Agitated when breastfeeding

My 5 week old son is breastfed and expressed milk fed via bottle and normal is content on the breast but today out of nowhere he is really agitated and screams as if he isn’t getting any milk but I use a nipple shield and can see the milk is there. Any advice? I don’t want to have to give up breastfeeding 😢

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Happens to me if baby has a bad latch. Sit them up, calm them down and then try again - adjusting your position too

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I’ve got issues with my flow too and my 9 week year old is starting to get agitated on some feeds. I’ve figured out that if he’s moaning and pulling off all the time and choking lots it’s cause my letdown is too fast so I hand pump a little off until let down slows then put him back on which works. Other times it’s when I’ve done too much of a pump beforehand or he’s fed loads and my milks not had time to fill up again and he’s frustrated that it’s too slow. When this happens I just give expressed milk in a bottle and he calms. This has saved my nipples loads too cause he pulls on them when frustrated and going on and off hurts more. Hope this helps you to figure out what’s happening.

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Babies often have phases where they fuss at the breast and then settle again after a day or two. Don’t give up :) your milk is most likely just fine, just the odd day can be a bit difficult. Babies can get a little frustrated/ inpatient with the let down of milk sometimes when it’s too fast or too slow. But have a reset, little cuddle to calm, and adjust positioning.

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This happens to us during witching hour evenings. It is usually because he has wind so we do a lot of leg circles and back pats.
He'll eventually calm down and I put him back on the boob (can take up to 4 or 5 times to do this) and he eventually settles and usually falls asleep whilst feeling then x

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