How Often Breastfeeding is sufficient?

All mothers especially those new mummies will be worry whether their baby has sufficient nutrient from breastfeeding. Is the breastfeeding sufficient for the baby? Will breastfeeding hurt the mother? There are varieties of myth regarding breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding is the best formula to welcome your baby to the world. Breast milk is the wonderful thing in the world it provides the entire nutrient that no formula milk can substitute. I guess all the mothers know that breast milk is easily digested compare to formula milk. So if breastfeeding is chosen for your baby then you should follow the instructions below in order for your baby to gain sufficient nutrient.

The common concern all the mothers have. How to ensure that your newborn getting sufficient milk? Normally after birth, infant will lose 10 % of the weight. But the weight lose will be gain back within 2 or 3 weeks times.

Normally, for the first month, breastfeeding is requiring for every 2/3 hours depend on the infant digestion ability. How often breastfeeding is require for infant. Normally, breastfeeding is requiring for 8/12 times daily for the first month. How to check whether your infant is sufficiently feed? Infant will be alert and content if they are well feeding. They will have steady weight gain.

If the infant is under feeding, their skin will remain wrinkled well after 1month, observe their face, infant who is not sufficiently feed their face doesn't fill out and the infant will not feel satisfy after feeding. This is all the symptoms of not sufficient feeding to your infant.

For the following two months, only 6-8feeding is requiring daily.
Normally the 10-14th day after giving birth, infant will need to breastfeed more.

Other than that, diapers will be the good indicators for infant feeding. Breast milk is concentrated so normally breastfeed infant require only 1/2 diapers for the first 24-48hours after given birth. Following the 2-4 days, six or more diapers are required. The diapers should be clean and very pale urine only. For bowel movements, breastfeeding infant may not have one per day.

Mother who chooses to breastfeed their infant should not worry about the insufficient breast milk produce. There is myth saying mother produce not enough milk! This is nonsense. Mother’s milk is overabundance. So this is not an issue to worry about. Some of the baby does not get the sufficient milk and lose weight this is not because the mother produces not enough milk, it is the poorly latched onto the breast that will be the main cause of losing weight in infant. So, mother should learn the correct way to latch a baby properly from expert.


The frequent feeding will stimulate the milk production. Mother should before firm and full before feeding and softer and empty after feeding. Mother should be able to feel the baby gently pulling sensation on the nipple but not pinching or biting sensation if the baby latched successfully.