Hi, my 7 week old has been combo fed from birth - trying to exclusively breast feed but not producing enough milk for him. He was 4.4kg at exactly 6 weeks, which means a gain of 1.2kg since birth.
He has been taking breast fine, but a nursing session takes up to an hour or more. The past week or so he will sometimes refuse breast and start crying. It can either be a few minutes into nursing or when switched to another boob (doesn't matter which one), but recently he's already crying before even latching on! Is there any reason for this? I don't think it's to do with the letdown because he cries before he has even started nursing. And one side has a much faster letdown than the other, but he refuses both.
Another issue is the past few days other than boob refusal, he's been taking much less milk. Last week he could take up to 120ml per session, but the past few days its been 90ml give or take and very distracted when eating meaning it takes a while. He also seems to be more tired - he's never been a great napper and he's still not, but he seems to be tired when it comes to feeding time and he does fall asleep more but only for short bursts. When awake he is very happy and his normal self, a tad more fussy but I put this down to the 6 week fussiness. Still getting the same amount of wet and dirty nappies as before. No fever. Had his vaccines at the 6 week mark.
Is there any correlation to loss of appetite from the vaccines? Its been almost a week since though. And anyone have any ideas on the breast refusal?