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Difficult to feed in the evening - anyone else?
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Hi ladies, just wondering if others have the same problem or any advice on how to make things a bit easier.
Josh is 5 1/2 weeks old and I can't complain becuase he's a really good baby, until we get to 9pm and the feed he has 9-10pm before we settle him for bed - then he screams blue murder! It isn't colic as he doesn't seem to suffer this and can burp for England and he's not a sicky baby - however he goes into a bit of a feeding frenzy in the evening - wanting his normal 4oz every 1.5-2 hourly instead of 3-4 hourly like the daytime. I don't mind this as I guess he is 'tanking up' as is begining to sleep for 5 hours a night. He won't take more than 4oz yet.
He normals feeds (bottle feed) pretty well but this last feed is awful and I am beginning to dread doing it. Basically he sucks ok for about 2 mins, after this he will start thrashing around with the bottle or his arms and legs - if I take the bottle out his mouth or he dislodges it from all the thrashing - he screams - I offer it back and he takes it like he's starving but will instantly then start thrashing and crying again. I wind him, but there's nothing to come up..... I just don't seem to know what he wants. Somehow we manage to give him a couple of oz's and then he calms or like last night he just fell straight asleep.
I am thinking he could be tired as he is usually awake from 6-9pm but may have a bit of a nap during that time (after bath), I've tried to get him to sleep before this time, but he doesn't want to settle as too awake.
I've spent a small fortune on TT teats to find best one if that was making the difference - we use the medium ones now and he takes them excellently during the day so not this.......
Anyone else have similar problems, or advice - I'm also wondering if it's just cranky baby time during the evening??
Thanks
xx
Josh is 5 1/2 weeks old and I can't complain becuase he's a really good baby, until we get to 9pm and the feed he has 9-10pm before we settle him for bed - then he screams blue murder! It isn't colic as he doesn't seem to suffer this and can burp for England and he's not a sicky baby - however he goes into a bit of a feeding frenzy in the evening - wanting his normal 4oz every 1.5-2 hourly instead of 3-4 hourly like the daytime. I don't mind this as I guess he is 'tanking up' as is begining to sleep for 5 hours a night. He won't take more than 4oz yet.
He normals feeds (bottle feed) pretty well but this last feed is awful and I am beginning to dread doing it. Basically he sucks ok for about 2 mins, after this he will start thrashing around with the bottle or his arms and legs - if I take the bottle out his mouth or he dislodges it from all the thrashing - he screams - I offer it back and he takes it like he's starving but will instantly then start thrashing and crying again. I wind him, but there's nothing to come up..... I just don't seem to know what he wants. Somehow we manage to give him a couple of oz's and then he calms or like last night he just fell straight asleep.
I am thinking he could be tired as he is usually awake from 6-9pm but may have a bit of a nap during that time (after bath), I've tried to get him to sleep before this time, but he doesn't want to settle as too awake.
I've spent a small fortune on TT teats to find best one if that was making the difference - we use the medium ones now and he takes them excellently during the day so not this.......
Anyone else have similar problems, or advice - I'm also wondering if it's just cranky baby time during the evening??
Thanks
xx
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I don't think Josh has reflux or surely he'd be difficult/screaming at every feed. Def worth considering asking the HV when she comes in week tho...
He's just took 3oz no prob, but - oh dear, it's getting late again...... :S