UPDATE: Babies nurse not only for calories but to help them calm down and to settle down to sleep. Introducing a pacifier and using it instead of nursing can mean instead of signaling your supply to keep up, milk is not being removed and your supply can be affected over time. Swaddling does result in the baby sleeping for longer stretches some of the time and is another disruption to how often they will naturally wake to feed. Always feed your baby before offering a pacifier to know they are nice and satisfied from your milk if you wish to not nurse them to sleep for comfort. Swaddling has been shown to dampen the baby’s natural patterns of waking meaning it can cause longer stretches of sleep which may interfere with how often they nurse and mom’s milk supply. —— Does anyone have advice for this mama? Her baby has started getting fussy at the breast, and mom doesn't feel as full as she used to. She doesn't know if she's making enough milk for her little one. The details: ✨ Baby is 11 weeks old ✨ Mom followed baby's cues and nursed on demand in the first several weeks ✨ Baby uses a pacifier to comfort suck before naps and at bedtime. Baby is swaddled at night and sleeps in the same room as mom. ✨ Lately, baby is sleeping longer and sometimes has to be woken up to nurse during the day and has started sleeping 8 hours at night. ✨ Baby cries and arches back when mom wakes them to breastfeed during the day. #breastfeedingmom #breastfeedingmama #milksupply #breastfeedingsupport #breastfeedingtips #legendairymilk