Is anyone else experiencing this? My little one is 5 months next week - and over the last three weeks or so he has just been soooo uninterested in feeding during the day! He is EBF and won’t last more than a few minutes before coming off the boob and wanting to look around etc. He just gets so distracted! The only way to get him to have a good feed is to feed him to sleep before his day time naps?! Any advice would be much appreciated xx
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My little one is exactly the same, it’s not been fun in the hot weather trying to make sure she stays hydrated when she just won’t feed properly 😫
I have to do it when she’s waking up from a nap, or sit in a dark room with no noise or distractions. Sometimes I can put a muslin over her eyes which helps but most times she just pulls it off.
I’ve lost count of the times she’s come off the boob and exposed me in public while my boob is spraying milk all over her face 😂

I noticed my almost 5 month old was doing the same so I’ve started introducing one meal a day to him. He will have baby porridge or a small amount of puree and he seems a lot happier!xx

We’re in the same boat but he’s formula fed he’s not interested in drinking his bottles unless he’s tired which is another reason why he’s waking up so much at night as he’s so hungry. I’ve got an appointment with my health visitor tomorrow to discuss with her as my baby dropped a percentile in weight

This is the time they become much more interested in whats around them, so try feeding in a room where there isnt much going on - thats probably why before naps is working well. Theres nothing wrong with feeding him before naps though, thats when my babies have both had their best feeds x