My son can take anywhere between 10 minutes to an hour. BUt when it's that long it's usually for comfort and not some much hunger. He's 3 months old.
2007-09-07 14:13:42 · 7 answers · asked by I smile because of them ♥ 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Sounds about right. It takes my son about 5 minutes now, and he's 7 months. Let down happens sooo much faster now. lol.
2007-09-07 14:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son is almost 11 months old and nurses for under 10 minutes. He's quite the little expert by now. I can tell when he's done drinking and is just sucking for comfort, so I usually pop him off and give him his pacifier instead. As your son gets older, you'll see how proficient he gets and how quickly he'll nurse. I've always nursed him on one side per feeding so he can get all the good fats, too. Still, it's about 8 minutes at this point. Pretty nice, I'd have to say!
Good luck, and congratulations on giving your baby the best start in life by breastfeeding!
2007-09-07 21:26:35 · answer #2 · answered by Who's sarcastic? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 2 month old daughter that I exclusively breastfeed, and she's the same way. SOmetimes 10 minutes, sometimes an hour! I know after half an hour on one that she's just sucking to suck, so I let her stay on anyway, or I switch boobs if she only eats for 10-20 minutes.
2007-09-07 21:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son did the same thing... =) ... they use us as human pacifiers I think. =) A good eating schedule is every 2-3 hours for about 45 minutes each feeding. I'm part of a free site with a TON of Mommies on it and a TON of different groups you can join. It's great to ask questions, get advice, give advice, or just chat. Check it out at CafeMom. =)
2007-09-07 21:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by Chelle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 8 1/2 month old has never taken longer than 7 minutes to nurse.
2007-09-07 21:56:30 · answer #5 · answered by jennifer_elaine83 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my kids were both about 15-20 minutes every 2-3 hours.
2007-09-07 21:20:48 · answer #6 · answered by baby♥Justin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my first daughter would take 15 mins each side to feed but my second daughter only feed 5 mins each side... and they both fed every 3 hours, my 2nd in 5 mths old now and still will only feed 5 mins each side but is on solids now. i think any longer then 15 to 20 mins on one side is long enough. if he still wants to suck give him a dummy and let him suck that.
2007-09-07 21:45:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋