now i’m going to talk about how you canknow that the baby is finished eating. one of the most important things you need to dowith a new baby is to make sure that they’re actually eating, and not using your breastas a pacifier. so, while you’re feeding the baby, make sure you listen and distinguishbetween the sound of the baby swallowing the milk or just sucking for comfort. if the babyis just sucking for comfort, break the suction of the baby’s hold on your breast by wettingyour finger in some cold water, and inserting your finger between your nipple and the baby’smouth. burp the baby, once the baby has burped, put the baby back on your breast. if she startsto swallow again, you know that she’s not full and you can continue to feed her. if,however, she looks kind of disinterested,
she sort of goes like this, she slips offand she looks like she’s kind of not so into it any more, you know that she’s doneand that she’s full. in this event, even if she gets a little cry or a little fussywithin 20 minutes, i would not assume that she’s hungry. i would assume that she’stired. and i would try to think back and remember the time when i last started to feed her,and wait a good two to three hours before starting the next feed. and that’s how youcan start to get yourself into a good nursing schedule in the early months.
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