https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 00:02:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-fussy-at-the-breast#post-1647540 Tue, 20 May 2014 15:36:16 +0000 PixieStix 1647540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2 month old just recently became more fussy, which seemed to coincide with more gassiness. But along with it he's now fussing at the breast. I'd say 95% of the time his feedings are short lived. He isn't *always* fussing/crying. Sometimes it starts off good where he drinks for a solid few minutes on one breast -- under 10 minutes for sure. Then he starts pulling off the breast willingly, and relatches himself (or I help). Sometimes he's crying or fussing, other times just quiet but quickly trying to get back on. Eventually, he will get frustrated and cry a bit so I've been constantly switching sides. And at some feedings I know *for sure* it's his gas causing the upset, but a lot of other times he seems generally OK, so I'm left really confused.</p> <p>I *did* notice my supply went down a bit because I stopped doing the full pumping in the middle of the night, and he started pushing back his night time feed. </p> <p>I've tried compressing the breast while he's on it to encourage more milk flow, and thus hoping it'd bring more reward so he'd be less fussy but it isn't helping a whole lot. </p> <p>I'm getting concerned because he's also spitting up a good bit of milk every now and then. His total nursing time is usually around 10-15 minutes, I think. I haven't clocked it but it's way shorter than it used to be, and we're constantly switching sides. I will say that he seems to have the same amount of wet diapers though... so maybe I shouldn't worry too much?</p> <p>Did anyone else experience this? If so, do you think it was just a weird short-lived phase or was it linked to anything in particular? Note: This has been going on since just before last weekend some time. </p>