Fussing at the breast

[kbaby]

DD who is 9 weeks has started to fuss when i feed her. There doesnt seem to be a pattern to what feeds it happens on.
She fusses as I put her on in anticipation and then feeds and will then fuss about half way through and start pulling off and then wanting to go back on.
Anyone know why she may be doing this?
I move her to the other beast encase the milk supply was low but she does the same on that breast almost straight away.

[pesme]

Hi Kbaby, might be coming out too fast. I had this problem too. I got lots of advice here . Hope this helps.

[kbaby]

Thanks pesme, the problem is I cant feel my let down so how would I know when to take DD off the breast.

[pesme]

Hi Kb, if it is the overactive let down thing you should be quite 'squirty', for want of a better word. The position stuff was the only thing that worked for me. Also if she was relaxed or sleepy it wasn't a problem. She did seem to get used to it after a week or so. I definitely had one boob more squirty than the other so I would give her the squirty one in the morning and evening and after the good one during the day. THe hungrier she seemed the worse it would be.

[Sandi102]

hi kbaby..my ds2, now 12 weeks, started fussing (on the bottle) at 7 weeks.. i thought it was just a phase so carried on trying to feed him, but was taking an hour to get him to take 4-6oz..he would arch his back, scream half way thro a feed..so i let him rest and then gave the bottle 15 min later..i changed teats 3 times and nothing improved..i saw my GP 2day as i was very concerned in the amount he was now taking (20-24oz) compared to what he was taking b4..the GP diagnosed silent reflux, in that he is suffering with indegestion and has prescribed infant gaviscon..his feeding has got better wtith little fussing and he still prefers the 15 min break..if this carries on I would get ur dd checked out..does she bring up much feeds?

[mears]

Kbaby - have you tried putting hjer back on the same breast when she starts fussing? It might be that the flow is initially fast for her and that is compounded by switching breasts. When she starts fussing, take her off, wind her and put her back on the same one. See how that goes.

[kbaby]

Mears I have tried latching her back on as initially I thought that she wasnt latched on correctly or had wind and so I would take her off wind her and then put her back on. But she cries with hunger when I try to wind her and once I latched her back on she started fussing again.
Could it be that I actually dont have enough milk for her? I have noticed that when I express i'm not getting as much milk as normal.

[mears]

kbabay - I doubt very much that you don't have enough milk for her. Some babies go through a very fussy stage and can be awkward. My siser had 4 girls like this. Don't spend too long winding her. If she starts fussing, put her up against your shoulder and try and calm her. Offer her the breast again. Perseverance is the key. Is she definately wanting fed. I know that is a strange question but sometimes babies are offered feeds and they don't catually want it. My friend;s baby was like that. She only fed when she looked for it. She screamed the place down if it was offered when she wasn't ready.