Afternoon fussiness while breastfeeding

My baby (6 weeks) recently started being really fussy when I breastfeed her in the afternoon/evening. She will constantly pull away from the breast and cry even though I know she is hungry. Is anyone else experiencing this and do you have any tips for me?

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My little girl when she's overtired, she seems to get frustrated. I bring her away, give her a dummy to calm down and she might have a 20 min snooze then we'll try again

@Jasmin I can't seem to calm her down enough to take a binky or snooze unfortunately. :( But I'll keep working on it to try. ;)

Maybe try feeding her while she’s settled just before the time she usually gets fussy (keep her as topped up as possible around that time) so she doesn’t have the chance to get too hungry/fussy

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