First time mum and I have no idea what is normal baby behaviour or what warrants a visit to the Dr - please help.
My 3 week old appears really distressed and in pain during some feeds (usually one or two a day), particularly in the afternoon. She will root for the breast and then scream at it until she goes bright red. She tries to latch but won’t, and breathes hysterically. I burp her and calm her down. We try again. Cue more screaming, writhing and pain. She latches for maybe 1-2 minutes and then screams again. This goes on for an hour. She usually spits up several times.
She has a good latch otherwise and I don’t experience any pain, etc. She had a tongue tie which we got separated a few days ago but this was an issue before then. Weirdly she’s not like this at every feed: it will usually be one or two a day. She’s gaining weight and filling nappies but a 10 minute feed takes us an hour and a half and I’m finding it so difficult. The HV isn’t concerned As she’s gaining weight, but is it meant to be this difficult 😔?
Does this sound like reflux/or colic, or just normal newborn baby behaviour?