A Discovery!

My little girl has had tummy issues since she was a couple of weeks old. I think it is a combination of mild reflux and colic. Slowly, i have been finding things that have helped to make feedings more comfortable for her.
* changing positions in feeding
* lots of burping/dewinding
* slowing down flow
* putting breaks in feeding
* cutting dairy from my diet
* sitting her up after feeds
* baths/nappy free time
* infants friend

At the beginning she would scream after every feed for long periods of time, but now it is not every feed and not for as long. Still working on why some feeds are worse than others.

Tonight, i worked out that she gets more upset after feeding from the left side. When sitting up i usually do the cradle hold. I recall reading somewhere that sometimes the way bub lies (right or left side down) can affect wind production or how wind gets stuck. So, i fed her on the left side using football hold so her right arm was up, and i think she was more settled. :dance: I will try this again tomorrow for all her feeds.

Anyone else find baby's right arm up better for bub?

This is EXACTLY what happens with my little one. Lots of fussing on the left breast - so we have also been doing football hold which has been helping somewhat. I do notice that she gets much more wind when feeding from the left and not so much now that we have changed things. I've also cut dairy AND caffeine (not that I had a huge amount of caffeine, just the odd cup of tea) from my diet and that has seen massive changes.
I do miss my hot chocolates though - but bubby's comfort is way more important than a small indulgence on my part!

Sue x

Hi Kate,

Great you've found a solution! Just a word of warning with football hold - make sure your breast is being drained properly (might need to do the occasional feed normal hold). I was doing football hold and was told it was possibly the start of all my mastitis probs. Not trying to alarm you - just don't want you to have probs!