Hello all.
DS is 3 months now and I'm still bfing - it's been a long struggle and his latch still ain't great, but I'm finding it manageable. (Thanks to those who gave me advice and support on here!) Now that things aren't too painful my main problem is that he is fussy and agitated for some of his feeds - arches his back, pulls away/ moves his head from side to side (without letting go of the nipple - ouch), grunts, kicks and wriggles, occasionally actually comes off and cries, but wants to continue feeding straight away. This has been happening regularly since around 3/4 weeks, and I thought the most likely thing was nipple confusion, and/or my supply wasn't great and he was getting annoyed with the slow flow. (I had to express and bottle feed for a while early on, and gradually go back to bfing directly.) But recently a BF counsellor has suggested that it might be silent reflux - the milk is coming back up as he feeds and making him uncomfortable. She suggested I cut dairy to see if it helps, which I'm now doing (too early to tell if it makes a difference yet though).
Any opinions on this? What strikes me as strange is that this only happens for 1-3 feeds per day, and never when he is relaxed/ sleepy. If it were reflux surely it would happen no matter how sleepy or awake he is?? I'm beginning to think he just doesn't like feeding that much, and (ridiculous I know) I've somehow scarred him by crying/ screaming through feeds in the hellish early days :(
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Fussy feeds - is this silent reflux?
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Mamakath · 03/10/2011 16:27
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