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Not feeling "full"
Hi all-- DD is just about 5.5 months now and exclusively breastfed. She seems to be doing fine...is growing and seems satisfied after nursing. BUT, lately I notice that I rarely if ever feel that "full" feeling in my breasts anymore...not even if I am away from DD for 3-4 hours or first thing in the morning (she sleeps through the night) like I always used to. I never leak anymore either. I'm guessing (and hoping!) that this is normal...that my body just has this down and there's no need for my breasts to get engorged as they used to...but in a way I really miss that feeling of full, heavy breasts because then I felt reassured that there was plenty of milk for DD. I'm guessing there still is, but I can't help but feel a little worried. Can anyone offer me some reassurance that all is well? Anyone else feeling the same thing with a 5.5 month-ish baby? Thanks! Kathy |
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Not feeling "full"
"Kathy" wrote in message ... Hi all-- DD is just about 5.5 months now and exclusively breastfed. She seems to be doing fine...is growing and seems satisfied after nursing. BUT, lately I notice that I rarely if ever feel that "full" feeling in my breasts anymore...not even if I am away from DD for 3-4 hours or first thing in the morning (she sleeps through the night) like I always used to. I never leak anymore either. I'm guessing (and hoping!) that this is normal...that my body just has this down and there's no need for my breasts to get engorged as they used to...but in a way I really miss that feeling of full, heavy breasts because then I felt reassured that there was plenty of milk for DD. I'm guessing there still is, but I can't help but feel a little worried. Can anyone offer me some reassurance that all is well? Anyone else feeling the same thing with a 5.5 month-ish baby? Yes,same here. All is well. |
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Kathy wrote:
I'm guessing (and hoping!) that this is normal...that my body just has this down and there's no need for my breasts to get engorged as they used to... Yes exactly. This is completely normal :-) -- Nikki Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2) |
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"Kathy" wrote in message ... Can anyone offer me some reassurance that all is well? Anyone else feeling the same thing with a 5.5 month-ish baby? Yup, it's normal. Happened to me when DS was about 6 months old. And a good thing, too, because he was off-the-charts fat. He continued to nurse *exclusively* for another 5 months. Beth |
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Thank you everyone for your responses. I feel much better now that I know that I don't need to feel engorged and full to have a good milk supply. This is a great group- Kathy |
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