Unsettled feeds.

[luckysocks]

DD is 5 weeks old. She has been feeding well and was last weighed a couple of weeks ago, when she was gaining weight.

This week, her feeds are becoming less settled. Sometimes she feeds as normal (good feed, the signs are all there, and she's settled and sleepy immediately afterwards). But a large number of feeds are unsettled, particularly at the end, she might cry and go to latch on but then pull straight back again, or cry as if she's in pain, or shake her head very quickly with her mouth wide open as if trying to find the nipple, when it's right where her mouth is, without latching on. She's also bringing up milk quite often (though not at every feed).

Sometimes I think she's just tired... but wouldn't she then just be sleepy when she's had enough? My son and I have had a stomach bug and I wonder if it might be linked to this, although there are no other signs (other than her being sick randomly in the car at the weekend, maybe). Or if it's reflux. Or trapped wind. Or oversupply (heavy and fast, sometimes it squirts her when she pulls away ). Basically I've no clue. It's very frustrating though.

Is there anything I can do?

My baby often does similar when he is tired and I have mistaken it for hunger. I try to settle him to sleep for a little while (or better still I get the one without the boobs to settle him) and then try again later.

If she goes on ok and then starts messing around when the let donw happens, you can take her off, catch the squirt in a muslin and then pop her back on again. If you think she is definitely hungry rat.her than over tired then give winding a go. But if it is happening right at the beginning rather than part way through a feed I would hazard a guess that she isn't actually hungry and if it is at the end I would guess wind - get a burp up and try again.

"the one without the boobs" - ha :)

It tends to happen at the end... but with the end sometimes coming after a very short feed (5 mins or so). Thanks KatandKit.