Breast milk not as filling?

[Jellybean29]

Rania, my baby was very small by day 3, (2.4kg) and my boobs were enormous and he was very hungry because my milk was late coming in after my c/s. HOWEVER I EXPRESSED milk, about 20ml, and then he was much easier to latch on. This is also what the lactation consultant said to do. You are 100000% better off expressing out 20ml instead of giving DS 20ml of formula. The formula in a bottle is not helping DS learn to latch and its not helping your supply xo

Also, he may just need a good burp if he is 'fussing' about, try burping and then putting him back on the same side. When they are young (and even now) a feed for me 90% of the time resulted in a sleepy "milk drunk" baby after 40min

[rania]

Ohh I hadn't even thought of expressing and giving it to him in the bottle ! That's a great idea. He is due to wake soon so I might try that with him instead of forumla. I've only seen him mikl drunk after formula (and it is ohh so cute), but it might just be that it takes longer on the breast than on the bottle and I might not be letting him go for long enough.

[Jellybean29]

Ohh I hadn't even thought of expressing and giving it to him in the bottle ! That's a great idea. He is due to wake soon so I might try that with him instead of forumla. I've only seen him mikl drunk after formula (and it is ohh so cute), but it might just be that it takes longer on the breast than on the bottle and I might not be letting him go for long enough.

Also, when your boobs are really full, expressing off the watery foremilk will mean that when he latches on he gets more of the fatty, filling hindmilk. The more hindmilk, the fuller he'll be and the more 'milk drunk' and sleepy. If your boobs are heaps full he may just be gulping skinny foremilk then getting full of gas and fussing. Hence why he seems 'hungry' again quickly.
A lactation consultant can help explain the foremilk/hindmilk balance and how to work those boobies

AND expressing first means you get the milk flowing for him, so when he latches on its already ready to go, which really helps when you have an unsettled hungry baby. Express and then when you have a drop on your nipple, go to latch him on, giving him a 'taste'.