The following are NOT good ways of judging 1. Your breasts do not feel full. After the first few days or weeks, it is usual for most mothers not to feel full. Your body adjusts to your baby's requirements. This change may occur quite suddenly.
Some mothers breastfeeding perfectly well never feel engorged or full.
The baby sleeps through the night. A baby who is sleeping through the night at 10 days of age, for example, may, in fact not be getting enough milk. A baby who is too sleepy and has to be wakened for feeds or who is 'too good' may not be getting enough milk. Get help quick. The baby cries after feeding.