Breastfeeding during a growth spurt

Breastfeeding, 0-3 months

The first two years of your baby's life are packed full of developmental milestones; growing is their full-time job and it's incredibly fast-paced.

So what does this have to do with feeding? Well, with every growth spurt, your little one will naturally want more milk. Growth spurts typically happen at around 2-3 days, 7-10 days, 2-3 weeks, 4-6 weeks and 3, 4, 6 and 9 months. During these times you'd be forgiven for thinking that you haven't got enough milk, but the truth is your little one just wants to feed more often.

All of this makes life pretty unpredictable; but don't feel like you're doing anything wrong. Feeding on demand will allow your body to adapt naturally to meet your baby's increased appetite and support them through the growth spurt.