XP: Is he hungry or just uncomfortable?

CFCND07

Whenever LO begins to whimper at night, I try to feed him ASAP before he even has a chance to wail.  But sometimes he seems like he's not interested in latching (if it's only been like 2 hrs since his last feed).  Is it possible that he just wants changed and it's not yet time for a feed?  That would be nice to know in case I am "force feeding" him.  Has anyone found this to be true of their LO's?

robinsokj

My boys make all sorts of noises.  Many times they do it in their sleep or they fall right asleep after whimpering.  I don't take it as a sign of hunger.  The blood curdling screams, on the other hand

delphinus12

I try to wait until my LO is actually crying because a lot of times she will whimper for a second and go right back to sleep.

Meli0604

I usually wait a few seconds before trying to feed. If DD is hungry, she'll start rooting for my breast.

AllieBelle1

I try to feed my LO before he starts crying but I have found the whimpering noises not to be hunger as he isn't interested in feeding then. I will check on him and if he is also smacking his lips, sucking on his fist or sticking his tongue out, I will feed him and he eats well. Also, if I wait until he is screaming it is much harder because he is REALLY hungry by then and is hard to console him enough to convince him to eat.