Hi everyone,
My EBF DD is 13 weeks and every feed is now a constant battle, unless it's the end of the day and she's tired. First thing in the morning she doesn't want to feed, so I offer her my breast every half an hour or so. BF anywhere other than her dimly lit bedroom is absolutely impossible. It's so hard to get calories in to her during the day she's waking more at night but only for a few minutes each time.
She has fed well in the past and there doesn't seem to be any problems with her latch etc.
To add to the problem she refuses a bottle (I've tried all of the usual tricks, six brands of bottle, different teats and using formula instead of my milk but she just screams).
She has only put on 5oz over the last three weeks. My HV was useless and suggested 'I just persevere'. She was 7lbs at birth and is now 10lbs, dorrping two centiles. She is very long though (90th centile).
I am desperately counting the days to weaning in the hope of easing the stress, but that seems a long way off...She is constantly trying to put her fist into anything I am eating (yoghurt, houmous and such like) and shoving it in her mouth, but obviously is three months off being given actual food!
Please help with any advice, I am getting increasingly desperate.