Help! Nightmare feeder!!!! 😫
HiÂ
i really need some advice as i am stressing out with feeds for my 4month old daughter
she has been ill recently and has also had her tongue tie snipped so dont know if this is affecting it, but when it comes to feeding shes a nightmare. Its causing me great anxiety and stress everytime I have to feed her
i do her a 5oz feed and she takes to it first, had between 1-2.5oz. Then will moan and turn away. So i stop n try to wind(shes not a good winder). But in order to get her to have the rest, I have to give her dummy to settle her/make her drowsy then she will (sometimes) take it. Its very stressful becAuse she wants it but fighting it.
any help of advice? 😔
i really need some advice as i am stressing out with feeds for my 4month old daughter
she has been ill recently and has also had her tongue tie snipped so dont know if this is affecting it, but when it comes to feeding shes a nightmare. Its causing me great anxiety and stress everytime I have to feed her
i do her a 5oz feed and she takes to it first, had between 1-2.5oz. Then will moan and turn away. So i stop n try to wind(shes not a good winder). But in order to get her to have the rest, I have to give her dummy to settle her/make her drowsy then she will (sometimes) take it. Its very stressful becAuse she wants it but fighting it.
any help of advice? 😔
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To me, it sounds like she could be snacking, rather than having a big feed - have to say my second baby did this, literally a few oz here and there - she was not a great feeder at all, so i can sympathise.Â
Have you tried infacol or gripe water during the feed to help with the winding? Also, have a look on Youtube for some winding baby techniques - they have some brilliant ones.Â
Because she has the dummy in between feeds this adds to the winding problem too. I just dont know what to
do. The feed just now she had 2.5oz and wont take mre...Â
Can you slowly start to try and stretch the time between feeds a little more, so instead of 3 hours, try 3hours 15 min, then 3 hours 30mins etc. It sounds like you are trying to cram alot of feeds into her in one day - check the side of the formula box for guidance on how much she should be having - please don't stress about this though as it is only guidance! Each baby is different, and that's ok.Â
The winding will get better - as soon as she's sitting up unaided (which should be within the next few months) she will bring up with wind.Â
she is a chunky baby so im not overly concerned about weight. I hope it gets better😔
Got to love a chunky baby - she will get there!Â
To add to the troubles... shes having injections today 😫😫