fussing/crying when nursing? EBFs come in...

BeachBlondie456 · April 2012

my lo is a quick nurser. in the past i have had overactive letdown and oversupply but it balanced out around 4 months. lately, my lo has been pulling off and fussying or crying. I thought she was doing this because she isnt hungry, but then she latches right back on after fussing for a minute. she also kicks her legs A LOT during nursing and its rather frustrating (maybe this is just the age?)

has anyone else dealt with this or know why she may be doing this? is it just the age/wanting to do other things/impatient for letdown?

its frustrating!!

ETA: she already has 2 teeth, is it possible the nursing issues are her getting more? i guess this all started around the time when her first tooth was cutting through, but has gotten worse this past week.

ChelsiAnn13 · April 2012

My LO does this every time a new tooth is coming in.

BeachBlondie456 · April 2012

ChelsiAnn13:
My LO does this every time a new tooth is coming in.

this is what i was just adding in to my post. she does already have 2 teeth. i cant feel anymore coming in, but maybe they are coming soon?

nbbride06 · April 2012

I agree with PP. My LO does this when teething.

ERINPETERSON · April 2012

My son did this as well and he now has 2 teeth that have finally come through the gums. He also does this when he has to burp. I would try burping her as well. Good luck to you!

heathlyn9 · April 2012

I'm glad you asked this because C has been doing the same thing a lot recently. Especially the kicking with his legs thing, which I hate btw. The first thing I thought was teething (he already has two teeth as well) so I guess we'll see.

Junebug060609 · April 2012

My first two guesses were teething and burp.

kdel09 · April 2012

ERINPETERSON:
My son did this as well and he now has 2 teeth that have finally come through the gums. He also does this when he has to burp. I would try burping her as well. Good luck to you!

This. Sometimes a burp will fix things other times we both just suffer through it.

catahoulatte · April 2012

It seems like a combination of teething and boredom for G. His second tooth has juuuust broken the surface, so we'll see if he calms down a little. Otherwise, he just acts like he has better things to do Stick out tongue

TeacherVicky · April 2012

Teething. Also, there are MUCH more interesting things to see and do at this age.

Pinkpeppers · April 2012

LO also does the kicking, flailing, pulling off routine at times. Like PPs said, teething, needing to burp, and boredom can be the culprit. Do you wear a teething necklace or give LO something small to hold onto? This helps DS a lot so when he's bored he'll just fiddle with the teether And when he's teething he'll actually pull off to bite down on it a few times then he happily relatches. The other thing might be the flow? Sometimes the letdowns just aren't fast enough for his liking so if he fusses I'll put him on the other boob after a couple minutes.

FutureMrsWittig · April 2012

Could be teething. May also be acid reflux? Mila had this when she was younger and a low dose of Zantac kicked it.

luvmyducks · April 2012

DD started doing that around 2m. Pedi and everyone else said it was probably gas. Tried gas drops and gripe water and they didn't help. I just dealt with it and tried to get her to eat with distraction (running the vacuum). It kinda worked. It got really bad around 4.5m so I took her to the Pedi and they dx her with silent acid reflux. Started her on Zantac and almost immediately there was a huge improvement.

She also does this when she is teething.