Baby fussy at breast

My 13 week old baby has suddenly become really fussy breast feeding. She wont settle with one breast because it’s too slow. She wants the fire hose breast but is too impatient to wait for the letdown, she wants milk immediately. If I express for a minute to trigger the letdown and put her back to breast she is then fine. Anyone else have this and know how to get through it and get their baby to be more patient?
I bottle feed her once a day (before bed) with a very slow nipple and do paced feeding but am wondering if she is preferring bottle

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Contact naps only?

Hello! My baby is 6 weeks old and she only gets sleep when she contact naps on either of our chest so my partner and I take turns sleeping at night. Everyone keeps telling me to be careful of her getting used to it but I don’t know how. There came a period when she slept in her cot but now as soon as I put her down, the Moro reflex kicks in a few times and she wakes up and we’re back to square one…any advice?

Nappy bin

Are nappy bins actually worth it? Baby girl is due next month and I’m buying the last bits and bobs but I’ve heard mixed things about nappy bins! Would only be used in the bedroom to save me going up and down the stairs during the night but I’ve been told to save my money as I won’t actually use it that much?

Bassinet to pram

Has anyone transitioned their baby out of their bassinet to the pram? Not sure if too early?

Lindsay Clancy

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4 months regression - feeding

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks! Baby randomly started refusing his milk — I can’t help but think it’s linked to teething and him absolutely hating Calpol. It got to the point where he was clamping his mouth shut and spitting it out, and anything he did manage to drink would come back up.

We went to the doctor on Wednesday and, apart from being a bit fussy, he’s perfectly healthy. He does have a little bit of reflux, which is new, but it’s just really difficult not to worry that he isn’t drinking enough.

He previously went off one of his formulas, so we’ve tried a different one. He is taking this one rather than immediately spitting it out, but he’s still not drinking as much as he used to.

I’m now super paranoid about whether he’s getting enough! It’s just such a random change in his attitude towards milk. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

Breastfed bottle refusal

I haven’t used a bottle of breastmilk in months for my baby because I haven’t needed too. I wanted to see if he would still take it as I am away with him and my friends next month and fancied a drink. He has just completely rejected the bottle, the Philips Avent and also Mam bottle. I am trying him with an open cup for water but I know that takes a long time. I don’t go back to work until a few weeks before he turns 1 so he is going to need to take pumped breast milk from my husband before he can have cows milk drink at 1. I am thinking if he can use a cup he could have his milk from that. Has anyone got any advice or recommendations please?