How to Tell If Your Baby Is Getting Enough Milk

In a 24-hour period, your baby should:

Nurse eight to 12 times.
Be satisfied for one to three hours after feeding.
Wet six to eight cloth diapers, or three to four disposable diapers.
Have two or more bowel movements. Both full diapers and little spots in the diaper count.

The first stools are called meconium; they are dark and sticky. Later stools are mustard yellow, loose and curdy. By day five, your baby will probably have at least five bowel movements per day.