Help with my fussy EBF 4 month old please!

Catch23

I am really starting to question whether or not I am doing this right or completely messing up  my LO.

First off, she is a fussy one.  I keep wondering why this child is so fussy.  Could she be hungry?  Could she really need to eat every 1.5 hours?  She is 97th percentile for height but only 75th percentile for weight.   People tell me i offer the boob too much & that it has become a crutch for when he fusses.

I dont really have a specific question...just want some insight I guess.  TIA

whitehead15

Could this just be a growth spurt, where she needs to eat more?  I had trouble at 4 months too.  I was nursing all the time, but it got better after a couple weeks.  Have you tried to give her a paci instead of your boob first to see if she's really hungry, or just needs comfort?

Catch23

We never did a paci....i bought into that whole nipple confusion crap....and i tried recently and she just wont take it.

14years

Catch23:

People tell me i offer the boob too much & that it has become a crutch for when he fusses.

I don't believe this is true... DS never liked the pacifier and grew out of comfort nursing by the time he wa 6 months old.  It's OK.

As for why she's fussy, it may not be hunger all the time.  Is it at certain times of day?  Does she get overly tired?  Does she spit up a lot?  How fussy is she?

JT41275

Are you taking fenugreek?  DD would get fussy when I took fenugreek.