https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:54:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-501212 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:39:26 +0000 Mrs. Bee 501212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>olive was super slow... would nurse over an hour the first 2 months. even as she got older she was a slow nurser, taking 15 minutes+. Now at 15 months she takes about 10 minutes, but can nurse very long at bedtime (20 minutes+). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-501200 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:32:41 +0000 autumnlove 501200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was a super slow nurser! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-501187 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:22:19 +0000 lovehoneybee 501187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's 5 months, and sort of both? When he gets down the business of eating he's done in 5-10 minutes. But a lot of the time, especially before naps and bed he comfort nurses to sleep. I can feel the difference...a light occasional suckling as opposed to swallowing...and that can go on closer to half an hour (especially right before bed). </p> <p>During the day he gets one boob at a time, and I alternate between feedings. At night he (usually) gets both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-501138 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:28:08 +0000 PrincessBaby 501138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Harper takes FOREVER bc she likes to take breaks but stays latched. If I move or say anything, she starts sucking again. I started saying "You're going to get in big trouble if you don't eat" and she'll hurry up and start sucking:). She usually takes about 30-40 mins per feeding...She's almost 6 weeks:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-501123 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:18:56 +0000 prettylizy 501123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: I think it's just a game at this point. She just keeps smiling and laughing and goofing around in between. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-501117 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:12:51 +0000 Kemma 501117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: Baby might be trying to get more foremilk by doing the side switching thing?</p> <p>LO is twelve weeks old and usually nurses for between five and ten minutes per side depending on how much comfort sucking I let her do. During her night feedings I can feed both sides, change her, use the bathroom myself and be back in bed within thirty minutes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-501092 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:02:48 +0000 prettylizy 501092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She is 10 months old and she is fast when she is focused but such a scatterbrain these days.......</p> <p>Lately she does this thing where she wants to switch sides over and over. 10 seconds on the right side, pops off, smiles at me, looks over "oooo left side!!!" 10 seconds on the left side.... repeat. Soooo Annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-501089 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:58:51 +0000 Beyond2 501089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: not usually. I pump the side he doesn't eat first thing in the morning and get 8-12 ounces. He eats his first and second feeding of the day from the other breast because there is so much milk from over night. The remainder of the day I just switch back and forth between sides, one per feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500957 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:45:22 +0000 MamaJ 500957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Super slow. 30 mins to an hr on each side. He is almost 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500895 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:11:11 +0000 Beehive 500895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very slow! At 12 weeks he sometimes nurses for an hour total each time (30 minutes on each side). The best he'll do is 15 minutes each side. I don't know if he's slow or just a super hungry guy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500749 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:57:33 +0000 mediagirl 500749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7 months. Super fast! It takes her less than 10 minutes to eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500681 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:13:22 +0000 sarac 500681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Slooooooooow. I spent about 5-8 hours nursing her until about three or four month. Now at 16 months she can be faster but loves to linger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500556 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:39:23 +0000 LaineysMom 500556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SLR: that's how it was for me too! I used to have to completely clean her face and neck after every feeding. I would hold a breast pad or towel in one hand so that I could catch the spray when she came off..</p> <p>@Andrea: I would sometimes if I couldn't wait til the next feeding. Sometimes I would just hand express a little bit to alleviate my poor boob. That's something that I def. don't mss about ebf.. Feeling lopsided. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500420 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:40:23 +0000 littlecasita1122 500420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He was slow when first born - would take 40 minutes to eat, 20 minutes on each boob. Then as he got older he went down to 30 minutes and then finally around 4 months, he was down to 20 minutes total, 10 minutes on each side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500391 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:20:53 +0000 mrskc 500391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fast. He's almost 13 weeks and usually only takes one side for 5-8 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500387 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:15:53 +0000 MsLipGloss 500387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She started out slow but is much faster now. And I always offer both sides, because one of my bewbs produces more than the other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500244 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:34:25 +0000 travelgirl1 500244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: sometimes, if it's engorged, but rather than set up my Freestyle I'll just get a bottle and hand express into it while A is in her bouncy chair and I'm playing with her. Multi tasking :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500092 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:33:55 +0000 MamaMoose 500092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: nope. She tends to over eat so I usually don't offer the other side. Sometimes towards the end of the day when my supply is lower we'll do 15 minutes each side instead of 30 on one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500065 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:58:19 +0000 erwoo 500065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9 months, both breasts and can finish in around 20 minutes combined. Sometimes faster. He's def. more efficient now that he's older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500061 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:53:12 +0000 immabeetoo 500061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: nope way too lazy. I always offer the other and sometimes he'll take it otherwise I let it ride. I do try to pump after first morning feeding on the weekends for errands but that's usually it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500051 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:44:57 +0000 Weagle 500051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Super fast. Until she was about 3 months she only ate on one side and took about 5-7 minutes to finish. Now she eats both sides, but 7-10 minutes per side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500037 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:21:16 +0000 Andrea 500037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: that does sound slow for 7 weeks. she must be on your boob all day! do you also give her the other side?</p> <p>@LaineysMom: @Beyond2: @scg00387: @travelgirl1: do you all pump the other side if LO only takes one? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-500028 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:11:53 +0000 sorrycharlie 500028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Super fast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-499959 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:28:40 +0000 kml636 499959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SLR: mine, too! I feel so bad for her as she gets sprayed with milk! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-499958 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:27:46 +0000 kml636 499958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I may have over active let down because she's done in 5 - 7 mins. Gaining weight well so I'm trying not to worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-499952 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:07:48 +0000 travelgirl1 499952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Super fast, and often she only takes one side too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-499949 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:51:57 +0000 Bao 499949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fast, she takes 5-10 minutes on one side. She usually takes just 1 side but occasionally 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-499941 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:34:35 +0000 wheres_c 499941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Slow </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-499930 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:52:53 +0000 immabeetoo 499930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fast! Deepen on his mood but if he gets down to business like at night when he's sleepy it's about eight minutes on one side. Jr just slept his first six hour stretch and I thought he'd d starving but he passed back out after that short time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-baby-a-fast-or-slow-nurser#post-499927 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:42:36 +0000 SLR 499927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Really fast. She is 7 weeks and up until last week had been averaging 7-8 minutes. This week she's down to 5-6 minutes on average, faster or slower depending on how full I am. This is one thing I hate about BF'g. Like @LaineysMom:, I hate watching her choke because the milk comes out so fast. Poor girl pops off for a break after my letdown and she gets a milk facial. </p>