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uurrrrggggghhhh I am pulling my hair out with Campbell. He is normally an excellent feeder and downs 4 sometimes 5 ounces 6 times a day. Well this last few days we have had real trouble trying to get him to feed and I cannot figure out why.
We bought some new teats on the weekend (fast flow) because he was collapsing his old ones. He drank over the weekend with the new teats and seemed much happier. Since Monday though he has been a different baby. His first feed of the day he doesnt want straight away and will normally take most of the feed. The next 3 are such a struggle though. He CRIES as soon as I put the bottle in his mouth. Like screams! Then he may forget that he was crying, take a few gulps of his milk and start again. He pushes the teat out of his mouth with his tongue. I am finding I will have to wait until he is sleepy to feed so he doesnt take much notice. His last feed before bed though he is fine again and has been taking the lot.
I must also mention he is not just acting like this on the new teats but also the old ones. He has no temperature, is still smiling and has 4 poos a day. As some of you know he was recently in hospital with a bladder infection where he was doing the opposite of all the above, had temp, had stopped pooing BUT he was also not feeding. I dont think he has another infection because this doesnt seem the same but I dont know why he is doing it. He is otherwise happy (just not when i put that bottle in his mouth!) although he is crying for milk.
any ideas? I am wondering if he is just going through a fusst stage? I have tried to heat his milk to different temperatures and also not holding him when I feed him. i am at my witts end. Yest he went 7 hours without food.
xxx
We bought some new teats on the weekend (fast flow) because he was collapsing his old ones. He drank over the weekend with the new teats and seemed much happier. Since Monday though he has been a different baby. His first feed of the day he doesnt want straight away and will normally take most of the feed. The next 3 are such a struggle though. He CRIES as soon as I put the bottle in his mouth. Like screams! Then he may forget that he was crying, take a few gulps of his milk and start again. He pushes the teat out of his mouth with his tongue. I am finding I will have to wait until he is sleepy to feed so he doesnt take much notice. His last feed before bed though he is fine again and has been taking the lot.
I must also mention he is not just acting like this on the new teats but also the old ones. He has no temperature, is still smiling and has 4 poos a day. As some of you know he was recently in hospital with a bladder infection where he was doing the opposite of all the above, had temp, had stopped pooing BUT he was also not feeding. I dont think he has another infection because this doesnt seem the same but I dont know why he is doing it. He is otherwise happy (just not when i put that bottle in his mouth!) although he is crying for milk.
any ideas? I am wondering if he is just going through a fusst stage? I have tried to heat his milk to different temperatures and also not holding him when I feed him. i am at my witts end. Yest he went 7 hours without food.
xxx