I had felt so lucky and she was a dream feeding up until about 2 weeks ago.
We have been breastfeeding on demand and sometimes I will express and my partner will give to her, but not routine of when. She also has had a dummy since about 4 weeks and there’s not been any sign of confusion before.
I was worried that my milk supply was low for a number of reasons (a couple of green poops, breasts felt empty, unable to express a huge amount, she’s not continued to sit at the same weight percentile) but after having called a helpline she said not to worry about that and unhelpfully said it was all in my head and I just needed to relax. I think I’m quite relaxed anyway.
Anyway, I don’t believe it’s over supply / fast flow as I can’t express a huge amount and so I was wondering if anyone could suggest what might be up with her when we feed?
It’s mostly towards the end of the day that screaming at the breast happens, she will also wave her arm around and kind of scrunch her body up. It can happen at any time of day though.
I look for hands in a fist for when she’s hungry / but when she’s got hands like this, she flings herself off the boob sometimes. She also cried before she even latches on sometimes too.
And I try to make the environment as calm as possible.
She has plenty of good nappies and sleeps ok! Asides from last night where she was wriggling around a lot but not opening her eyes - I think it was a lot of trapped wind.
This is a really rambley message 🙈
Thanks 😊 xxx