~Kimba~
12-01-2007, 12:20
DS is 13 weeks today and being a holy terror this week - refusing to nap in the day, he screams every time we put him down and none of our usual settling techniques are working (not even feeding to sleep). So of course he's overtired which just makes it worse. Today is day 5 of this behaviour, and I'm sooooo frazzled which is no good for my supply either, after working so hard to build it up.
Now I'm not sure if it's related, but on top of this he's started refusing the breast :gloomy: which just makes me feel like cr@p. Not every feed, but at least once a day this week - today he absolutely screamed when I put him near the breast and wouldn't go near it let alone latch on, he was so distressed.
He's never done that, he's always loved the boob even through all my supply issues, any time he was upset he would always be calmed by a boob and was always more than eager to have either a feed or a comfort suck. He's been fussy at times of low supply, thrashing and pulling on and off, but never outright refused me without even trying to latch. So to have him rejecting me now is totally bewildering and makes me really sad.
If he was refusing me at his last feed before bed when he gets his evening ABM comp, that could make sense (as my supply is almost non-existent by his bedtime). But it's been happening even at mid-morning and he's usually happily breastfed at that time.
Any idea why he might be doing this? Is it related to the sleep refusal/ overtiredness? Is this just a '3 month old' thing? Will it pass? (please say yes LOL)
I just hope he's not starting to wean, I was hoping to be BFing him at least till he's 6 months (when I return to work) and hopefully right through till 12 months.
Now I'm not sure if it's related, but on top of this he's started refusing the breast :gloomy: which just makes me feel like cr@p. Not every feed, but at least once a day this week - today he absolutely screamed when I put him near the breast and wouldn't go near it let alone latch on, he was so distressed.
He's never done that, he's always loved the boob even through all my supply issues, any time he was upset he would always be calmed by a boob and was always more than eager to have either a feed or a comfort suck. He's been fussy at times of low supply, thrashing and pulling on and off, but never outright refused me without even trying to latch. So to have him rejecting me now is totally bewildering and makes me really sad.
If he was refusing me at his last feed before bed when he gets his evening ABM comp, that could make sense (as my supply is almost non-existent by his bedtime). But it's been happening even at mid-morning and he's usually happily breastfed at that time.
Any idea why he might be doing this? Is it related to the sleep refusal/ overtiredness? Is this just a '3 month old' thing? Will it pass? (please say yes LOL)
I just hope he's not starting to wean, I was hoping to be BFing him at least till he's 6 months (when I return to work) and hopefully right through till 12 months.