My daughter is 8 weeks old today. She was 8lb 5oz born and lost a bit but is still only 9lb 7oz (As of last Wed)

She feeds around every 3 hours and at night time we've just introduced a bottle of formular and she goes from around 10.30pm - 5ish So all is ok there.
The thing is when I feed her she happily feeds for about 3-5 mins and then starts crying and screaming and pulling off. She then go back on and sucks for a few seconds and pull off crying again but I can see she has a mouthful of milk so it's not because there's none there. I think she's happy to feed when the milk is flowing easily but when she has to start working for it she gets frustrated. Could 3-5 minutes be enough?

She is my 4th baby and I fed them all but I've never had this. It really seems as though she hates breast feeding. And I don't enjoy it as much as I have before as she gets so frustrated.

Does anyone have any advice on how to keep her happily latched on and feeding?

Thanks ladies!
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Harry has this and it means he has wind so I wind him and then put him back on. He cries when winding him until he brings up the wind. Sometimes takes a whileTry winding your daughter when she cries. I also use ifacol before a feed to help him bring up the wind (not sure if it works I just started 2 days ago).
Hope this helps xx

Sounds VERY like my lo who I later found out had reflus and was prescribed infant gaviscon which really helped. he was rarely sick so i never though of reflux but apparently the acid can be overactive it can come back up just into the throat and it hurts them, hence the frantic feeding, paul used to feed for a few mins hte it was a fight to get him to take more, it can also affect their weight gain. speak to your HV or GP. my lo was 8 months when someone spotted it with us and she couldn't believed i struggled on all that time. Gaviscon is wonderful stuff

I was going to suggest Reflux too - defo get it checked out as gaviscon saved us from this too.

When my lo was much older than yours it started againa nd if he had taken 5 mins and then fussed I sat him up and gave him a break for about 2/3 mins before trying him back at the breast if he continued to fuss then I considered it feed over BUT like I say he was older than yours

I would definitely consider finding out mroe about reflux and seeking GP/HV advise!

Urgh, Beth does this too and it drives me crazy. She's 8 weeks tomorrow and is my first baby. I really want to carry on bf but her acting like this makes every feed really stressful.

I thought it could be reflux but gp reckons it's not. We all kind of agreed it's more likely laziness when my flow slows down as she's fine lying down, fine if I change sides and like yours, fine for about 5 mins.

It's so horrible. Every feed she gets really frustrated and just screams. My gp said that when she does that just change sides straight away and then when she starts fussing again assume feed is over and stop. As long as she's putting on weight she said that's fine.

Sorry - not advice really. Just sympathy as I know how hard it is.
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if it is due to the flow of your milk , you can help speed up the flow by whats called as 'compression' where you gently cup your breast whilst lo is feeding and gently press as you would hand express to help speed the flow up. Try typing in DR.Jack newman on google and it comes up with a fab bf site with plenty of videos x

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I thought it could be reflux but gp reckons it's not. We all kind of agreed it's more likely laziness when my flow slows down as she's fine lying down, fine if I change sides and like yours, fine for about 5 mins.
My gp said that when she does that just change sides straight away and then when she starts fussing again assume feed is over and stop.

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I AM NOT A GP BUT this goes against all of the advice i've ever read or been given? I've always been told to only feed off one side per feed (they used to say both but that advice has changed?) and if lo wants to feed again within an hour put them back on the same side (unless it feels empty, then you can change sides) other wise they only get the foremilk and not the much fatter hindmilk which is the milk that will put the weight on. Try looking on Breastfeeding.nhs.uk

My lo was like this having a couple sucks and pulling off although he seemed hungry I found it was trapped wind. (not reflux) Infacol worked and when he got a little older (about 8 weeks) gripe water really helped. He didn't need it every feed but when he got fussy i found if i gave him some gripe water he would seattle right away and have a full feed.:D
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Michelle - that's what I said to GP too! I was worried Beth isn't getting enough hind milk as she won't stay on one side long enough (I know breast isn't totally empty) But she reckoned it was ok... Like you, I'm not convinced. Might give gripe water a try and see if that makes any difference. She's fine feeding at night when she's sleepy. It's just during the day it's really difficult. 6ish is the absolute worst feed when she takes barely anything and just screams. Sometimes doesn't even attempt to suck after a couple of seconds - just screams with my nipple still in her mouth :-(

Cara - thanks for that recommendation. I have had a look at that site and will try compression.

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Hmmm, GP's and their breastfeeding advice! I too think that switching breast at the first sign of fussiness is not the solution - on the contrary - it could cause more problems - the baby needs to get to the hindmilk which could take a while (10-15mins) for an eight week old - switching to the other breast means they will only get foremilk, which not only is not as hunger satisfying but can cause increased wind and gassiness.
I too had this problem when my son was that age - it turned out I had oversupply of milk and he was spluttering and gagging as the letdown was so fast. During the night, he was calmer and he too ate much better (not gulping so much)... It has got better now, feeding is now (from about 2.5 monhts onwards) a much more pleasant experience.
SunshineBaby, if you can rule out milk oversupply (baby spluttering, coughing at the breast and explosive poos and a lot of gas) and trapped wind, I would definitely go back to the doctor and insist that some tests are done for reflux.
Good luck!