Crying when feeding

I am EBF and my daughter is 10 weeks old, over the past 2 days she has been feeding then crying on the boob, then crying when I try and wind her. I put her back on thinking she’s still hungry she does a couple of sucks cries again and continues crying when I’m winding her. It’s making every feeding time quite stressful, any ideas on what this could be? It’s come out of no where!

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I’ve had a very similar experience. My daughter is 2 months old. I find that this is when she is getting too sleepy and no longer interested in feeding. Have you tried putting your daughter to sleep when she starts fussing?

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Can you get access to an infant feeding team where you are so they can come out and see you? I would also book with your gp about it in case something is irritating her.

Also I agree with above, recently my sons tired cue is the same as I’m hungry so I try putting him to sleep if he reject the breast.

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My daughter does this sometimes when she is a bit overtired I think - I think sometimes she wants to suckle for comfort but gets frustrated at milk still coming out when she’s full. I usually give her a dummy at this point and she nods off with it xx

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How is your daughter crying on the boob? Arching back and kicking legs? If so, it's trapped gas and needs to come out. If burping doesn't work, means it's the other side. I put my baby on the bed on his left side and I lay next to him tummy to tummy and feed him that way to get him to relax. I get his right leg and push it slightly upwards and then gently move this hip back and forth, he relaxes his sfincter and farts like a machine gun 🤣

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