4mth old DD seems all of a sudden to be having much shorter feeds. Whereas until now she would feed for up to 40-45mins, she is suddenly often only feeding for 10-15mins on the first side then a shorter feed on the second. Could it be that she is suddenly much more efficient? U keep trying to offer more but she will either cry and not latch on at all, or latch on momentarily then pull off. So she seems to not want more, but I am worried she might not be getting enough (and that something else is causing her to cut the feed short). She is also often fractious during a feed and I have to battle sometimes to get her on (but I know she is hungry).
Had her weighed 2 weeks ago (after 4 weeks without) and she'd only gained 4oz in 4 weeks, but went back last week and she'd put on 4oz in a week. HV said to go back in 2-3 weeks to check her again (as she had dropped just over a centile before the last weigh in). She has only started doing the shorter feeds in the last few days though, so not spoken to HV about it yet. I guess next weigh in will tell if she is getting enough but I wanted to ask here in the meantime. Has anyone else experienced much quicker feeding all of a sudden and it's been ok?
She is a very sicky baby, hence HV has said I should make sure she is weighed each month (or more frequently if worried). Overall she is pretty contented, poos every day, plenty of wet nappies etc. I'm wary of feeding more often due to shorter feeds (unless she seems to want it), as concerned this could lead to "snacking" and getting more fore milk and less hind milk.
Any tips/advice?