hi, i need help bfeeding ds4, who is 4 weeks, he has been gaining tonnes of weight, was ten pounds thirteen ounces at birth, now about fourteen pounds, plenty of wees and poos, but the over the past two weeks his feeding has got worse and worse, he is fighting and fussing at the breast, pulling off and on, wriggling, screaming, i end up having to rock him, pat him etc, he feeds better when he is asleep, but even then he can be wriggly and unsettled.
i am ending up having to express as my breasts are getting too full and i am now worried that he is not going to be getting enough milk, plus feeding is very stressful and taking forever, not good when i have 3 older children to look after
i think part of the problem is a strong letdown and also that he needs to sleep alot and if he doesnt he gets over tired and wants to use th breast to sleep but gets cross with my milk flow, he seems to have feeding and sleeping all muddled up
any advice welcome
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baby fighting the breast, at my wits end, please help
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3madboys · 16/04/2008 14:09
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