Help mummas!

Hey so I’m breastfeeding my nearly 4 week old and it’s been going amazingly until these last few days she will literally scream her little head off when feeding, she will keep unlatching. I’ll burp her and put her back on and she’ll feed for a few mins and then do the same thing again. And then after 10 mins she’ll fall asleep and then will have a 2-3 sometimes 4hr nap and then do the same thing. I really don’t want to give up bf but I’m struggling! I don’t know if it’s because she’s overtired? She has had a snuffy nose these last few days could this be it? Or am I not producing enough milk for her? I just don’t want her not to eat enough 😭

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Very possibly cluster feeding and stuffy nose, you can always search local breastfeeding support in the area, sometimes if it’s a latch issue guidance from
Someone else can be really useful x

My little boy ( 2 1/2 weeks old) has been fussy the past 2 days too, and this morning he was feeding and crying like you described. We got some of the calpol saline nasal drops (most supermarkets have them) and after 3 uses they dislodged some mucus and he’s been so much more comfortable. I hope this helps 😊

unfortunately I don’t have any in my area, the closest is about 45-1hr drive away and i don’t drive and also have a toddler aswell so not easy to just get there…

If she has a stuffy nose she could be struggling to breathe while nursing. When my toddler was little and was nursing whenever he had a stuffy nose I'd sit him angled and would nurse him. Sometimes that helped being more upright. I'd also clear out his nose before feedings using saline spray and the snot sucker from fridababy.

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