when to first feed meat to baby

[wandasmart]

Sarah

i know you said not to worry to much. but when i feed my baby before the solids, she sometimes only drinks for 5-10minutes before she starts looking around and seeming like she doesnt want anymore. i keep trying to offer back and forth between the breasts to get her to drink until about 15-20min have elapsed. surely 5min is not enough time to get a lot of milk considering she used to feed for 45min or more?

 

[LLL_Sarah]

As babies grow they get much more efficient at drinking. 5 to 10 minutes is fine for a feed as the baby grows older. My second child never drank for more than 10 minutes in one go from being about two months old.

If you don?t believe this ask a bottle feeding mother how long it takes to feed a small bottle to a four week old and how long it takes to feed a big bottle to a four month or eight month old. All babies get more efficient as they get older.

How long the baby feeds doesn?t tell you much. It is better to look at other signs that all is well:
How many wet nappies?
What is the weight gain like?
More importantly what is the height gain like?
Is the baby meeting her developmental milestones?
Etc.

It is always more important to look and see what the baby is like and how she is acting rather than worrying about how long and much she feeds.

Best wishes,
SARAH