2 months, every 4 hours?

thatgirlnicki

I posted a couple of weeks ago about my baby refusing to eat almost all day. Feeding her remains a struggle. She doesn't seem to want to nurse more than every 4 hours. Im often sneak feeding her while she's asleep because im concerned about how little she eats. I am now dairy free for 2.5 weeks and soy free for a few days. She has been diagnosed with reflux but is less miserable on meds. We have an appt with a pediatric GI but couldn't get in for a month! Im just so worried about her. She never seems to want to eat and will often scream and cry when I offer to feed her. Do I just keep getting her to sleep then sneak in a feeding? Let her go 4+ hours? She did gain weight at her last appt but I can't help but think its becauae im working so hard at gwtting her to eat. This is exhausting for me and means I always have to hold her. What do you think?

flcl

Ugh, that does sound really stressful.  It's a good sign, though, that she gained weight at her last appointment.  How are her diapers?  https://kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/supply-worries/enoughmilk-older/  has other ways for you to tell if LO is getting enough milk.  Have you worked with an LC?

TheBorg7of9

As long as she is gaining weight, pooping and peeing, do not worry about it. Seriously. Both my babes were eating around 5-6 times a day at that age. It's ok. You've got to watch the baby and not the clock. Trust her a little more to know when she's hungry. Sounds like you are making yourself miserable. I bought a scale to weigh my baby once a week to ease my mind.

giggler25

I don't have much advice but just wanted to offer support and a hug! Mybaby had a decrease in eating for just one week and that stressed me. Hang in there!!!

thatgirlnicki

@flcl‌ thanks for the validation. Everybody doesn't understand why im stressed. The LC thinks she is just self regulating.

@TheBorg7of9‌ im glad to hear that your kids were like this too! Everybody complains about non stop nursing and my baby seems to be on a diet. She has gained but is at the low end of normal. I just keep trying to remember that low end is still ok! She also nurses very quickly. I worry she's uncomfortable from reflux or food sensitivities and thats causing her to avoid eating.

She does pee enough
but her poop is just always weird. She went 4 times today and it was stringy, mucous maybe? I wonder if that's from vaccines on Thursday. Before that her poop was always watery brown about 1x/day.

TheBorg7of9

Sorry, I don't know about the weird poop. But as long as she's peeing the right amount, don't stress over making her eat. It will just make you both sad. I remember with my first when I finally relented to allow only 5 feedings a day, feedings were SO much easier because he was actually hungry. That was about 12 weeks for us I think.