5 week old refusing breast and hungry :(

[Kione]

So that's it, suddenly DS has started to refuse my boob and he is hungry/due a feed. He screams as soon as I put him in nursing position. I am so distressed.
We've been using the dummy as he has colucs and it relaxes him and now am thinking he might have nipple confusion?? For the past hour I tried not giving him the dummy and he is just screaming. What do I do??

This happened with my little one who was very colicky and then diagnosed with silent reflux- has this been ruled out? We found ranitidine helped to an extent. It's so tough and I stopped going out as I was so self conscious of him screaming and fussing on and off the boob. Eventually I transitioned to bottles at around 4 months (I still beat myself up over this as managed 15 months bf'ing with my first). Ds wasmych happier on bottles and once he started on solids too. I hope things get easier for you.

My daughter is EBF, we used a dummy for a couple of days and ditched it as her latch completely went to shit.

So he fed really well from the left at around 3. At 4 he started crying and I tried to console him but even when I pick him up he screamed. After a while he is sleep in my lap with dummy.
No time for skin to skin yet as I have to cook dinner for DD before Brownies!

That's good he fed well.
It's really hard to fit in the skin to skin when you have other DC (I said about keeping him in the vest as the undressing him completely and undressing yourself can be another stress you don't need)! It does often work really well though so definitely worth a try for a few days.

Is it possible for you to see/speak with a proper lactation consultant to rule our other issues ( silent reflux,tounge tie,check thrush cleared up).

If he's fussing and struggling can you try to express off a little just so youre less engorged? It may be physically hard for him if your boob's solid.

Skin to skin...
My DD is also 5 weeks and as much as I would love to, spending hours on the sofa or in bed skin to skin just isn't always feasible:
I strip her down to a nappy
Strip myself to a bra
Put the wrap on
Pop baby in...loads of skin contact
Put an old maternity shirt or too over us both

Go about whatever needs.

It's a bloody lifesaver.

Are you becoming engorged on the one tricky side? I had a one boob refuser and I tried the 'reverse pressure technique' which makes the nipple easier to latch on to. Google it for instructions and diagrams.

Is he comfy lying down? Can you try feeding him while he dozes in your bed?

Just thinking of different positions to feed which won't hurt your back.

I am not engorged, just a bit sore. Last night I managed by giving him cuddles right next to boob and then popping it in! Also tricked him with dummy. But he was very reatless. At least he didn't have colic and we were in bed by 9! Still woke up all the time but such a good feeling not to have to fight the sleepiness.
Thanks for all the support.
Have an appointment now so again no time for skin to skin :(

I find feeding lying down very uncomfortable but if needed I'll try again. And when he is worked up only will doze with the dummy.

Try feeding him in upright position; if you cant stand then sit up straight and lie him along your body so your spines are parallel I had to do the standing feed so many times with my daughter when she was gassy/fussy but hungry and being laid flat was uncomfortable for her!

Yeah that worked a bit better

Back to square one. I hate breastfeeding!