Breastfeeding 4 month old - How often and how long for?

[ThunderPearls]

Just curious how often your 4mo feeds and how long they actively breastfeed for each time?

Since starting to breastfeed again my LO has gone from feeding for 15-20 minutes each time to only around 10 minutes each time but hasn't increased frequency. He still gets some bottles when he refuses to breastfeed maybe 1-3 times a day between 2-4oz each and breastfeeds around 6-9 times a day.

Is this enough food? Do his shorter feeds mean he is just feeding more efficiantly? I know he isnt running out of milk at the end of a feed as I don't need to top him up and the nippleshield is full of milk and I can still express... So is he just snacking /grazing during the day rather than having full feeds? Is this normal?

Whats the 'norm' for 4mo?

 

[Hangin_On_AGS]

As he gets better at breast feeding and he gets stronger i've heard its very common for babies to shorten their feeds. Mia maybe nurses 5 minutes a side and is good for a few hours.

 

[firsttime83]

Sadie sometimes takes 5 minutes and sometimes 15, depending how "into it" she is... She used to take forever, so I believe they get a lot better at getting out the milk.

 

[nabo86]

My DD only feeds between 5-10 minutes at a time and eats every 2/3 hours with one stretch of 4/5 hours at night

the HV says this is fine so long as she continues to increase in weight, she is just getting very efficient