Not enough milk??

[Angelica]

After sucking for around 20mins LO appears to get bored & still looks hungry- I still continue to feed her on the breast for up to an hour.
I have started to top her up with formula now as she always appears to be hungry after.. however if I squeeze my breast there is still milk in there so why does she do this?

 

[claire1983]

she may not be properley attatched - how old is your LO - when babies are small its hard work to milk the breast and so it will take them a long time to feed

 

[Angelica]

She is 3 weeks old.
mw saw her latch & said its good....

 

[Margerle]

I posted this on your other thread about this:

I don't know how old your baby is, but if they're under 6 weeks old, they need to be on the boobie a lot more than 3 times a day if you want to breastfeed.

Mine is 11 weeks old and she still eats every 3 hours that's 8 times a day. Prior to six weeks she was feeding every hour to every 2 hours. (That's at least 12 times a day)

For her to be on the booby constantly is GOOD. She may not be bored but tired!

 

[Samantha675]

Bren was always on the boob at that age. Keep going love, it is frustrating to feel like you are feeding all the time, but I promise those days will pass.

 

[Angelica]

LOL! Thanks ladies I feel so much better after reading ur replies...
I will keep going even tho at times it does seem as if there is no light at the end of the tunnel....