my DS is 5 weeks old and has started to get really fussy with BF, shaking his head and arching his back, sometimes taking a bit of time to get himto latch on properly. at 3 1/2 weeks the HV said that i could introduce a late night bottle of EBM as BF was established and DS was piling on the weight. About a week ago the fussiness started so not coincident with introducing the bottle. i use medela teats that DS needs to physically suck on to get milk, also he is generally really sleepy during the bottle feed as it is his 11pm-ish feed. Ive had thrush in the ducts which had cleared up but has now returned, waiting for a repeat prescription of fluconazole. but the breast it was in feels like it has less milk now, this is the side DS fusses atmost, even though it is/was his favoured side. in contrast the other side is invariably engorged and nearly drowns DS every time he feeds on that side. i have been feeding every 3 hours (on demand, generally 1 side at a time and it was taking him around 20mins to feed. now its more like 30-40mins and he doesnt seem satisfied after the dodgy side so i have to give him from the engorged side. sorry this is so long-winded! he also suffers from wind so quite often after fussing around on the breast he'll have a pooh then settle again. i went to a breast-feeding support group and they very quickly said it was nipple confusion and to stop the bottle. the problem is that i know it can be symptomatic of other things, growth spurt, fast or slow let down, wind etc, and im so loath to stop the bottle as i really need the break. i really dont enjoy BF, it seems to be sore all the time (thrush, have had latch checked) and if i stop the bottle im more likely to quit completely. i dont know what to do and any advice would be very much appreciated! incidentally were still having lots of dirty/wet nappies and weight still is going on.