Hi all - has anyone experienced similar with their baby? DD is six months old, EBF, and still has around 6 dirty nappies a day. A lot of the time she seems to have to work really hard to pass them.
In the day she tends to make out like she wants to feed, but when it comes to it she will just wriggle around latching on and off until she's filled her nappy, then she relaxes and comes off. Similarly at night, unless she's fast asleep, as soon as I put her down, she'll start whining/straining (not crying as such) and is only placated if I pick her up and put her on the breast. There she seems to fall asleep within minutes but wakes up again if I put her down and starts the straining/whining noises. At some point around 7/8am she might fill her nappy and then settle a bit more easily.
I really want to get to the bottom of it to stop any unnecessary discomfort to her. Also, on a selfish level, the lack of sleep is getting to me. Except for an inexplicably great period between around 3-4 months where she would get a solid 5-7h stretch in each night, the best I'm getting is a few slots of 30mins to 1.5h per night where I don't have to hold/feed her.
GP wondered about CMPA but I went dairy free about 3/4 months ago and whilst the nappies seemed to get a bit less foul smelling/green, the discomfort is still there.
As we speak we're stuck in another cycle of her having fallen asleep at the breast, only to start whining/straining the second I put her down.
Thanks for any thoughts/experiences!