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not sure what is going on

TheAnalyticalMommyTheAnalyticalMommy member
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A few days ago I posted thinking my son had become efficient. Now im not so sure.

He is 6 weeks old and will nurse for a few minutes. In those few minutes he will unlatch many times and either relatch himself or seemingly push away and ill have to push him back on the breast. After a few minutes of yhis he will completely refuse and go to sleep. I try to tickle him to keep him up so he will nirse but it doesnt work. About 30-60 min later he will act like he is statving!

He is growing great so he is definitely not starving.

He spits up a ton and is gassy (I often give him gas drops) Maybe he no longer likes nursing because of this?

Alsoni had OS before and now that its better I get the feeling that he is upset about it - he seems to prefer gulping! (Maybe thats in my head tho)

I feel like nursing is an all day and all night battle. Last night we didnt sleep at all (after a few nights of 4-5 hour stretch es! Ugh!)

Any idea what might be going on and how I can improve this? These battles are making it tough for me to nap or eat right throughout the day like I was doing before.

TIA!
Rachel (a.k.a. The Analytical Mommy.com and @analyticalmommy on IG)
I'm just trying to make sense of things :-) 
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Re: not sure what is going on

  • CLLDLLCLLDLL member
    It could be 6 week growth spurt coupled with him being more efficient.

    Is there a place where you could do a weighed feeding?  (Like a BF'ing support group, and LC's office or your pedi's office. Or you could rent a scale from a pharmacy/durable medical equip. palce and do a few of them at different times.)  That would give you an idea how much he's actually getting and whether he's sleeping because he's full or what's going on.

    I don't remember exactly when, but my LO did go through a period after correcting an OS where he would get "mad" that the milk didn't come out as fast anymore.  He would pull on my nip and fuss.  I just kept switching sides frequently to trigger more letdowns & eventually he got used to it. 
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  • ns1ns1 member
    I second the growth spurt possibility. There's typically one around 6 weeks. For DD and I it was a couple nights of non-stop nursing and frustration with nursing. It went back to normal soon after that though, and all her time nursing then regulated my supply to what she needed.
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  • opheliainwadersopheliainwaders member
    Chiming in to second the growth spurt idea. Also, so sorry to say this, but you may not see those 4-5 hour stretches again for a while...
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  • TheAnalyticalMommyTheAnalyticalMommy member
    Why didnt I think of doing a weighted feed! Good idea!

    Growth spurt makes a lot of sense though I feel like I just finished with one! I hope this passes soon and I can start getting sleep a nit again (wishful thinking I know!!)

    Thanks for the great advice ladies!!
    Rachel (a.k.a. The Analytical Mommy.com and @analyticalmommy on IG)
    I'm just trying to make sense of things :-) 
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