How can I tell if my baby is getting enough breast milk at each feeding?

Question

I'd like to know if there's a way to know if my little newborn is getting enough milk to drink. I feed him and he sucks and sucks but I don't know if I'm hearing any swallowing or not. And at the end he usually falls asleep. And I'm not sure if he's getting enough milk or if he's just using me like a pacifier! Any ideas?

Answer 1

All the books and people I have talked to say to count the number of diapers that are wet and poopy. Although in my experience, if he wasn't getting "enough" he wouldn't fall asleep...he would get frustrated and start screaming...