much milk he's transferring. I had that problem with my son. He would be on the boob for an hour and still be hungry. I just wasn't producing enough. We had to supplement with formula and sadly my supply dried up by the time he was 3 months no matter what I tried (and I tried just about everything).

I don't feel full ever anymore. I don't think I'm making enough. I nurse him every 2-3 hours and try to pump once a day for stimulation but I'm not getting much @mommytobe607

maybe he's not getting enough or he's sucking but not sucking hard enough. do you still feel full after he nurses? or does it feel like he has emptied some out?