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Help! Fussy at the breast (x-posted)

devotchka81devotchka81
in April 2012 Moms

This morning, the baby, who is normally really mellow, has been especially fussy at the breast. He was a little like this in the early days of bf, and I realized I had an oversupply issue and tried to feed him on one side until that side was empty and that seemed to help. He has a lot of gas in general so I just figured it's gas - but just wondering if it's my oversupply problem again or food that I ate... He hasn't been this fussy in a long while, so I can't figure out what is going on. He was so irritated that I ended up taking him off the right side, pumping and giving him the mixed pumped milk (mixed as in foremilk + hindmilk) hoping that would help him digest. I've read that hindmilk can help digest the foremilk, which has more lactose and can be more irritating to bellies. He seems to be taking the pumped milk better, and being less fussy, although he is still fairly gassy. Any ideas of what else I can do? Gas drops?

edit: I just gave him the side i pumped on and he seems to be fine w/ it...

(cross posted on the breastfeeding board)

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Re: Help! Fussy at the breast (x-posted)

  • vermont7vermont7 member
    Is he really tired? I know my LO's did/do this when they are tired. 
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  • devotchka81devotchka81
    Maybe you're right? I thought he was too so after trying to nurse earlier this morning, we put him down for a nap. He only napped for 30 mins, so maybe he is still overtired?
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  • linenandlace1linenandlace1 member
    I have the same problem too....aside from cutting out the gassy foods, for oversupply I feed baby while I'm laying down (or slight incline) so that baby is pretty much on top of me feeding, gravity slows down the flow and baby can eat at their own pace.
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  • MrsE05MrsE05 member
    Usually when my LO is fussy at the breast it's gas.  She will latch and unlatch the whole time.  When she unlatches herself I take that as a cue to burp her.  So I burp a few times during a feeding.  I also use gas drops and do bicycle legs often after a feeding.  
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  • devotchka81devotchka81
    Thanks! I tried both burping in between latchings and having him on top of me and he was still upset until I pumped and gave him that milk. He ended up pooping while on the bottle, and after that he seemed to feel better.
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  • marriedsisterofbridemarriedsisterofbride member

    I can tell when I am having an oversupply issue when she cant keep up with the swallow. I unlatch and usually have a steady fast stream shooting out. At that point I have to pump until the next let down.

     

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  • Steffie17Steffie17 member
    When my LO is fussy at the breast it could be 1. gas, or 2. really tired! Usually it's gas so she needs a burp or she ends up pooping while she's eating. 
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  • manning15jmanning15j member
    I had this same problem a couple of weeks ago, I think I had too heavy of a flow, he would choke on my milk and get really fussy while feeding for like a week. I figured it could of been because I was pumping. I would pump on high and I think my milk supply got use to it, so I made sure I pumped on a lower setting and I havent had any problems since.

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  • rxbethrxbeth

    imageSteffie17:
    When my LO is fussy at the breast it could be 1. gas, or 2. really tired! Usually it's gas so she needs a burp or she ends up pooping while she's eating. 

    This exactly.  I will sometimes let her sit up on my lap after she has unlatch (one of a dozen times) and she will just start pooping.  Other times I will burp her and she falls right asleep.

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