Young mums?

rahrahissie · April 2015

I was 17 when I got pregnant, I'm now 18 and my little girl is now 7 weeks old. I've noticed a lot of fussiness throughout the past week or so and have had to give a bottle of formula before bed and have been nursing almost every hour to 3 hours and she doesn't really seem to be satisfied. I've been trying to get my milk supply up by putting her on my breast more often however she seems to fall asleep a lot and then after I've put her down after I've burped her she cries again. I've found bf so hard due to latching problems in the beginning which caused my nipples to bleed and be very badly cracked. They're now better however they are a lot more sensitive so have had to use nipple shields for the past 3-4 weeks and she seems to get along well with them apart from the falling asleep. She has been extremely fussy the past week which I read is down to 'purple syndrome' which is due to growing etc. I know she isn't suffering from colic/wind or reflux. May be down to my diet? I don't know shall try some knew things out and see how I go

nicolerae90 · April 2015

peds told me 6/7 weeks they just fuss. My 6 week old is very grouchy.

sugargrenade · April 2015

it should pass. if you notice the grumps are starting or are harder to deal with at a certain time of day try taking her out for a walk right before it starts. Mine is 7 weeks old too. Last week she was super fussy and has grown a lot. She starts getting extra fussy at 6:30pm so i bundle her up and go for a walk from 6-7pm and it helps her and me.

SharLovesAlex · April 2015

I'm not a young mom, but my baby is 7 weeks old and he gets pretty fussy sometimes. Especially at night. Yesterday I put him in my wrap and went outside for a bit. It seemed to help calm him. I'm hoping it passes and he starts to feel less grouchy!

riquelhensom · May 2015

Maybe try to give him/her some water my doctor tell me to do this if he is not isn't really happy between bottles and it's helped him also it helps my little man go to the bathroom

sugargrenade · May 2015

Speak to your doc if you think water will help. There are reasons why babies only drink breast milk and formula, and not water or cows milk etc.

KD32412 · May 2015

You should ask your pediatrician first. Newborns shouldn't be drinking water as it can lead to oral water intoxication -the electrolytes in their bloodstream become diluted.

secretbaba · May 2015

There's an app called Wonder Weeks which explains why your baby is so fussy at 7 weeks. I'd imagine it's the same as this 'purple syndrome.' Hang in there. As long as baby is producing lots of wet nappies a day (don't worry about poos, breastfed babies don't poo too often) then she's well hydrated enough and doesn't need to be supplemented by anything other than formula, if you feel you need to do that. As far as your diet is concerned, if you've noticed a common denominator in the fussiness then by all means cut it out for a week or so, but otherwise make sure you're getting enough protein and vegetables. And drink lots of water, it'll help your supply.
ETA words (it's 6am here)

rahrahissie · May 2015

Thank you for all your recommendations, she is now nearly 9 weeks and has practically stopped the fussiness and sleeps practically the whole night now! I've been giving her baby probiotics/prebiotics and that's helped with the not pooing situation. As for breastfeeding she's getting on well with it again and I'm not giving her a morning bottle just the night one. She's a very happy baby again and I feel as though I don't have to be worried about anymore fussiness :-) I'm starting to drink more and also trying to cut chocolate out of my diet as it seems to slightly affect her so I won't be eating it again until Im no longer breastfeeding :-)

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