Signs of Adequate Milk Supply: (i.e. your baby is receiving enough breast milk)

• 3 or more good-sized, yellow-colored, seedy BMs (bowel movements)/day (EXCEPTION: May not be present while the milk is coming in until day 5 of life. See Care Advice #15 on Breastfed Stools for additional information). Caution: Once the milk is in, infrequent BMs are not normal until after 4 weeks of age.
• 6 or more wet diapers/day (EXCEPTION: 3 wet diapers/day can be normal while milk is coming in until day 5 of life). Note: if uncertain about diaper being wet, place tissue in diaper.
• Satisfied (not hungry) after feedings
• Breasts feel full before feedings and soft after feedings
• It is very important that your baby is latched on correctly, so she can get enough milk. Look and listen for consistent swallowing; this shows that your milk has letdown. The letdown reflex is the automatic release of breastmilk into the milk ducts just before a feeding. It develops after 2 to 3 weeks of nursing. Initially, milk letdown may require 60 to 90 seconds of sucking before it starts.