I keep reading that when breastfeeding you should let the baby empty one breast before offering the second. Well how do you know when one breast is empty?
My baby will latch correctly and feed vigorously for about 5 minutes, then she kind of lets the latch slip a little and she just nibbles. But If I compress my breast she'll start feeding properly again for just a little then starts nibbling again or goes to sleep. So then I will switch sides and she'll do the same. It just doesn't seem like a solid 5 minutes of properly feeding would be enough. But I have to take her off once she starts nibbling because it starts to hurt and even if I re-latch her she starts just nibbling again a few minutes later, I also keep reading I should let her keep nursing until she un-latches herself.
Does this sound like she's getting enough? She has plenty of wet and poopy diapers ↓
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