Is nursing at 3 months really supposed to be THIS hard? - Page 2

[starling&diesel]

Originally Posted by Cory

My dd can take up to 45 minutes to eat 3-4 ounces from the Lact-Aid. She is about 12.5 pounds (10 1/2 weeks old now-she as 8 pounds, 2 ounces at birth and regained her birth weight by 2 weeks). Her weight gain has def. slowed down in the last few days. She is sleeping more and eating less. I am really getting stressed and worried here. Maybe I should just give up and do bottles? I don't know what to do.

My dd takes half an hour to take 2oz ...
And my pediatrician & LC both warned me that babes slow their weight gain at about 3 months ... so not to worry! Hope that your dd's poops go back to normal soon!

[sattygirl99]

Mine is more sleepy than before too... 3 months is a huge growth spurt, physically and developmentally.

I must have a speed eater though... 15 min and she's done 2 oz!

[LindsG]

Oh my DS takes at least a half hour to eat 4oz in the lact-aid, usually more so I guess that's normal. He'll start out being fussy and annoyed and then calm down and pretty much fall asleep. Also he almost always has green poos. I don't think that's abnormal.