Help....

[Paddles]

So J been feeding every 2 hours last 2 days. Been giving him one bottle before bed by DH after boobie feed to top him up.

He's literally been on my boob constantly for last 2 days.

Today he last fed 4 hours ago?!?!! Was crying but refusing to feed off me. Out of desperation gave him a bottle and he downed it in one. What is that about?

Boobs killing now going to express x

 

[madmillie92]

I completely sympathise, my LO is doing this, but feeding for 10 mins every hour then has 'fussy time' at night and first thing in the morning where he will fall asleep feeding, them cry when I put him down , then feed ect, look up cluster feediing, there's lots of useful info. Last night I tried giviing him an expressed bottle before bed and he downed 150ml and slept for 3 hours! I don't know where he puts it he's not even three weeks old! But then he was up every hour since then...
I am going to start a bedtime routine of bath, (big) bottle and bed tonight and see if it works as he always sleeps better after a bath, so ill let you know how it goes, also maybe your LO is feeding for comfort? Does he still want your boob after a bottle? Or does throw up at all? If so try getting a dummy (mam ones are good) and give that to him when your sure he is full, no wind, clean ect... I'm waiting for mine in the post!
Good luck hun, I know how tough it is, but I'm sure its a phase and you will miss it when your LO is running off to nursery without so much as a backward glance ... Getting all hormonal now lol, off to give my lil man a cuddle xx

 

[Paddles]

I thought the cluster feeding days were behind me (apart from the growth spurts!) he's 3 month old and so well established at breast feeding. Supply is there and latch was fine.

Out of no where he decided he won't Breastfeed!

It's just happened again, refusing the boob but happily took a bottle with the 4oz I just pumped out!!

I don't get it?'

 

[tiggy85]

Could he be in a growth spurt or is it bottle preference?

Sometimes if my boy has a bottle every day he will suddenly prefer it and then refuse to BF. He is now 10 months and when he was younger I would limit bottles to only when I went out and left with my Hubbie so only twice a week max. Assuming supply and latch are fine then it might be preferring the flow of the bottle which is constant unlike the breast. Also maybe lazy waiting for a letdown?

How many breast feeds is he refusing per day? And how long has it been happening?

 

[tiggy85]

I was also going to say at 4 months I started him on a sippie cup so did away with the bottles and then gave him expressed milk out of that. So far we haven't had any more episodes of breast refusal!

This is a good web link to try these things to get baby back to latching on and breastfeeding.

http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/child/back-to-breast/

I found feeding in the bath and offering little and often (when they are not too starving to wait for letdown) and then also feeding when they are sleepy. This resolved my episodes of breast refusal.

 

[Paddles]

It's just happened today. Refused all day. He is going through a growth spurt, could it be that? Have been trying a bottle most evenings so he wouldn't refused one as going out next week for first time. Maybe that's it?
It's weird because he's been on the breast all day last 2 days and today he didn't want it at all! Just don't know what's happened.