Not nursing well

[cara9499]

PLEASE forgive me for being so full of questions lately, but I am going crazy! (And I appreciate all of your knowledgeable advice).

OK, as you know, if you've read all of my crazy posts lately, my LO is 7 weeks old and is just getting over RSV (and was dx with reflux). Anyway, I had been EP while he couldn't nurse (too congested), but I have been back to BF for the past 3 days now (thank goodness!!). Before he got sick, he was a great little nurser. He would nurse about 10-15 minutes per side, every 2 hours (and he would cluster feed at night).

Now, things are not so good. He will only nurse for 7 minutes on ONE side, and then he's done. I can't get him to nurse again. However, he is doing that almost every hour...although very inconsistently. And he is much more clingy and fussy than normal.

What's going on? Help! I know that 7 minutes can't be enough time. And, is he even getting any of the hindmilk by nursing for such a short time? Why doesn't he want to nurse off of the other side?

I am so confused, and I don't know what to do. I know someone here will know what's going on!

thanks in advance,
Cara

[Sweetbabs]

Sorry I have no advice just wanted to let you know you are doing a great job and that you may just need to call a lactation consultant. Your little one may have gotten use to the flow of a bottle. Hang in there hun.

[cara9499]

I wondered about that, too, but he seemed to HATE the bottle when we gave it to him. He would cry and try to spit it out. We never got him to take more than an ounce or two. So, do you think that really could be the problem, even though he hated the bottle?