Aaaarrggghhhh!!!!
I thought things got easier after 3 months or is that just wishful thinking?!
ds is adorable. talking, smiling, eating his fingers, slobbering all over my shoulders etc
but feeding time is becoming a nightmare!
we use bfree (dr brown) bottles to help with wind and until a week ago ds was fine. bottle, sit up, burp, repeat, job done.
suddenly about a week ago after only a bit of the bottle ds is screaming. it takes ages to settle him and then tentatively try a little more milk which sometimes he'll take other times not.
He then had really bad 'trumptons' (don't ask) so we thought he'd just got a bad tum.
Vaccinations last Fri so unhappy, not hungry baby all weekend. This morning had 7 oz bottle so thought wha-hey, back to normal.
4 hrs later ready for feed took 1 oz and screamed. no wind but as soon as he wasn't on my shoulder he screamed. eventually put him in swing and had a break. 2 hrs later he surely must be hungry. started sucking, 30 secs later, screams all round. tried for another 30 mins then back into swing. finally in desperation (we were supposed to be going out this morning for nice shopping trip - maybe as typical man he just didn't want to? ) he was eating his fingers in the swing so tried feeding him there.
took 4 oz - not great but no screams. so to go all round the houses my question is 'is it time for a highchair'?
i showered this morning so don't think i smell bad. bottles, milk, temp etc all the same.
if i get a highchair suitable from birth i can recline it and feed in here - we'll need one at some point anyway.
i can't feed him in swing much more, my back and knees won't take it! never realised how difficult it was to balance a swing at the right angle, hold a bottle and catch drips whilst bending down. i know, unfit and getting old or what!
anyone else been here? (odd feeding positions or highchair at 13 weeks?)
wow! what a monster post for such a simple question.