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He acts like he is hungry but he also acts upset and pulls off and relatches over and over. I have offered a bottle, but he basically does the same thing to the bottle nipple. Any ideas as to what'soing on with him? He has been doing this for several weeks,,,,it;s very frustrating for both of us.

2007-02-06 13:06:17 · 15 answers · asked by clayjoe 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting Newborn & Baby

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He maybe teething, my baby will do the same if he's tired as well. He just cant seem to figure out what he wants! But at four months he started teething and his teeth didnt pop up until he was over 7 months! So I understand your frustration!! Take a look if you can at his bottom teeth to see if there's any swelling or even take a clean finger to his gums and feel if the top of his bottom gums are swollen. First teeth come in on bottom, just incase you were unaware! If you think its his teeth then he may be in pain when he's latching on for milk. If thats the case, rubbing the herb clove on the gums helps and they make baby ambesol to numb the pain. I started rice cereal at 4 months, have you tried any cereal? This also maybe something baby needs for nourishment as well as breast milk. Good luck and many blessings to you and your family!

2007-02-06 13:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by nadi 2 · 0 0

Baby Fussy At Breast

2016-10-01 10:28:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

My son does the same thing. I almost forget in the moment sometimes to check for it as the reason that he is being fussy because they say that breastfed babies don't need to be burped, but he will all of a sudden let out a burp and be fine. So try burping him more frequently.

If he spits up he could have baby acid reflux. My son has it, and my pediatrician said it peaks around 4 months...

When he gets fussy, take a short break, try burping him, and then resuming. If he is spitting up, shorten his feeding times, because often times they are getting rid of the excess food that they don't need.

Are you on a medications? I had 1 week that I was on a medicine that my baby seemed to want it but would pull off and on again...

2007-02-06 16:00:47 · answer #3 · answered by JadeAMurray 2 · 0 0

It seems like it may hurt him to suck/swallow, which could be a sign of an ear infection. Breast fed babies are also prone to get thrush, which may be irritating his mouth, but your breasts would definatly know about that. I knew a baby once that would only drink bottles if they were very, very hot. If it just all of the sudden started happening, try to think of any other changes-did you start eating something new, or drinking? Are you feeding him on your schedule, or his? It's possible that he's not hungry when you're trying to feed him. I'd take him to your pediatrician, even if there is no apparent problem, they can give you advice and reassure you. Good luck

2007-02-06 13:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by barnaclesally 3 · 0 0

I had this same problem with my daughter around that age, or younger. It could be a let-down problem... such as it is coming too slow or too fast. With my daughter, I didn't realize I was practically drowning her in milk. She'd back off and cry, but was hungry, so she'd latch right back on. This would last the entire time - very frustrating. It could also be it isn't coming out fast enough, and he's getting tired of working. You could massage the side of your breast (near the arm-pit) to encourage milk flow, if you think that could be the problem.

Have you tried different nipple flows? The hole could be too small or too big.

2007-02-06 13:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by kiko 3 · 1 0

Baby Fusses At Breast

2016-12-11 19:28:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

I had the same thing happen with my daughter at around the same age, and it didnt stop until her first teeth poked through a mth later. Then the difference in nursing was like night and day - I was feeling like nursing was getting too difficult on me before her teething issues stopped. Had relatives telling me I 'didnt have enough' which is why she was unlatching and fussy (my daughter never refused the bottle, apparently it was easier on her gums then nursing), that I was starving her, etc... thankfully I ignored them as best as I could and continued. Lasted a full mth though, it was terrible. You can try to soothe your baby's gums by massaging them a little before nursing, offering a teething ring, something cold to bite on, and hopefully that will help.

2007-02-06 18:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by MaPetiteHippopotame 4 · 0 0

My baby girl has been doing this (same age) for about a month. I agree it may be teething. But for her, she seemed too tired to eat and too hungry to sleep. I would help her calm down - maybe even fall asleep for ten minutes and when she had rested a bit she ate as if nothing was ever wrong....it was very odd and very frustrating. Now I walk around with her for a bit (10-20 minutes) before settling in to eat.

2007-02-08 06:37:37 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa M 1 · 0 0

My son was doing that at four months as well a month and a half later he sprouted his two bottom teeth. Your baby could be teething and just wants to nibble on something to make the ache of the teeth not hurt so much.

2007-02-06 13:18:13 · answer #9 · answered by veryworried 1 · 0 0

I also, really think its teething....he creaates suction when he latches on (to you or the bottle) and the suction irritates the hell out of the sensitive swollen gums...so he lets go....for this we used to rub whiskey on the gums...but ....you may find a little Orajel before a feeding, or chewing on a cold washcloth....something to help 'numb' the pain before he eats. Good Luck

2007-02-06 13:29:56 · answer #10 · answered by motherhendoulas 4 · 0 0

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