Okay, what is this and how do I fix it?

[mkpgoddess]

At random times throughout a 24 hour period, my 9 day old will "bounce" on my breasts as if she's searching for the nipple, but it's RIGHT THERE. If I'm lucky, she'll latch but only for a few seconds and then pull off and start the bouncing again (I swear she's going to give herself a nosebleed!). She then will scream in frustration and continue rooting as if she's still hungry. We did this from 4:00 am until 6:00 am this morning when she finally got so exhausted, she latched, fed and fell asleep at 6:30. It's now 10:00 am and I had to pump because she didn't want to wake up to feed again. This bouncing started a few days ago and I'm about to lose my mind....

What?!!?!?

[annettemarie]

Baby cows do this too. It helps stimulate letdown. It can be really frustrating, but I'm thinking it's just a phase you ride out.

[PatioGardener]

Mine added the sound effect of a hungry baby bear. Bounce growl shake head bounce growl shake head latch suck suck growl etc.

It did pass pretty quickly!

Congrats on your baby!

[annettemarie]

Originally Posted by PatioGardener

Mine added the sound effect of a hungry baby bear. Bounce growl shake head bounce growl shake head latch suck suck growl etc.

[EmTheWife]

Yep, my ds did it too, he'd make this, "uh-uh-uh" noise while pecking away.

[HappyMommy2]

This always made my dh and I laugh out butts off. It is so funny to watch!! Boing boing boing!!!

It reminded us of that weird old time bird-like toy thing that keeps pivoting back and forth.... does anybody know what I mean??

ETA .... found it ... The drinking bird:
http://www.thedrinkingbird.com/

[mkpgoddess]

LOL! Thanks, guys. It's hard to find the humor in it at 4:00 am, but at least everyone seems to go through it too! Good to know that this too shall pass...

[Bubblette]

DS 13 weeks old still does this when going through a growth spurt working so so hard at stimulating more milk production.

[mkpgoddess]

See? I'm groovy now that I know it serves a function. I still get frustrated with it but not as much

[annettemarie]

Originally Posted by mkpgoddess

See? I'm groovy now that I know it serves a function. I still get frustrated with it but not as much

Yay!!! I find I can deal with just about anything if I can laugh a little about it. Hopefully it will be a short-lived stage for you both.

[miss_nikki]

my 8 day old is doing the same thing. I think it is cute and funny.

[LittleBirdy]

Maybe I'm the only one, but for me that is DS's "burp me" cue. 99% of the time when he does that I burp him, he lets a big one, and then when I put him back on the breast he's fine.