Comfort Suckling?

[LLL_Sarah]

I have a pamphlet called Breastfeeding the Baby with Reflux.

I would be happy to post it to you if you'd like to PM me your address.

Best wishes,
SARAH

 

[carang]

i wish you luck! let me know when/if you're ready for a lunch out! i'm off until at least thursday next week...

 

[hannah.e.law]

So after observing him have the same sleep pattern again last night, I think he does have reflux, but also could be cluster feeding. Raising his cot on one end and making sure he was well burped, etc did make him a lot less fussy. I also tried the pacifier, and he would suck it for a while but spit it out after 5 minutes, so not sure if it helped or not.

He still wanted to nurse every 30 minutes for 10 minutes or so, so he may be on that 2-7am cluster feed as well. If anything, it was a calmer night, even if it wasn't any shorter.

 

[carey]

My son is 23 days old and also like to suck. We introduced dummy probably around the 3 day he is home and I have been feeling a bit uncertain if I've done the right thing since I am trying to breastfeed and also know about the 6 weeks recommendation for dummy.

Due to my breast milk supple, we've been feed him one meal formula and one meal pump breast milk in a bottle ( he is inpatient with my slow let-down when he is hungry. ) IN between, If he wants to suck, I will give him my breast and He then seems to like sucking. Other times, when I am too tried to do it, my helper or husband gives him a pacifier. He seems really like it.

Usually, in a day, he has about two unsettled feeds that would last about four hours and then he is ready for the next feed. But after all the hours of tiring "struggle", we then all fall asleep.