Baby crying at the breast

My baby is bottle fed and breast fed, my baby will literally stop eating at the breast and start crying. I think I might be an under supplier or just enougher. When he breaks the feed I squeeze my breast to see if milk is still flowing and 9/10 times it is still coming . Why is he crying??!!! I am trying to put the breast back in his mouth and he will refuse it. And my milk is literally spraying 😩😩😩🫤 is he full? Gassy ? Sigh 😮‍💨

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Maybe the flow of the milk is slow for him so he might be getting annoyed or uptight, trapped wind possibly. Hope you find the solution x

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Is your baby 10ish weeks by any chance?

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Well that has happened to me. At first baby loved the boob. But slowly I noticed bottle preference. She would scream at the boob, arch her back and turn away while crying hungry. Once I give the bottle she latches on it for dear life. Bottle is easier even if the flow is slower than the boob. I would have success latching her while she’s still asleep or just waking up, she hasn’t had the time to understand what’s what. At night I have no problem breastfeeding. But I have started to bootle feed more and more just because she would refuse the boob no matter what. And you can’t force the boob cause they will associate boob with bad memories, so I offer boob when she’s calm and if she turns away then I don’t force it. She’s 13 weeks. I used to have success with binky/bottle and then sneaking in a boob while she’s sucking but she figured me out and it doesnt work anymore

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She’s a wild card, sometimes tho in the middle of the bottle she will cry and I’d offer a boob and she’ll take it, it’s a mind game sometimes. I used to cry and take it personally as if she hates me, I wanted her to breastfeed as much as possible, that was the plan I wanted the best of the best for her, plus I would feel so happy when breastfeeding(oxytocin) but she has other plans for me. So over time I’m starting to come to terms that she might be a bottle fed baby, I still do offer but my hopes are low. I’ve seen lactation consultants about it and all they could say is offer a bottle to make sure she eats and breastfeed when you can, and hopefully it’ll get better. It didn’t get better tho. I’m sorry if my comment is not helpful or anything but I can definitely relate and ig I’m glad to know I’m not the only one experiencing this cause I thought I’m in this alone

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My daughter did this, I think around 6-8 weeks old? I don’t have any advice really, it stopped eventually! Just try and stay calm, I know it always flustered and upset me 😅 try shushing and gently bouncing while trying to latch, that helped us!

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My baby does this too.. for most it's it's a phase, or if you are in your period and have a lesser supply for a couple days, or could be baby is gassy/sore tummy (usually our culprit), could be they're just trying to encourage a faster flow, could be they're over tired... could be many things! But does not mean you are an under supplier that would only be the case if he is not doing adequate nappies. I do find wotj mine that if she's super fussy, even if she hasn't necessarily fed loads, I'll just give her a break, most of the time she'll go back on again fine later, or she'll do a poop and then feed fine. And if not I just give it a bit more time or feed when she's a bit more tired

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