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Help with a couple of BFing issues for 3 wk old...

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Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 12:58:18
wolfear - check out threads on too much milk overactive let down and similar - they may help you.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 11:34:54
Yes, try infacol but you need to give it before every feed if you can remember and it takes a while to start working.
Rsmam - do you mean something like Infacol? Not yet but may try some tonight. Is that the best one to use?
I agree, try some colic treatment, it might help him settle a bit.

Regarding spluttering, are you feeding him sitting up or laying down? My LO always has night feeds laying on his back and refuses to lay on his side - that makes his splutter sometimes, but during the day when he's more upright he handles it better.

GOod luck smile
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 11:16:45
Have you tried a treatment for wind to help him pass it easier?
My DS is 3 wks old and seems to feed fine during the day. At night though, he generally feeds twice but spends most of the feed grunting, squirming and fussing. He's been crying a little with what I think is wind as he's also doing massive trumps (they give him a fright sometimes). It's difficult to settle him after these night feeds and I'm completely knackered.

I'm burping after, and even during, each feed and not sure what else to do.

I seem to have an overactive let down too as he always chokes and splutters after he's latched on while my other breast leaks profusely. I've been squirting the milk into a muslin for a about 30 secs first and then latching him on again but wonder if there's a better way to tackle this.

I breasfed my first for 10 months and remember it being pretty problem free, although I had the full-on let down then too.

Does anyone have any advice, particularly on what's happening during the night?
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