my 3month old DD has had a huge decrease in appetite.
She used to be such a hearty feeder, she'd feed so much that she would spit up every single time. Now she has zero interest. If I do get her to latch, she spends the whole time coming on and off and staring at her surroundings.
Usually, she squirms and cries as soon as I try to get her in position, but then often will latch on the other side, but only for a moment, and then it's just wide eyed looking around again.
Even with this decreased intake, she doesn't seem to notice. She is even sleeping much longer at nights. I haven't weighed her yet, but I'm really quite sure that she feels noticeably lighter. Her weight gain normally rockets up.
She seems like she's thriving though, she's quite happy all the time.
Is this normal 3month old behaviour?
Should I try to force her to feed, and just keep trying till I'm sure she's had enough?
First, do NOT try to force her. My DS did the same thing around this age and I tried to force him - ended up with breast refusal, which was even harder to deal with.
they get very distracted and interested in the world around them at this age and have less time to feed. She may now be having much shorter feeds...? Just watch her output to see if she's getting enough. She may also be more interested in night feeds than day ones at this time.
You can try taking her to a quiet, darkened room to feed - that may work better for you.
Another option is to try some very low-key situations where she won't be distracted. Bfing lying down in bed with the curtains drawn is a good one. Bfing in the bath can be more relaxed and the skin-to-sking may help. It sounds like she has gotten much quicker (more efficient) at bfing too, so a feed will be shorter.
Try calling the ABA on 1800 mum 2 mum if you are worried that she really isn't bfing enough. As marcellus said, keep an eye on her nappies and her general behaviour. It sounds like you're doing fine though.
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