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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Llyra</strong> <a href="/community/forum/thread/1283841/new-at-breastfeeding-please-help#post_16096970"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;"></a><br><br>
It really is very normal behavior. Mine were like that, too, in the evenings, at that same age. I think sometimes it's that they're really just tired, and want to sleep,. I remember with DD2, when she started pulling and fussing, if I bounced her to sleep, she'd sleep an hour or so, and then wake up ready to nurse again. Also, sometimes they just get fussy and overwhelmed at the end of the day, anyway. That's the time when for many of us, the milk supply is lowest, and that annoys them. It doesn't mean your supply is in trouble, though-- it's normal. That's why babies cluster-feed during that time. Mine often went a few hours basically nursing constantly, before falling asleep for a long stretch.<br><br>
Six weeks is the peak of evening fussiness-- it should get worse until then, and then slowly improve, for most non-colicky kids. In the meantime, keep nursing-- all that fussing and pulling on and off is actually very good for your supply. He's letting your breasts know that more is needed, which is exactly what needs to happen at this stage. If it drives you crazy, there's nothing wrong with offering a paci for a short time, to calm him down a bit before trying again.<br><br>
Switch nursing can help-- that's a supply-increasing technique. What you do is every time he fusses, or pulls off, you switch sides-- even if you've already used that side. You may wind up switching sides many times. Often, switching will elicit another letdown of milk, which makes baby happy, and it will increase your supply if you do it for a few days.<br><br>
Hang in there! It gets so much easier, very very soon, in my experience!</div>
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<p><br><span><img alt="thumb.gif" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif" style="width:23px;height:18px;"></span> this is great advice! my ds2 did the exact same thing, and all it took was time ...<br>
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