Unsettled 3 week old

[jessii83]

Please help? I need some advice on my little one. She has been unsettled most of her out of the womb life.

She is only just really starting to feed well on the breast but says she is hungry when she isnt feeding. Her feeding times are roughly 2-3 hourly. Today if i put her down she screams. She even gets tears, which i have read they arent suppose to get until they are older. I have tried feeding cuddles changing going for a walk etc. She is just very unsettled and i need some help.

Has anyone had the same problems with their little one and what do you recommend, if you need more info then just ask? Any help is appreciated. Thanks so much.


This is a bit how i feel.

Jess

Sophie born 27/01/2010
BW: 7pound 2oz
CW: 7pound 6oz

[[M]umma[M]ia]

Shes still very young and getting used to the world around her. Have u thought about using a sling to carry her around with u? Being close to you (hearing your heartbeat etc) and walking around should put her off to sleep and it keeps your hands free to do other things.

[~Minny~]

Perhaps she has some trapped wind thats giving her a stomach ache? Not sure

Maybe try elevating her when she is sleeping or even a warm bath tends to calm them down a bit and help them sleep.

[Visitor7]

Maybe wind? Try giving her a bath and put her on her belly (with your hand supporting her head above the water) and see if that helps. Or put her on the floor on her back and raise her legs up towards her belly. If she has wind that may help.

[jessii83]

Thanks for the help. im going to look at getting a sling over the next few days. So i can actually walk around with her. And I tried the wind thing, it may have helped but she didnt seem to bring up to much air. See how i go. I guess she just wants the closeness.

[inky]

just thought i'd mention that she could have wind come up but you may not hear it. Even winding for a couple of minutes could help. I'm eagerly awaiting my baby sling also!
Don't despair, your baby wants to be close to you.

[jessii83]

I went to the maternal health nurse today and she had me show her how i am breastfeeding. By the looks of it she said we have a bad latching problem and Sophie was only getting my let down milk which wasnt doing her very well. She had lost 80g, it made me feel really bad. I really want to breastfeed my little girl for at least 9 months because its better for them than formula, but when i keep having issue after issue with breastfeeding it starts to make me feel like a failure. Sorry to put a bit of my sads onto this forum. Its just really hard at the moment. Thanks for your suggestions and yeah she does like being close to me so that helped. And i burp her all the time too, so im sure that will be a big help to.

Thanks all
Jess

[Rumpleteaser]

You should consider joining the Australian BF association, you could attend regular meetings and get advice on how to over come and improve on those issues.
Don't forget we generally don't get to see how to BF, we live in small homes, we're generally young ourselves when mothers might be BF younger siblings. It's not like in some less developed communities where mothers, aunts, sisters freinds live together where BF is something which is done and seen all the time. All so you baby needs to learn how to BF, it is harder work for baby than FF.
Get advice, keep practising and you will succeed.

[Visitor7]

I agree with Rumpleteaser, get in contact with the ABA so you can get experienced lactation consultant to help you.

[~Minny~]

Also as well as the ABA see if there is a lactation consultant from the hospital you can see and get some advise or some places even have day stays where you spend the day learning how to feed properly and different positiions

[inky]

Hi Jess, my sling came today and DD blissed out and crashed the moment she went inside it giving me my arms back to do other things. Here's hoping your bubs loves it too! BF isn't a walk in the park I'm finding, but getting advice and reading lots has helped.
Good luck.

[onthefly]

The early weeks are really hard!
With breastfeeding, it's best to go straight to the experts. You can call the ABA any time for advice and support. Your hospital may also have lactation consultants available to you. Regular midwives, nurses, GPs etc often know very little about breastfeeding and are generally not the best people to get help from.

A weight loss is always a worry for mums
How many wet and dirty nappies is she having? That's a good indicator of how much milk they are getting also.