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When baby falls asleep while feeding, she may be too comfortable(warm). Try waking her up by unwrapping her if she's wrapped. or turning down the temp of the room slightly. it works for me! Good luck.

Yes, try feeding her in only a diaper or a onesie to stimulate her. But my pediatrician said 10 minutes per breast is enough, so that might be just fine for her.

Newborn babies are sleepy heads! Try having a clean, cool, cloth to gently rub on her head or cheek. I have often just kind of wiggled there cheek with my forefinger to kind of arouse the sucking motion. But, I would not worry over it. She will have her alert times and sleepy times. She will not starve! Breastfeeding is 'udderly delightful'! Good girl for choosing the best for your baby!

Are you the Toya from the natural birth thread? If you are, how did it go? As far as nursing - now that your milk has come in and your supply is more established, she may not need to take both breasts at a feeding. Efficient nusers can empty a breast in a few minutes. As long as she is wetting enough diapers (8-10) a day and having bowel movements, I wouldn't worry.

Thanks for the advice ladies! Very encouraging. Michelle, yes. I am the Toya from the natural birth thread. :) I am glad that I had her natural. She was ready to suck right when she came out. I think you're right about her emptying a whole breast in 8-10 minutes because she wets a lot of diapers and has about 2-3 stools per day...She also weighs 9 lbs now...so I guess all babies are different. How is breastfeeding going for you ladies?

I went to my 2 week well baby appointment and the pediatrician said that the baby is doing great! He said that it was only necessary for her to nurse for 5 minutes on each breast! Thank God. :)

Toya, I am glad that everything went well during her birth. Good for you! YAY! And I'm glad that she is doing well, too. The first few weeks are the most difficult, but it gets better. How is nursing going for me? Well the girl is 14 mos now and I'm about 8 or 9 weeks pg. It's starting to get painful when she latches on and I find myself becoming irritable about nursing her. So I am hoping that the nipple soreness passes soon. She has a lazy latch and toddlers like to experiment with novel nursing positions so it doesn't make it any easier.

What worked for me was unswaddling my newborn and taking off his hat, or his socks. The less womb-like the feeding is, the longer your infant may stay awake to feed.