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DJ 
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 10:38am |
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So, I've been breastfeeding for 3 months now, so you would think I would be able to tell when to stop feeding Anyssa at each feed, but I don't think I have quite mastered this yet.
She never seems to refuse the boob if I offer it - if I feed her for ages she often vomits up the excess, and if I don't go on long enough she can get a bit grizzly after about 15mins of playing.
How do you know when your baby has had enough to eat?
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BellaBoo
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 10:45am |
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I will be watching this thread too!
At the moment I wait until she stops the continual sucking, burp her(as air bubbles take up space in their tummy) and then feed again until the continual sucking stops and the comfort sucking starts. This seems to be working but still wonder when I really should stop.
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 10:49am |
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Charlotte used to do the same thing- what I started doing was taking her off to burp her at what I thought would be halfway through. I took my time putting her back on. This seemed to improve it- I think it allowed her time to feel 'full' as some babies don't realise they're full until they've gone past that point.
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 11:17am |
I had the same problem and as I got better I could recognise when his sucking changed to comfort sucking. Even now he will only stop himself when he is feeding at night and then he pulls up with a satisfied smirk.
HOWEVER......with the formula feeds he will stop and push the bottle out and then push it away when he has had enough....interesting! Makes me wonder if he was getting enough before....but sometimes I know he was.
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 11:20am |
I did exactly what Jen said as advised by my midwife - definitely filled her up then.
And it would have also helped me knowing that they get most of their feed in the first 5 minutes.
I used to feed for hours until I figured this out. 
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 1:46pm |
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Someone told me (not that I'm b/fing anymore but at the hospital I think it was) that if they're having more than 5-10 seconds gap in their sucking, then they're getting full and probably comfort sucking. I know that babies stop every once in a while to take a breather, but one m/w said no more than 5-10 seconds, and if it happens quite regularly, burp them, try them again and then stop.
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 1:48pm |
Comfort sucking? How do you recognise this? Or will I just learn it with time?
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 2:00pm |
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verena, if you sit really quietly and listen and watch their jaw you can start to tell when the sucking changes. With us he starts a feed sucking furiously, then it becomes quite long and rhythmic with swallows and then after a while I realise he is just going suck suck suck....very regular, no pauses etc....just as he would a dummy
At least that is what I think it is
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 2:22pm |
Thanks nzpiper I'll start taking more notice. I had heard of it but thought it was when they just started playing with the nipple and as mine are still a bit sore I thought I'd notice it.
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DJ
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 4:07pm |
yeah Verena I found it quite important to make sure the babe was not comfort sucking - Anyssa was doing this and having a snooze while feeding and then wouldn't sleep later when I put her to bed. If you look closely at the babe's jaw when they first latch on you will see that they move right up to their ear. later in the feed you might notice this stops and they just make small movements with the jaw and pause a lot - this is comfort sucking (at least as I understand it).
Thanx for the advice girls - I tried the big wait after her burp for the last feed, and when I went to put her back on she just came off the boob and started to look around - I took that disinterest as a sign she was done! 
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 5:38pm |
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Also if baby wants it but chucks up after too much (which can then make them want more) thy feeding one side, remove have a short play 910-15 mintues) then offer the other side. Will reduce the chucking and ensure they are full and can last till the next fed.
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 9:00pm |
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Thanks for the tips, I really had no idea and I've been BFing for almost 4 months LOL
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Had enough?
