How to Know If Your Baby Is Getting Enough Milk (Without Stressing Out)

How to Know If Your Baby Is Getting Enough Milk (Without Stressing Out)

 

How to Tell If Your Baby Is Getting Enough Milk

 Wet Diapers Tell the Truth

After the first week:

  • 6–8 wet diapers/day = healthy intake

  • Pale yellow urine

  • Light smell

Dark, strong-smelling pee could mean dehydration.

Dirty diapers vary

Some babies poop 1x per day.
Others 6x per day.
Both are normal—as long as texture is soft and baby is calm.

 Calm baby ≠ hungry baby

Babies who are full:

  • Relax their fists

  • Release the nipple on their own

  • Fall asleep peacefully

  • Breathe deeply

Tight fists + panic = hunger.

Weight gain is objective

Your pediatrician will use WHO growth charts.
You don’t need to compare your baby with others.

What matters:

  • Trend

  • Satisfaction

  • Diapers

 Stop listening to non-experts

Relatives, neighbours, Facebook…
None of them see your baby.

Stick to:

  • IBCLC consultants

  • Midwives

  • Neonatologists

Confidence is part of supply

Stress → oxytocin ↓ → milk flow ↓

You’re not “broken.”
You’re overwhelmed.

 Want the easy version?

Inside Milk Matters, you get:

  • Printable diaper tracker

  • Feeding log

  • Red flag checklist

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