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Ok, I seem to have the opposite problem of most in here... my milk came in the day after I had Caspyan, and I am simply making too much milk. I feed him for thirty minutes, fifteen on each side, every two hours-like I'm supposed to, but I never get 'empty' and it's just enough to make me not feel like I have cement poured in my brests... I have been getting very full and it hurts until I feed him. I usualy feed him and still be dripping steadly... If I pump I'll make more and have it even worse... but he won't eat more, his little six day tummy just won't hold more... I tried pumping on one side and feeding him on the other until I was emptied, but I wouldn't let down for the pump... although I find I can pump if I feed him for a few minutes before. To make all of this worse, he's trying to sleep all night, and I have to wake him up to feed. Usualy I wouldn't complain about having a baby that wants to sleep all night, but I have to feed him and he's hard to wake up! gonk Somtimes I can unwrap him, chane his diaper, get his feet wet with a wipe, and nothing seems to wake him up... any sugestions on things I could do to make myself not be this full? Any tips on how to wake him up easer at night?

OK, question about weaning - we've been weaned for over a week now and one of my breasts hurts! It's so hard and knotty. I didn't think we'd have this problem because we slowly got to the point where we were only nursing once or twice a day and also I was switching back onto a regular BC pill that was supposed to dry me up anyhow. Well, last night, I couldn't take it and had to relieve some of the knots, but I heard today that that will only make me keep producing and I just have to take the being sore part for a bit. Is this true? And how long does it last, if so?

Heh heh...I feel like this is TMI!

Thanks! I've found that his feet and knees are tickleish... so I've been tickeling him awake when changeing him dosen't work lol. last night I pumped right after he fed, that way it wouldn't interfere with his feeding, and would let me feel less full... we ended up pumping four ounces after he fed. I felt so much better, and havn't felt as sore today ^_^

Eh, it might though it's not recommended before your full milk supply comes in around the 4-6 week range. The first few days, babies don't need to eat much, so please stop worrying. All of that constant sucking is for comfort, not for hunger. It's all normal and the first time through, we all wonder if the baby is eating enough and SWEAR he or she isn't.

I think a lot of the worry is that no one tells you what BFing is *really* like so everyone freaks when the baby is latched to you almost 24/7. Those first six weeks, your baby will want to eat every hour and a half or so and that's from the start of the first feeding to the start of the next...not in between them. So after the feeding is done, 30 minutes or so later, OOP, time to feed again.

It's really draining and nerve wrecking, but having been there, I can tell you it doesn't last forever and you'll get the feel for it. As long as she's having the number of diapers she should be, she's eating enough. 3nodding

Even though Caspyan was eating enough, he went, and still goes a day or two between poopy diapers sometimes, and then he'll have three or four a day, then skip a few days again... when I talked to the doctor about it, he said it was OK, as long as he was wetting at least five-eight diapers a day, and didn't go longer than a week without having a dirty diaper. He also sugested I drink more water, because if you get dehydrated it can affect your milk.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "a baby at least 3 or 4 days old should have a wet diaper at least six times a day."

But of course, if your still worried, then call her doctor, tell him about it, see what he says. It can never hurt to call him if your worried. 3nodding

And just as more reassurance remember that it is perfectly normal for mature milk to not come in until as late as seven days.

BUT the more you nurse nurse nurse Nuuuuuuuuurrrrsssse (seriously it'll probably just be better if you're topless 24-7 for the next month or so) the quicker it'll come in.

Glad to hear you milk is in. I'll bet that's a huge load off your mind. It's so hard not to worry in the begining. Hopefully it's smooth sailing from here on out! biggrin