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My baby is driving me crazy.

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WanaBeMillionaire · 05/09/2024 21:17

First of all, I of course love my little 4 month old more than anything- but as I write this I am so frustrated!

For the last few weeks she has suddenly become so fussy with her bottles. She will show her usual hunger signs around the 3 hour mark as usual, happily chomp down and enjoy the first 2/3 oz at best leaving the other 3/4oz. Before this she was happily enjoying 6/7 oz with just a few quick burp breaks. After the initial guzzle now we stop and do a bump break as usual but she doesn't want to start again, even though I know she's still hungry.

She will push the bottle around with her tounge/turn her head etc and battle me for the rest of it and this will be for every single feed- regardless of its the first of the day after 12 hours night or what is going on! Normally I wouldn't even try and force her to have more, but if I didn't at the moment she would only have 2 oz x 5 times a day which is clearly not enough. I do also believe she is hungry and when she does get going again eventually she will chug it down- but this is causing us both distress with the fight of it all.

Any ideas please help!

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jannier · 05/09/2024 21:32

Are you burping because she needs it or from habit? Have you tried not burping until she finishes?

WanaBeMillionaire · 05/09/2024 21:50

Out of habit I suppose but only when she naturally pulls away, and does usually need at least one break during a feed- she's quite a windy baby!

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