https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 16:17:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873636 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:36:50 +0000 Kemma 873636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: If it helps at all, I remember reading a quote that said something along the lines of there being a difference between hunger and starvation - hunger is good and is what keeps baby nursing during growth spurts.</p> <p>Also, milk supply is naturally lower towards the end of the day but is higher in fat and calories to compensate for the lower volume / slower flow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873623 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 03:22:19 +0000 Espion 873623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Sorry :) I just mean it feels like my boobs are totally empty. </p> <p>@bpcmarj: @QueensBee: @Navy_Mommy: @Kemma: @BabyBoecksMom: @brownie: Thank you, ladies. I just worried because he was completely flipping out. And I know he was hungry, because he sucked down 3 ounces of formula. He has plenty of wet diapers, but I can't help feeling concerned about my supply, because although I can express milk far more readily than in the beginning, I obviously didn't have enough to satiate him over the course of an entire day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873596 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 01:14:55 +0000 birdofafeather 873596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Am I the only one that doesn't know what floated the keg means?</p> <p>But back to the topic is that it's totally normal that you feel empty after he's been nursing a ton. Go by the wet diapers, keep putting him to the boob and get yourself a break when you need it! Good job mama. Hang in there!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873594 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 01:05:41 +0000 Revel 873594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel this way every day, so no advice, just commiseration. I've been relying on the amount of diapers and not supplementing, but I feel so empty by the afternoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873254 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:22:24 +0000 bpcmarj 873254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 2 weeks we were pretty much constantly nursing. And, I do think that's right at the first growth spurt! Grab a water bottle and a snack, hole up on the couch and watch netflix and murse, nurse, nurse. The beauty of the supply and demand system :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873234 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:14:37 +0000 QueensBee 873234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went through a very similar situation at the beginning. My pediatrician encouraged me to do an ounce or two of formula, if I felt he needed it. She reminded me to trust my instincts. Even with an ounce or two of formula each day, I ended up with an oversupply from the constant sucking (oh, the irony!). It finally evened out around 3 weeks and now we are just right.</p> <p>I think you are doing a great job with trusting your instincts! It may be a winding path, but your body will get where it needs to be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873213 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:09:44 +0000 Navy_Mommy 873213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal. And even if YOU can't get anything out, they can. Your milk ducts go all the way up into your arm pits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873160 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:59:28 +0000 Kemma 873160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like your right in the thick of the first of many growth spurts! It's the constant nursing and cluster feeding that cues the body to increase supply and providing latch is comfortable for you and your LO is having plenty of wet and dirty diapers then you're both doing fine!</p> <p>Also at such a young age your LO only has a wee tummy so needs small frequent feeds rather than multiple ounces at once. He's probably also sucking for comfort and because being at your breast is his favourite place right now :-)</p> <p>Hang in there mama, you're doing a wonderful job and this too shall pass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873135 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:49:21 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 873135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it takes a few days. But for my sanity, I gave one bottle at night so I could get a break and make sure she got full. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873116 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:44:46 +0000 brownie 873116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, they do help boost the supply. I wouldn't wait it out more than 2 or 3 days at most if he is acting starving. But it can take up to 3 days to up your supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/marathon-nursing-session-has-floated-the-keg#post-873071 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:35:03 +0000 Espion 873071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After a rocky early start for various reasons, I feel like the last couple of days have brought significant improvements in breast feeding and supply. (E is two weeks old today.)</p> <p>BUT, he has been nursing every 1.5 to 2 hours around the clock yesterday and today. I know that can be normal, but this evening I feel like he's floated the keg. I haven't pumped in 3 days because he is eating so frequently. And now, he's been attached to the boob for the last 2 hours continuously. He'll de-latch, act completely frantic that he's not latched, latch, and suck like he's been starving for a month. (Repeat times a trillion.) </p> <p>I can still hand express some milk, but I feel like he isn't getting what he wants, because both sides are *so* soft, they don't even feel like they normally did pre-pregnancy. </p> <p>I weighed him, confirmed that he wasn't getting any significant volume, cracked, and now my mother is giving him a bottle of formula we had left over. </p> <p>So, permit me a SIGH. For those EBF'ing mamas, did these marathon nursing sessions take a couple days to increase supply? Should I have stuck it out with a screaming baby? I'm praying that he takes a longer than one hour nap to give me a fighting chance to refill the tanks... </p>