Baby constantly hungry and fussing at breast

Silver Member Joined: Jan 09 2012 Posts: 639

My baby is seven weeks old and has been nursing well until a few days ago. Suddenly she became constantly qvetchy and was better after having a bottle. She also started fussing at the breast, constantly pulling off. What'd wrong and how can I fix it? I have been giving her some formula to supplement thusfar, but don't want to mess up the nursing. Is this just a growth spurt or something more?

Silver Member Joined: Jan 09 2012 Posts: 639

I think I am making enough milk cause I can pump as much as I used to.

Could it be a reaction to your Pesach diet?

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 18 2005 Posts: 2943

It could happen with a cold or ear infection. It becomes painful for them to nurse.
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Senior Member Joined: Feb 01 2011 Posts: 127

I had a similar problem when my son was about 8 weeks old or so...it turned out that I had overactive let down, which meant that when my milk let down, it gushed too hard and fast into my baby's mouth, causing him to pull away and fuss. That may be why he likes the bottle better, the milk is coming in more evenly. There are a few solutions, but the one that worked for me was letting the milk spray into a diaper clothe when it let down, and then put my baby on to suck. Look at the web site kellymom.com for more ideas.