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Playing around- what is she doing?

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munchkinland · 03/09/2010 02:37

My dd is 4 weeks old and EBF with the exception of a couple of bottles of expressed BM. However over the past couple of days on her evening/ night feeds she is constantly pulling away (whilst still latched on) killing my nipples and what I can only describe as burying herself in my boob (I know they are comfy at the moment but....)
can anyone tell me what is going on is she trying to get more milk than I have?/ faster flow??
Help!!!!

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MrsJamin · 03/09/2010 06:04

My DS does this after he's had enough, like "I'm bored now!" I put him down for a sleep after this. Does she feed more after doing so?

MoonFaceMama · 03/09/2010 07:24

My ds does this, though older when distracted. When he does it i assume he can't be that hungry and stop for a while. I put him back on when he's a bit hungrier and therefore more inclined to focus on the task in hand! You could try feeding in a quiet room, though i steered away from that as i wanted him to be able to feed anywhere.

munchkinland · 03/09/2010 10:21

Thing is this seems to happen more on night feeds when it is all quiet and dark and is like this from the begining of the feed so not even like she has had enough? It's driving me mad though I want to feed her but it hurts so much and then my nipples are still sore in the mornings, am using cream but not helping much. She is feeding fine the rest of the time

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HelenLG · 03/09/2010 11:58

My DS has a bad habit of spitting out my nipple and pulling it back through his gums. I've found that feeding him laying down helps as my flow isn't as fast.

He's now started coming off the breasts and then waving and shaking his head whilst grunting, like he's really excited and wants to go back on but he is impossible to latch back on. When he does it, I tend to move him away from me for a minute or so, just so he calms down.

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