Do babies have to nurse on both sides ? My newborns nurses every 2 hours on 1 for 10 min Also my baby latches but give…
Do babies have to nurse on both sides ? My newborns nurses every 2 hours on 1 for 10 min Also my baby latches but give me such a hard time any suggestions she’s 3 days old
kammy·
Мама сына (2 года)
I would usually do one breast per feeding. She won't be able to finish one until around 1m though. I'd also say that 2h is too long for that age so I'd try offering more and she may fuss over it less
BunsInMyOven·
You definitely want to nurse from both sides. You’ll end up really lopsided if not and it’s good for their neck and eye development to nurse on both sides
Dory Lieblein·
Мама сына-младенца
For the first few weeks I only fed him on one and as his stomach grew I eventually nursed on both. I feed on demand and my doctor told me that you shouldn't put time limits on how long you nurse or on when to feed him and just let the baby tell you and they'll fuss way less!
IUIMom18·
Both sides and I agree you probably should try and nurse more often it will help build your supply
Kirstin·
Definitely both sides. My baby always favored one side, which most do, but if you only nurse one side, the other side will dry up and it looks really weird. Even though I did both sides, because my baby favored one over the other she was really lazy with the “bad” side. So I stopped producing a ton of milk on that side and I always had one huge boob and one tiny boob. 😐
Amy O.·
Мама двоих (младенец)
I do one side per feeding, unless, especially lately he wants more. The big thing is to make sure you start on the other side the next time.