He never wanted to be put down, and even the sling and
constant nursing never seemed to provide enough contact.
It was either give her a «binky» or lose a nipple to
the constant nursing.
Usually a baby with gastroesophageal reflux will show one or many of the following symptoms; frequent burping or hiccupping, frequent spitting up or non-projectile vomiting, frequent night waking, poor weight gain, difficulty swallowing, sudden or inconsolable crying, arching during feeding,
constant nursing, or disinterest in nursing (Barmby, 1998).
If your baby is going through a growth spurt,
the constant nursing should only last a few days until your milk supply increases.
At that point, we could understand the irregular habits and the inability to sleep well, even with cosleeping and
constant nursing.
We were committed to exclusively breastfeeding all of our children so when it wasn't «working,» we spend the first weeks of our son's life in heartbreaking hours of
constant nursing, pumping, DAILY weigh - ins, and supplements.
During
the constant nursing, changing, swaddling, and crying (mostly mine), I was usually consumed with self - doubt.
I cherish every minute, even the ones when i do get frustrated with
the constant nursing.
Many of us breastfeeding moms struggle with painful latching,
constant nursing, cracked nipples, fussy feeders, engorged breast and / or plugged ducts just to list a few.
Constant nursing plus the stretching that the nipples are subjected to can leave mom's nipples extremely sore.
First, I had my «go - to» remedies: near -
constant nursing (albeit on a strict diet), co-sleeping, baby swing, the baby dance, white noise and walks outside.
He's had a ton of issues with his oral motor skills, from poor muscle control / tone to hypersensitivity, and after the 20th occupational therapist inquired about his feeding patterns as a baby, I realized that it might not just have been that he preferred bottles with a fast flow nipple, and that
his constant nursing strikes weren't because there wasn't enough milk — he simply couldn't suck hard enough to get that milk, thus he got frustrated and refused to empty my breast.