[turnipmama]

I don't know what has gotten into my DD lately. She is 8 weeks old and lately she had develeoped this unusual nursing habit. She will suck for a few minutes, than scream at me. I will try to burp her and then she screams some more. Then she will suck for a few moments and then start screaming again. We will repeat this for 20 minutes. She screams for the boob, than I give her the boob, then she screams at the boob, and when I take it away she screams again! What's going on?

: I have already ruled out thrush so I don't know what else is going on....

 

[anewmama]

Wish I had something constructive to say... reflux pain? Sounds hard.

 

[soulyluna]

story of my recent life! then i keep feeding her and because she'll settle for nothing less, and then she barfs up the milk, which finally calms her. i think it's because i have a forceful letdown. it is suggested to hand express the fast letdown milk into a towel and then put her back on, but for me that makes her angry while she's off, and doesnt seem to make much of a difference anyway.

she's also not always like this. it mostly happens in the early evening when she's really tired.

 

[Amris]

This is a great resource, I think it will help you. I would search "block nursing" and give that a try: www.kellymom.com

 

[lurve]

my DD did that. i cut out dairy and it helped tremendously. when she is over-tired she will take about 10 minutes os nurse-scream-repeat until she just nurses...

 

[readytobedone]

i was just about to post this SAME thing!!!

DD does it mainly in the evenings, when she's most fussy anyway. sometimes she does it during the day. the common theme seems to be that she does it when she's been up for awhile, when she's about to nap. so i figure it has something to do with being tired/overstimulated?!?!?

if it were something i was eating, wouldn't it happen every time? or at least more of the time?

and i've already read the info on kellymom, but how would i know if i had forceful let-down/over-supply?!?!

my other question is, do i keep nursing her when she's like this? my latest thing to try is to stop the nursing session once she's fussed and screamed for like 10 minutes and try something else--like swinging her on the porch swing, or having DH do it. i just handed her off to him and she's content on the swing in his lap.

if she were really that hungry, she wouldn't settle for that, right? i don't want to feel like i am denying her to nurse when she needs it, but if it's making her that fussy, i don't want to keep stuffing the boob in her mouth, either.

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[cjanelles]

It sounds like discomfort to me.

My almost 3-wk old DD seems to be very gassy and when it's time to burp, she screams at me or just cries, which makes it all the more difficult to burp her, plus she's gulping air.

I just try different positions...sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

 

[Amris]

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Originally Posted by readytobedone i was just about to post this SAME thing!!! DD does it mainly in the evenings, when she's most fussy anyway. sometimes she does it during the day. the common theme seems to be that she does it when she's been up for awhile, when she's about to nap. so i figure it has something to do with being tired/overstimulated?!?!? if it were something i was eating, wouldn't it happen every time? or at least more of the time? and i've already read the info on kellymom, but how would i know if i had forceful let-down/over-supply?!?! my other question is, do i keep nursing her when she's like this? my latest thing to try is to stop the nursing session once she's fussed and screamed for like 10 minutes and try something else--like swinging her on the porch swing, or having DH do it. i just handed her off to him and she's content on the swing in his lap. if she were really that hungry, she wouldn't settle for that, right? i don't want to feel like i am denying her to nurse when she needs it, but if it's making her that fussy, i don't want to keep stuffing the boob in her mouth, either. :

Try the block nursing for a couple of days... if it works, you have forceful let-down. If it doesn't, try something else.

Process of elimination is what most of us do with our babies until they gain a little better ability to communicate to us.

Okay, maybe that's only me...

 

[turnipmama]

What's block nursing?

 

[Amris]

Quote:

Originally Posted by turnipmama What's block nursing?

Nurse on the same side for a "block" of time. For example, you might nurse all on the left side for 3 nursing sessions, then switch to the right side, pumping the other side ONLY enough to prevent pain.

After a time, your milk will come in less rapidly/strongly. At least, it did for me.

 

[nikihodges]

dairy maybe? or my 5 mo gets MAD MAD MAD if he wants to comfort nurse and the boob suddenly starts squirting

screaming mad

maybe she dosen't want to nurse but just suck?

 

[lisa1201]

My DD never did this...my DS did....but it was totally a phase. I didn't know what to do at the time. My best advice is to just not get upset and realize she's going through a phase. My DS was so erratic for about a month, then got over it and nursed healthily. You'll be fine!!!

 

[Attached2Elijah]

Are you letting down when she sucks? Maybe she's just impatient? Or maybe you have a forceful letdown. My daughter did the same when she was the same age... mine was forceful letdown. I would pump a little before nursing. Seemed to help.

 

[turnipmama]

OK, I think I figured it out....

Its GAS. She drinks and drinks and gets really full but still wants to suck. Once I can get her to burp or poop she feels a lot better! Her poor little tummy was rumbling a lot

Does this make sense?

 

[readytobedone]

Quote:

Originally Posted by turnipmama OK, I think I figured it out.... Its GAS. She drinks and drinks and gets really full but still wants to suck. Once I can get her to burp or poop she feels a lot better! Her poor little tummy was rumbling a lot Does this make sense?

yep! perfect sense. but it doesn't explain mine

when i pull her up to burp her, she usually just gets madder.

for us, i really think it's just overtiredness--and maybe that she's getting milk when she just wants to suck, like PP said. usually if i just stop nursing once she's super-fussy and then put her over my shoulder (her favorite position for kicking back), she konks out, or at least gets really calm and sleepy. if she were still really hungry/needing to nurse, i doubt she would calm down when removed from the breast.