distracted breastfeeding
my little one is almost 6 months and the last week he has become super distracted while breastfeeding and definitely isn’t eating enough when he does eat so he’s super fussy and isn’t sleeping well at all. he’ll latch on and then off after like 5 seconds and do that repeatedly. any advice?
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My son has done this since 3 months. I have to feed him in a place with no distracting noises/visuals otherwise he will stop every 2-5 seconds and look around. He will stop to look and smile at me but I just keep staring forward and pretend to not see him looking so he starts eating again. This combination works every time for me.
My 4 month old daughter is like this. I have to go somewhere quiet with few distractions. I also find she often feeds better while sleepy, so letting her feed while napping is getting some extra calories in!
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Normal! I call it the squirrel phase lol all 4 of my kiddos have done it. I just try to keep them by for a while and nurse on demand. It’s biologically super normal when they’re going through big life events like learning things to sleep worse