screaming at breast- help! tearful mum!

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firstly excuse typing but on phone. ds2 is 3 weeks and so far breast feeding going very well, after failing to manage it with ds1 i was really pleased. since about 3 today every time he feed's he is on the breast for 5 minutes then screams, shakes head and becomes very distressed, as do i! any idea's, have winded lot's in case it's that. getting all upset that i might not manage it again and am panicking that he's not had enough. tried expressing but my pump don't seem to be working like last time. help please?

Hmm, reflux? Is he arching his back at the same time?

Crying + arching when feeding is pretty classic reflux behaviour.

I am sure someone more knowledgable will be along, but I seem to remember DD doing this sometime and it was usually either wind, wanting to swap sides, or just wanting a change of position - from cradle hold to rugby ball sometimes did it (I am large of nork).

Could be a bad day for the little one - any sniffles making it hard to breath and feed or wanting a nappy change before they will settle to eat (my friends DS was like that, would cry at the breast unless he had a dry nappy)

You are doing great, have faith, keep trying and I hope you get a nice snuggly feed next time.

I definitely had times like this too- cue total panic. It always ended up ok. Sorry not to have anythign more helpful to add. Sounds like you're doing brilliantly.

Sure someone will come along with better advice but... Does he get distressed during/after letdown? Can you tell? If maybe get your DH totske him until he's calmed down... One if mine used to get all frantic but DH calmed them (no good trying to do it yourself because he'll smell the milk and it'll drive him crazy) once calm latch on again.
If it is wind infacol might help... I used it with all my DCs and they were breastfed. It won't do any harm anyhow.
HTH

Could take

had thought about reflux ds1 had it so trying to block that one out! he's peaceful now so will see how next feed goes. he's had plenty of wet and dirty nappies so if i think logically I'm sure he's not starving. what do i do if he won't feed next time? when should i worry? thanks.

DD and now ds do this during a growth spurt. I assume it's frustration before supply picks up. Could be that ??

seems to be after let down. he feed's very quick and then goes nuts. have got some infacol used it last week but wind seemed better so will try it again. thanks for understanding my dh can't understand why I'm worried, but he's generally so laid back he's practically horizontal!

show of hands - i wondered about that. guess at 3 weeks that a growth spurt is quite likely. feeling bit calmer now. till the next feed.

At least you know what to look out for re reflux then OP.

It's horrible when they're upset, it makes you want to fix whatever's wrong immediately. I'd keep an eye on him, and go to the GP on Monday if you're still worried about him (or phone NHS Direct if you become more worried about him).

Keep up the infacol until he's a few weeks old and can do a really good burp. I think as long as he's getting 5 good mins at the breast he's probably getting enough as long as he feeds regularly. You know the signs if there was a problem so try not to worry.

thinking about it he has brought up a lot of sick today, has fed more often as well maybe he over did it! should be sleeping whils he's settled but can't! Grrr!

Sod's Law

well fed better overnight but upset again this morning. seems to be one side, i find it harder to latch him on that side so maybe he's getting frustrated? going to buy a best friend feeding pillow this morning to help with positioning.

My second child had terrible problems getting wind up. I found letting the first rush of milk out before latching him helped as when it gushed out he swallowed more air iyswim? I'd express for a minute and then let the gush slow down before latching him. Not ideal but it did help. I also had some other things I did to help once his tummy was sore with wind that I can type out if helpful.

Sorry to post and run I ought to be getting the children ready as we're going out for the day I used to get terribly anxious when my son struggled with feeding and wind.

As an aside I found the medela swing breast pump the best for me, so it maybe worth buying one if you want to express? But I'm sure each person finds different pumps better for them though.

Touch of over-supply? Investigate this before using meds.....

sorry to post and run - off out.

DS did this, it turned out he had multiple allergies and was reacting to the proteins in my breastmilk.

Hi,

Thanks all.

Tiktok - how would i know if its over supply?

On a positive note the pillow seemed to help loads with latching on, and less wind so maybe a better position? Think also last night i was trying too hard to feed more regularly (and upsetting him and me in the process!) after health visitor commented on the fact he goes 3 -3 1/2 hours between feeds in day and 4-5 hours at night, but weight gain good at 8oz a week for last two weeks (1 lb in total), also worried as he only feeds for about 15 minutes but settles well, has 3 or 4 dirty nappies and huge amounts of wet ones. Will stop worrying, and trust his and my instincts a bit more i think.