Hello, first time mum in need of help.
My exclusively breastfed 2 month old won't feed unless it's on sling and after I have walked and soothed her loudly. It's been going on for 3rd week now.
My baby started being extremely fussy and crying at the breast and she would turn away and look at different things around the room. She would cry so so much and not feed.
She would do this in the evenings some times but now it is all day.
I figured out she will feed on the sling after a lot of soothing, singing etc.
So she wakes up in the morning , I will play with her and then put her on sling and she will cry and resist feeding even though eating her whole fist. She will then finally feed after lots of singing. She will only fall asleep once she's had a good feed. Through advice from La lache and infant feeding team they suggested a dark quiet room, but that has not helped during the day. She will feed at 6pm in a dark quiet room only after being latched on sling and then go to sleep.
The last few nights have been fine but tonight she was even resisting feeds overnight and come 5am when she could see her surroundings she started her behaviour of resisting feeds and crying.
They suggested feeding when drowsy which I do when she's on the sling during the day.
This is affecting me so much as seeing her cry, resisting feeding when she would feed so well. We can't go out any more as she won't feed in the car and it's a mission to get her in and our of sling and stick my boob out when she's on the sling etc in public as she hates having a cloth around her. Further, it feels like my husband can't help me at all even when exhausted. The infant feeding advised maybe it's an oversupply and to try block feeding which I tried but that hasn't helped. I feel she is just distracted and hates feeding and can't focus when she wants to just look around.
Has anyone had this before?
What has helped?
What else could I do to resolve this?
How long does this last?
I don't pump or anything.
I have to travel with her to get her passport and that's a plane journey, we can't even manage a car journey! Any tips to manage?
Also they suggested switching positions which I have tried but doesn't help. Laid back position is best for distractible babies which is the position I feed in.