Breastfeeding - How Often?

Dear Helen

My daughter recently turned three months old, she is a big girl at 7.5 kg (birth weight 3.6 kg). She is thriving but breastfeeds very frequently.

We have not established a regular daily routine, and my daughter has a breast feed every 1½ hour. My breasts are often sore in the evening where she eats for about 2 hours, and I am not sure that her milk intake is covered. I only give her from one breast at each feed. Instead of a dummy she uses me, and although it is rather hard we are so lucky that she sleeps through the night, i.e. between 7 and 10 hours without having a feed.

Herdis