https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:10:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-142025 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:27:08 +0000 anbanan15 142025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal at first. I remember Ds nursing for 45 minutes every 1.5-2 hours! It does get easier and now at 12 months he nurses ~10 minutes total every 5ish hours. We aren't weaning yet and he isn't a good solids eater, but I'd imagine it would become even shorter when he is getting full elsewhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-142015 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:20:35 +0000 lavender 142015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is on and off in about 15-20 minutes, usually falling asleep. Bottles takes about 10 mins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141994 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:54:16 +0000 T.H.O.U. 141994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They definitely get better at nursing as they get older. </p> <p>Sucking down a bottle can be a problem because eventually they refuse the breast all together because it doesn't come out as fast. If you want to continue nursing I would be careful to not let LO drink the bottle too fast (use slowest flow nipple, feed upright, stop for lots of breaks, etc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141870 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:25:25 +0000 sulli301 141870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Oh that is completely normal!! DD nursed for a longtime at first but by around 3-4 months she was a PRO! Now @ 12 months we are in the middle of weaning but she nurses only 5 minutes...really! 5 minutes! It gets much faster &amp; easier, promise :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141868 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:23:14 +0000 Mrsbells 141868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh ok.. I feel better now that i know that other babies do the same thing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141863 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:03:18 +0000 Rosie Girl 141863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is about 2 months old now, and she still nurses forever. I feel like she is never getting full because she is there for so long! She will stop, so I take her off, and then she is frantic to nurse more. *sigh* I hope she gets a little more efficient soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141854 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:42:41 +0000 Mrs. Pen 141854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the first couple weeks I let him nurse as often as he wanted, as long as he wanted and I felt like I was nursing constantly, he was almost always on my breast but for the first month I made myself be totally okay with it because it's what he needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141763 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:39:51 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 141763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first wanted to nurse all the time. At 6 weeks she got a soother and that cut it down to a more managable level, Then at three months she was down to 10 minutes or so at a time. </p> <p>This one is much more effecient and nurses for 5-20 minutes.</p> <p>Don't worry, it seems like forever, but it's really not! And if you just pump you'll often lose your milk sooner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141724 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:10:43 +0000 Downward Dog 141724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the beginning, I usually nursed for 30-45 minutes, and that was with me taking him off. He wanted to nurse all the time for the first 3 months, and I think that's very common. I got a lot of reading done. It's totally normal for babies to want to keep nursing for a long time, and it does not mean they are not getting enough.<br /> Now, it's less than 5 minutes, at 6 months he'd rather be playing than nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141723 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:09:06 +0000 chopsuey 141723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO used to be on my breast 24/7 too. Now she nurses really quickly and efficiently. 10-15 minutes tops (both sides) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141719 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:51:26 +0000 BananaPancakes 141719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He can take down a bottle in less than 10 minutes, but will nurse for 40 min-1 hour. He's currently 12 days old, and feeds similarly to how your LO does. But yesterday and today he has seemed to cut down to 30-40 min, so maybe my supply is getting closer to what he needs, or at least he's getting more efficient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-nurse-for#post-141715 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:39:09 +0000 Mrsbells 141715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Typically how long does it take for you baby to be full from breastfeeding. My LO is 9 days old and if I bottle feed her she will be done in about 10-15 minutes, but if I breastfeed her she will stay on my breast 4ever! She gets sleepy and will suck a little, rest alittle suck a little more, its like she just wants to nurse forever. It makes it harder to tell whether she is full or not. And for this reason I kind of prefer feeding her pumped milk from a bottle because i know exactly how much she ate. </p>