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Suddenly very hungry / fussy

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henrysmama2012 · 23/05/2012 20:43

Today my LO was his usual happy self, had his 8 wk check and was very smiley with the doc, got a good bill of health...Met a friend and his little boy & went to the park...i checked with the doc that he wasn't wearing too many clothes for the heat & whether it was ok for us to sit in the shade during the afternoon & he said yes...well LO was fine up until about 6 then went mental for his bottle - literally crazy hungry even though it was still about 40 mins before he'd usually want it...then he got indigestion (probably as he was drinking so quick), then just wasn't himself - fussy, wide eyes, seemed really overstimulated and it took ages for me to call him. Now he's gone to sleep on me after a lot of cuddling...I'm a FTM and reading this back it's probably me overreacting but I was worried about the over hungry & wide eyed/not being himself part...could it be just overstimulation or maybe dehydrated? Or usual baby fussiness?

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henrysmama2012 · 23/05/2012 21:09

Typo - calm, not call!

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 24/05/2012 09:20

Probably a little dehydrated, hungrier than normal, and a bit stressed out after the crying. The bigger they get, they often want more to eat and/or more frequently. In hot weather, FF babies can often benefit from little drinks of water between feeds. Don't worry too much

henrysmama2012 · 24/05/2012 09:34

Thank you, that is reassuring to know Smile

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henrysmama2012 · 24/05/2012 11:27

This morning he did the largest poo I had ever seen after a pretty long sleep, then seemed to be back to his smiley giggly normal self (possibly a bit overexcited if anything)-so maybe an upset tummy was slightly to blame...I think he might have got a bit overstimulated yesterday as well as being a bit dehydrated...I've learnt my lesson now - it's a quiet day in a nice, cool house for him today Smile

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 24/05/2012 12:20

Warm weather tends to get the bugs multiplying unfortunately. Nice cool house sounds perfect.

henrysmama2012 · 24/05/2012 13:23

Thanks cogito Smile

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