My little boy is 9 weeks tomorrow. Last week (thurs) he had his first immunisations and according to the app he is just coming out of leap 2. He’s been extra fussy and fighting sleep but on top of this for the past 3 nights he’s been waking constantly and only seems to want to go on the breast but it’s like he’s not actually nursing, he seems annoyed and pushes his head to the side off my nipple then gets more annoyed, milk is everywhere on his face all over my boob and running down my tummy (so it can’t be lack of supply). He also seems to keep wanting to put his hand into fist and into his mouth when he comes off…he never used to suck his fingers/hand. I keep checking latch and positioning but it’s him that keeps wriggling and thrashing around. Then when he does swallow enough that he needs a burp he gets frustrated again and when I sit him up to burp him he is angry crying until I think I’ve winded him enough and put him back on. Last night after this happening constantly throughout the night like every half hour, I decided I wasn’t giving him it for a while and gave him a pacifier. Normally he’s not always too fussed for it but he took it straight away last night but then it would fall out and he’d start sucking his fist again but get upset until I put the dummy back in. He would keep dosing off but wake up shortly later wanting something in his mouth.
I also want to note that my boobs have been getting engorged as the night progresses, and this morning I managed to get him to feed peacefully on my left boob that was about to explode! He went straight to sleep after but then the other boob was beginning to go full be hard and so I had to wake him up at 9:30 as I was about to explode again, he fed peacefully again and seems to have calmed down.
Has anyone experienced this and know what it is? Is it just a symptom of his development leap at the moment, or am I missing something that I should be doing re his feeding?
I have a cold be it’s been three nights in a row, and on top of his cat napping during day I’m just exhausted and praying this is a phase that will pass…soon!