My Baby Is One Month Old And Has Been Exclusively Breastfed. How Do I Know That She Has Been Getting Enough Breast Milk?
A baby who is having only mother’s milk and nothing else and who urinates 6 to 8 times or more in 24 hours is getting enough breast milk. If you fail to count the number of times she passes urine, look at the colour of her urine. A light-coloured urine most of the time is an indication that she is getting enough breast milk. An occasional passage of dark urine can be ignored. However, in the first few days at the hospital after delivery, the frequency of urine may be less as the colostrum has less amount of water in it. Also, if the baby is kept wrapped up al the time, she may sweat and thus may pass less urine. This urine may also appear dark in colour.
