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Breastfeeding - wind, thrashing & latching

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rnicholson1990 · 26/07/2018 10:43

Hi, baby is 4 weeks old today and until the last week BF has been going well. She has put on 3lbs so no worries with weight. She seems to have really bad gas and wakes herself in pain and crying when passing it out of bottom which can go on for hours. Still having wet and dirty nappies. HV thinks may have colic. She has started to thrash at some feeds where she appears so hungry and eager to feed but thrashes her head and mouth around nipple or not latch, or will latch fine then pull off and do this. Its really distressing for her and me as its like she is desperate to feed but can't, i think she's also uncomfortable with wind at these times. We have been using infacol, could we try gripe water at 4 weeks and what are people's experiences of it? Any suggestions about how to calm and latch during these times? thank you

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ILoveHumanity · 26/07/2018 10:49

Look up forceful let down

Also look up YouTube videos on how to wind a baby.

burp during feeds.

Don’t lie her flat when feeding to avoid reflex

Ekphrasis · 26/07/2018 13:29

Yes, sounds like a growth spurt which has stimulated your supply and your milk is shooting out too strongly for baby. It's like a hose pipe for them.

I had this with my first - and now with second except he's a bigger baby so is starting to adapt to it.

Look up biological nurturing as a different position to feed in; also babies feed best if ears and head in line with body, head free to pull back if needed and feet or a knee able to push on something - use cushions or pillows to get yourself comfy, rest an elbow on and for baby to push on or if they're lying down your body they can push on your legs etc. They like tummy to tummy; this can also help bring up burps.

I found feeding lying down the best way with my first; biological nursing this time seems better.

Have a small muslin to catch your let down in (the first shooting out bit ) and flow calm down before a feed. You'll need to pull baby off when you feel it coming - my first protested loudly, this one is more amenable, try not to feel to stressed by that yelling as it does give a better feed.

If baby has swallowed a load of air try walking around with her and winding her - she may need to calm down before she will let it go though. I've had to put him in the sling sometimes to both get burps up and calm down before we can feed. They're sometimes better if they're sleepy, but worse if very tired so a short cuddled nap and then rouse to feed can be helpful.

Forget the potions I too bought them all again this time it doesn't help the main issue. And might make any reflux worse.

If you can find someone who could assess for posterior tt too that might be helpful.

this time my let down is even stronger but my son also has reflux so it's been a battle. He has been put on ranitidine as his puking can be quite severe - half of it is unfortunately my let down, half an immature gut muscle.

The bottom wind at this age is tough - it does pass. Google lots of baby tummy massages and do they regularly.

Lastly, don't do any block feeding and try not to express as it may make things worse or damage your supply but you could make sure a breast is fully finished before offering the next. If your supply has gone a bit bonkers this can make them windy - some find colief works well for a bit but please be reassured it does pass!

My 10 week old has been boobing non stop this week and the bottom gas is back at the mo...

Ekphrasis · 26/07/2018 13:31

I also find walking around while feeding helps relax/ distract them plus you sometimes get a better latch as you're holding them in a good tummy to tummy position.

Dizzzydaisy · 31/07/2018 01:45

No advice just to say we are having same prob at 7 weeks so feel your pain. I've got a thread about it too might have some useful tips for you Flowers

Thanks @Ekphradis v useful info

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