Timed my feeds for the first time in months…
When baby was a newborn I religiously tracked everything on huckleberry, then I stopped timing feeds around 2.5 months. Baby is 6 months old and exclusively nurses, and I decided to try a day of timing feeds to compare.
For the first ~3 months I was spending 5-6.5 hours a day breastfeeding, with feeds taking about 45 minutes. I remember hearing that 6 weeks is when things start to get faster, but that didn’t happen for me. I fed on demand every 1.5-2 hours and cluster fed every evening. Between that and contact naps, I felt like I sat and held baby all day. Yesterday, baby nursed 8 times and spent a total of 43 minutes breastfeeding.
If you’re feeling like breastfeeding is a full time job right now, just know it gets sooo much easier! I love it and nursing sessions are such a special time for us to slow down and reconnect.