Latching

Does your baby struggle to latch even though they’ve latched plenty of times before? What does it mean if they are fussy and it’s feeding time but they don’t want the nipple?

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How old is LO? Could it be that they are overtired? Or possibly having gas issues?

I experienced this early on with my LO, he held a lot of tension in his neck from the birth and getting into a comfy feeding position was difficult. We did go to an osteopath which helped loads and also got his tongue tie sorted (but I think that's unrelated lol), you could potentially look at changing feeding position to see if it helps?

Babies change approximately every 2 business days. Whenever my baby is a fussy it's digestive system related. Either silent reflux or gas. Is it right when you start to feed it after you start? Are they not latching at all or pulling off? Trying different positions is always a good starting point. But don't stress!! My baby is 4 months and the amount of times I spiraled for no reason should be studied. You and baby are both learning in real time so give Grace to both of you and 9.9 times out of 10 it'll be fine

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