Breastfeeding and Supplementation Guide
This is a temporary guide for your baby. Use this with a lactation consultant.
This is a temporary guide for your baby. Use this with a lactation consultant.
Breastfeed your baby on demand. This means feeding your baby when they show feeding cues (signs they are hungry or ready to eat). Feed your baby at least every 1 to 3 hours. Wake your baby if they are still asleep after 3 hours to feed them.
Some feeding cues are:
If your baby is crying, it can be harder for them to latch. Try calming your baby before the feeding if they are having a hard time latching.
Supplement your baby with pumped milk, donor milk, or formula after each feeding. How much your baby will drink may vary, but they should drink at least:
As your baby grows, they will drink about:
Pump at least 8 to 10 sessions each day after feedings. Your lactation consultant will help you know when to stop. Pumping is needed to build and protect your milk supply.
Meet with a lactation consultant 1 to 2 weeks after you leave the hospital. You will have a feeding evaluation and a weighted feeding. A weighted feeding is seeing how much your baby weighs before and after breastfeeding. This will show how much milk your baby is drinking.
You can meet with a lactation consultant at these locations. To schedule a visit, call:
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