I (nor anybody else) can hold my baby to feed her. She will only be fed if laying flat or on a cushion/in baby chair after a battle.
It started around 2 months with her being fussy at feeding & has gradually gotten worse. She is now 5m & I still can’t hold her to feed her, she will squirm & scream very angrily completely refusing.
To get her to feed, I have to lay her down & let her suck the dummy for a while then quickly swap it for the bottle. After a couple of oz she will push it away, I burp her & we start the cycle again of dummy/bottle dependant on if she wants more. This can go on for quite some time. No body else can feed her unless I instruct them, which is quite ridiculous.
It’s awkward going out to groups/park/family because she will scream with hunger but won’t feed. People offer & try but she refuses. In the end I have to take her to a quiet area & feed her flat in the pushchair.
She usually wakes in the night at 1 or 3am & will cry most of the night until 5ish showing hunger cues but refuses to feed/is extremely fussy & overtired. This started around the same time. It’s exhausting for her & us.
Tried various bottles, teats & 3 brands of milk. HV & GP suggested silent reflux so she has had anti reflux milk, then gaviscon & now on ranitidine but no different. She has been referred to Paed but it’s over 6 weeks away & I’m exhausted & feel bad for her.
She had Tongue tie procedure & it has been re checked all fine.
Has anyone else experienced this? I’ve never heard of not being able to hold a baby to feed. She’s not my first baby. She’s happy to be held any other time by anyone. I’m worried about returning to work in 2 months as it’s not getting any better.
Why is it she doesn’t want to be held - is this symptom/clue of something?
Ta