Breastfeeding Help

If you choose to breastfeed your new baby, we can help you experience enjoyable and successful feedings. Below is a list of helpful things to know if breastfeeding is going well, and warning signs to look for to know when it is not.

Breastfeeding is going well if:

• Your baby is breastfeeding at least 8 times in 24 hours
• Your baby has at least 6 wet diapers every 24 hours
• Your baby has at least 4 bowel movements every 24 hours
• You can hear your baby gulping or swallowing at feeds
• Your breasts feel softer after a feed
• Your nipples are not painful
• Breastfeeding is an enjoyable experience

Call us if:

• Your baby is having fewer than 6 wet diapers a day by the 6th day of age
• Your baby is still having meconium (black, tarry stools) on the 4th day of age or is having fewere than 4 stools by the 6th day of age
• Your milk supply is full but you don't hear your baby gulping or swallowing frequently during breastfeeding
• Your nipples are painful throughout the feed
• Your baby seems to be breastfeeding "all the time"
• You don't feel that your breasts are full and excreting milk by the 5th day
• Your baby is a "sleepy, good baby", and is hard to wake for feedings