Boob bottle issues help!

[xr4xhyx]

Iv had my daughter with a 16 and 20 year age gap and had a shock to the system.
I delivered by cesearean and never felt like my milk come in properly, iv been demand feeding and cluster feeding and never feel like it’s enough and she empty’s the breast quite quickly and the gets frustrated even after offering the second, so I started adding bottles in and she had about 3 4oz in a 24 hour period along with booby, my issue is even after a bottle could be an hour she’s looking for breast for comfort and feeding , she’s a bit colicky and had a bit of reflux but she’s just wanting a boob or a bottle all the time, I’m trying to space out the time so she’s not feeding on top of a feed but she literally screams the place down until I put something in her mouth ( iv tried dummy’s she won’t take to them at all) any one else have issues of comfort feeding ? Or any advice greatly welcomed

Feed on demand, don't space feeds out. I'd definitely recommend contacting a lactation consultant for help and advice.

Even if she’s having a bottle? I’m just worried she’s having too much .. and it’s giving her belly ache

Feed on demand is current advice. Mine did every hour for ages.
How old is she?
Formula is more likely to give her belly ache than too much breastmilk.

Just keep offering the breast. She’ll be building up your supply as well as looking for comfort from you. Look up the 4th trimester. Babies will always take milk from a bottle, it does not mean your supply is not enough. Just keep boobing.

@JustWonderingIfYou she’s 5 weeks old now , she’s gaining good weight , she just seems so unhappy unless she’s asleep or feeding , if I put her down she will cry and will wake if I put her down anywhere in the daytime and scream untill boobs in

Read up on the fourth trimester and contact a lactation consultant. In the meantime so loads of skin to skin, breastfeed her as much as possible and then top up when needed, and feed on demand.

She's still so tiny. She's not unhappy just asking for you. There's constant growth spurts with newborns, she's just trying to build supply maybe take a few days with lots of skin to skin, holding and constant feeding. This only really works if there's someone to look after you though!

@JustWonderingIfYou she does get a lot of close contact and also co sharing , just horrible to see her upset and feel guilty wen she cry’s iv got my sons that help out if I need to go toilet or shower but I don’t like to put a lot on them as they don’t no what to do wen she cries, her dad doesn’t live with us and is as much use as a chocolate teapot to be honest , so I’m doin it on my own really

This sounds like my DS (he's one month today) and I'm as sure as can be that I've not got a problem with my milk supply so it could just be your babies age rather than a supply problem?

My DS will fuss and fuss at the breast and keep latching and unlatching and crying as if he's not getting anything but I'll either see milk or if I try I can express some. When he's behaving like this I give him my finger to suck and rock/pat him until he's calmed down then try feeding again later.

You poor thing, these early days can feel so long but when you look back you'll think they passed so quickly.

Do what you can to get through.

Have you tried white noise? It used to really ca my DS when he was fussing as a newborn. I had only heard of it being used for sleep until someone suggested it. There are free apps with different "tones" of white noise, DS liked the fan one. He'd be mewling and wriggling, white noise on and he'd calm right down. Worth a try.

@JustWonderingIfYou yes I will thankyou , will try anything at the min I feel like an absolute novice , I rem things being a lot more straight forward with my lads lol

@Kinsters just feel useless don’t know if u feel the same

[quote xr4xhyx]@Kinsters just feel useless don’t know if u feel the same[/quote]
I don't and you shouldn't either. It's very normal for babies to cry and fuss - in the womb they were never hungry, cold, never had a dirty nappy, it was the perfect environment! Now they're here in the world and they have to figure out what they want and how to get it and it's hard for them (and us!).

As long as your baby is gaining weight ok then you're doing fine x