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Only taking 4oz. Was on 7oz!!
Hi.
Jacob is currently acting very strange. Until yesterday he was taking 6-7oz no problem, altho he never seems to demand food anymore but will take it quite happily. He's 10 and 1/2 weeks old.
Yesterday lunchtime he got to about 4oz and starting wriggling and writhing about, crying and pushing the bottle away where he was wriggling so much. It was as if he was in pain or something or had alot of trapped wind. He's done this every feed since. He'll cry for a bit but won't take the bottle again without kicking off.
He was winding fine so I really don't know what the problem is. I'm finding it very frustrating and upsetting that he's not eating properly. He has a slight cold but is still all smiles when u lie him on his changing mat.
Jus wish he could tell me the problem. Have called the HV but waiting for call back.
Anyone experienced something similar or have any advice cos it's getting me down
Thanks, Jules
[Modified by: julesb31 on 30 September 2008 17:26:31 ]
Jacob is currently acting very strange. Until yesterday he was taking 6-7oz no problem, altho he never seems to demand food anymore but will take it quite happily. He's 10 and 1/2 weeks old.
Yesterday lunchtime he got to about 4oz and starting wriggling and writhing about, crying and pushing the bottle away where he was wriggling so much. It was as if he was in pain or something or had alot of trapped wind. He's done this every feed since. He'll cry for a bit but won't take the bottle again without kicking off.
He was winding fine so I really don't know what the problem is. I'm finding it very frustrating and upsetting that he's not eating properly. He has a slight cold but is still all smiles when u lie him on his changing mat.
Jus wish he could tell me the problem. Have called the HV but waiting for call back.
Anyone experienced something similar or have any advice cos it's getting me down
Thanks, Jules
[Modified by: julesb31 on 30 September 2008 17:26:31 ]
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caz
It could be anything to tell you the truth! I normally blame teething as they can get fussy but I don't know how old your lo is. You said he's had a cold so he could be having trouble breathing thru his nose and feeding and it upsets him. Or it could be trapped wind. When he's lying down try rubbing his tummy in a large circle around his belly button in a clockwise direction (never anti-clockwise as this can bung them up as clockwise follows the direction of the intestines). This can help release any wind. also pushing his legs round in a cycling motion can help.
Another thing is going up a size on his teats - maybe he's not getting milk fast enough?
Just a few ideas.... & try not to get upset as lo will pick up on this xx