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1/20/2009
5:15 pm |
Where do I begin??? I feel like I am living a nightmare. My 3 month old got her immunizations over a week ago and she had a fever of course. She all of a sudden refused to nurse or take a bottle - so I attributed that to her shots. But took her back to the dr. to be sure. He said she had a little cold and that maybe she couldn't breathe and that's why she was getting so upset when I tried to nurse but by this time she was taking a bottle just fine. So, all last week I was having days or episodes where she would nurse fine and times when she would freak out and cry. She will nurse on one side and then cry almost inconsolably after that. And now she is extremely fussy and cries alot - even in the morning. I took her back to the dr. yesterday thinking/hoping it was an ear infection but it's not. He said she might still be getting over her cold or going through a growth spurt. I am pumping plenty of milk but I tried to supplement anyway just to see and she didn't want it. I just don't understand what happened to my happy content baby. And she doesn't seem to be sleeping much during the day either - like maybe a total of 2 or 3 hours between 8 am and 5 pm. We took her out of daycare and hired a nanny on Jan. 5th which is when it seems like this has all started. Of course the shots were around that time too. I'm on the verge of stopping the breastfeeding and just pumping and give her a bottle but I really don't want to and would like to exhaust all options before stopping. I have talked to numerous lactation consultants, friends and the dr. and can't get an answer and it's wearing me out worrying about why my baby is so fussy and fights me on nursing. |
1/20/2009
6:16 pm
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I don't blame you for being overwhelmed and confused by your baby's behaviors. You have already tried most of what I might suggest. I am concerned that you are not getting answers from the many professionals whom you are seeing in person.
Babies do often have trouble nursing when they have a head cold, and are able to drink more easily from a bottle. But this seems to have continued for a long time, and your baby's behavior seems out of character.
Please go back to your pediatrician, and if you do not get answers that make sense to you, see if you can get a second opinion. Explain very clearly the behaviors you have seen, the timeline of what happened when, and what you have tried to do to help.
In the mean time, please get some help for yourself so that you are better rested. Sometimes a baby will pick up on her mother's anxiety, so you and your baby may be setting each other.... Read More  |
1/29/2009
10:51 am
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No, I'm not worried about anything else, but since I can't actually see you and your baby interact, I always.... Read More |
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Debra Gilbert Rosenbergis the author of The New Mom’s Companion: Care for Yourself While You Care for Your Newborn, a guide for first time mothers to help them adjust to the many emotional, relationship, identity, and physical changes that accompany motherhood, published by Sourcebooks, Inc, in April, 2003, and Motherhood Without Guilt: Being the Best Mother You Can Be and Feeling Great About It, a book that helps mothers become more self-accepting and confident about their motherhood, also published by Sourcebooks, Inc, in October, 2004. 
