Jacob's Dad

Hi All,

Our son had a slight case of jaundice which as of today has cleared up pretty well (bilirubin = 11.2). We're attempting to do more breast feeding rather than pumping and feeding via bottle. We keep records of how many mL our son takes in at each feeding so that he does not fall behind in his meals.

How can we determine how much breastmilk he takes in at a 15 min feeding?

He has a bit of "sleepy baby" from the birth (epidural and stadol), so he does not always express his hunger.

dippydee

Hi hun i was told that you write the time of how long little one fed for and if i felt he had fed well and emptied a boob or two when i had to measure my sons intake.
Hope this helps xx

robinmallory

Im not sure exactly how to know how much you little one is getting. I relied on this website to help me http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html has a milk calculator.

idita

always thought someone needs to invent a silikon nipple that calculates...
http://newborn-babies.net