https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:31:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164620 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:18:37 +0000 regberadaisy 164620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marriedandlovingit: wow! Is that before or after a feedin? The only time I got a decent amount is that night after the wedding we went to when I hadn't nurse or 6 hrs. I Pumped (not to empty) and got 4oz.<br /> I feel like I have more at night but afraid to pumP at night then she won't have enough at nighttime feedings. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164612 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:14:55 +0000 calsmom 164612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Don't worry! I am not building a stash either. I used up the last of the pumped milk earlier today. I have no plans to pump today seeing how he is constantly feeding. If I pump in the AM, I will usually get 5-6 oz from both. Any other time? A couple of oz if I am lucky. </p> <p>@chopsuey119: Sounds like I am in for a couple months of clustering lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164607 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:11:53 +0000 regberadaisy 164607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is a total cluster feeder sometimes not even during a growth spurt. She's also 3 weeks old.<br /> How are you able to have that mic pumped milk stored? I'm jealous? I've tried to pump 3 times. Once I barely got drops, the next 1.5 oz the next .5 oz. :(</p> <p>Don't know how I'm going to build a stash for going back to work. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164605 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:09:05 +0000 chopsuey 164605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marriedandlovingit: it lasted a good month or 2? Took a while for her to nurse efficiently </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164597 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:01:43 +0000 calsmom 164597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: It is the strangest thing. It's been going on for 2 weeks, and I cannot wait for it to end! How long did it last with your lo? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164590 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:56:25 +0000 chopsuey 164590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I would give my Lo 1-2 ounces of expressed or formula too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164551 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:40:01 +0000 cvbee 164551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>growth spurt!!!!<br /> I totally went through this last week. It was over within a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164543 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:35:35 +0000 Mrsbells 164543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby was doing the same thing a couple of weeks ago, but she is already getting better </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164528 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:21:29 +0000 mrsjazz 164528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Cluster feeding. It's annoying and you start to feel like a cow, but it's normal. It definitely helped increase my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164523 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:19:14 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 164523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marriedandlovingit: It's called cluster feeding and they usually do it during growth spurts. It can be intense, but good for supply! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164521 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:18:40 +0000 calsmom 164521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Not sure. When he has a full feeding of a bottle of pumped milk (typically 3.5 oz), he seems to be satisfier. It is when I bf that this problem exists at times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164516 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:15:57 +0000 calsmom 164516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Thank you! That is also another thing I am facing today! He wants to eat constantly today. He usually will nap for 2-3 hrs during the day, but today is going maybe half an hr to an hour before he starts to fuss for another feed. Is this cluster feeding?</p> <p>I can't wait for both of us to get this nursing thing down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164515 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:13:37 +0000 mrsjazz 164515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could he also be going through a growth spurt? My LO would feed for 15-40 minutes and then feed again in the next hour--sometimes this would continue for 5 hours in a row. This lasted for about 4-5 days and at her next appointment she had gained 10 oz. (in one week). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164510 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:11:09 +0000 Mrs. Bee 164510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took much longer than 3 weeks for us to really master breastfeeding to the point where Olive was satisfied for at least 3 hours. I think it's just practice -- they do become much more efficient nursers over time. Now Olive typically goes 3 hours, and sometimes even up to 4 between nursing sessions. When she was that age, she'd often get hungry after an hour even though I nursed for like an hour! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-not-getting-full-after-feeding#post-164506 Mon, 21 May 2012 15:08:16 +0000 calsmom 164506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a 3 week old son, and for the past few weeks he will appears to still be hungry after his feeds. I usually will give him an ounce of expressed milk in a bottle which seems to do the trick. Has anyone else encountered this and is there a solution? Thanks in advance! </p>