u/NeuroticFawn

My LO is coming up 6 weeks now and our breastfeeding journey has been a lot of ups and down.

Recently she's started just shouting and screaming randomly

I burp her and do bicycle legs etc with her to get gass out but she keeps going, only soothing if you take her out in the car or let her suck on my pinky finger (her sucky gets spat out)

My FiL has said I should try her on a bottle of formula as she may not be getting enough or my milk might not be providing what she needs.

She always eats until she pops of herself and I always offer the second breast to make sure she's satiated. I have an oversupply and a fast let down so I assumed it was gas or she was colicky but now I'm worried it's my milk that's causing her the problem and after all this time we've spent getting it right, this feels like a kick in the teeth.

Does anyone have any advice/experienced anything similar?

Adding that she had check up yesterday and the doctor said she was hitting her weight nicely and everything seemed ok

PP anxiety or?

After speaking to my local feeding team, they've advised my daughter no longer needs to be woken up and fed every three hours and I should feed on demand instead.

Now I HAVE been feeding on demand, as soon as she shows her cues, I pop a boob for her and make sure she's clean and comfy.

But I've been setting an alarm for myself every three hours and waking her to make sure she eats. If she needs to eat 8-12 times in 24 hours, should I still be setting this alarm, checking and if she's asleep leave her be to kip longer or just scrap the alarm all together?

I'm definitely overthinking this, but we had a rocky start with her in and out the hospital and I want to make sure she's happy and well fed

(She's coming up 5 weeks and is over her birth weight. She doesn't latch long, but I have a fast let down and she chugs for at least ten minutes and I always triple check if she's done/of other side)

Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance

We keep being told that introducing a dummy at 3 (almost 4) weeks will affect our babies latch and could impact breast feeding and also hide her hunger cues.

However at the moment she's experiencing witching hour and screams nonstop from 8-11.

Eventually she'll settle on my chest and suck my pinky finger and we've been told the pinky is ok, but the dummy isn't

Anyone have any experience with this or recommend something? If she can't have it I will soldier on, but I hate seeing her so upset and just want to soothe her