My 7-week old boy has, in the last two weeks, started crying whenever he is offered the breast, even when clearly hungry. Used to be mainly in the evening/night but now its sll the time. He cries as soon as he is in position and then cannot latch on. Often I can only get him to latch by offering finger or dummy to suck then quickly switching! He'll also come off frequently at first, crying and writhing around and rooting, and sometimes need help relatching. It's taking away the enjoyment of breastfeeding. We've been giving him a bottle or two of formula/ebm at night, so I'm worried he's become lazy or forgotten how to latch or just confused! No signs of reflux etc, we were told he has a short tongue (takes him an hour to feed), let down can be fast or slow (no difference), any ideas!? I've seen a bf counsellor and a lactation consultant with no real answers. It's making feeding in public stressful and I'm tempted to swap to bottles ebm/formula so avoid the grief for both of us. Also battled with lots of soreness and mastitis - finally got over those when the fussing started. Was hoping its a phase but is getting worse, not better! Nursing used to a great comfort for him but this seems to have gone - rather upsetting for me, being rejected! He is gaining weight well so no real concerns there.
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Baby cries at breast - about to give up!
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LovelyWeatherForDucks · 29/11/2012 19:23
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