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You know what I would try? Try feeding on ONE side. Only change to the other side if you are sure that he has emptied the first one. There is a possibility that he is not getting to the "hind milk" - the really good rich stuff that will satisfy his hunger and keep him fuller longer. You will notice that the longer he feeds on one breast, the slower he feeds.... That just means he is getting to the good stuff.

I did this from the word go, against the advice of several people... not because I was convinced it was better but because I was not very good at getting him in the right position and getting him to latch on and wasn't confident that I could get him back on if I interrupted him halfway to change him to the other breast! After doing some reading I found out about the 3 stages of breastmilk and decided to carry on as I had been.

The 1st stage of breast milk is quite thin, it's basically a drink for your baby. The second stage is richer and higher in protein. The last stage is the really fatty rich stuff. If he is mostly only getting his "drink" on one breast and then you change to the other, he will get more "drink" again and not really get as much "food". It would be like you replacing some of your dinner with a big glass of water. Wouldn't satisfy you for as long would it?

Anyway, these are just my thoughts, based on a bit of reading and my own limited experience..... There is so much conflicting advice out there what I have read may well be wrong. But this has definately worked for me. My little un goes for 3-4hours between feeds most days. Maybe it's worth a try. I hope that helps a little anyways.

Edit to add - he's gaining weight like a trooper (didn't even lose hardly any of his birth weight!) and he has LOTS of wet and dirty nappies every day. Midwife and health visitor have said "whatever you are doing - keep doing it!" Happily, the little guy has only ever woken once at night to feed as well... don't know if I'm just lucky or whether the feeding has something to do with it.