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Baby cries unless on the boob

rosascolrosascol member
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My 4 week old daughter has been uncharacteristically fussy the last few days- she cries constantly, often screaming, and is inconsolable mostly unless she's on my breast. Has anyone else gone through this? Should I be concerned? Sound like a growth spurt? I can't always tell if she's actively feeding or sucking for comfort. She has plenty of diapers, so at least I know she is getting enough to eat after hours spent on me!
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Re: Baby cries unless on the boob

  • lmlee15lmlee15 member
    Sounds a lot like a growth spurt. Does she seem satisfied even temporarily after nursing? We just had one Good luck!

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  • maplebarmaplebar member
    It doesn't sound like something to be concerned about yet. Growth spurts are rough but it should be just a phase. Even if shes' not actively nursing  I would just let her be on the boob as much as you can handle because it will help up your supply to meed her new demand. Do you have a baby carrier that you can nurse in? That's something I wished I would have tried with my LO because my butt would get sore from sitting and nursing so much.
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  • rosascolrosascol member
    @maplebar- you get me! my butt hurts so much from the couch. I do have a carrier, but I haven't tried it by myself yet; I've only had my husband help me put her in. I need to work on that. Plus, I don't mean to sound stupid, but I don't really know how to nurse her in a carrier? Sorry, I'm really new to this, but it sounds like a very appealing option.
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    rosascol said:
    @maplebar- you get me! my butt hurts so much from the couch. I do have a carrier, but I haven't tried it by myself yet; I've only had my husband help me put her in. I need to work on that. Plus, I don't mean to sound stupid, but I don't really know how to nurse her in a carrier? Sorry, I'm really new to this, but it sounds like a very appealing option.
    There are most likely youtube videos demonstrating how to nurse in the carrier depending on which carrier you have. I know people who have nursed in the ergo, moby, and in ring slings and generally it looks like you loosen the carrier a little and scoot things to one side so their head can reach your boob on the other side.
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  • Peanutz21Peanutz21 member
    my favorite nursing position ALL time is side -lying
    i love it especially when i'm tired, which is all the time... , so i can close my eyes while LO is noshing away :)

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