So Frustrated(BF’ing)

For the first month Isabella breastfed so well, she would suckle away happily for about 10 to 15 mins, then she randomly started to fuss at the breast, she wouldn't latch on or it took me a while to latch her on, once she was latched she would only suck for a little while before she got all annoyed and would pull off and cry, I thought my supply was possibly a bit low so I started taking the Milk Flow Pills and having complan and that seemed to help and she fed well again, but that was short lived!
She started fussing again, and one day I was so upset and angry from it I sent DH into town to buy some formula, so we gave her a bottle and she drunk that happily!

Also, she was diagnosed with Reflux about a month ago and that's effected her feeding too, she is on Losec for that now.

So, now she is breast and bottle fed, and I don't think that the mix of bottle and breast is what the problem is cos she was doing this before we introduced a bottle. I know I have plenty of milk because when I squeeze my nipple it squirts out!
So what she does now, is roots around frantically, suck suck suck pull off cry! and so on and so forth! So she wants to feed, but once she starts to she gets angry and kicks out and cry's, even though there's heaps of milk there, id understand if there was bugger all coming out, but I can hear her getting a mouthful and swallowing before she pulls off and crys.

Sorry if this makes no sense, I'm just so frustrated as I want to try and faze out the bottles and get her back fully on the breast but I keep caving and giving her one cos I am SOOO tired and exhausted from all the crying and the reflux and I know Ive built a rod for my own back with giving her a bottle!

Hun, it'll get better. I think you should probably call the lady from La Leche and see if you can meet with her, I'm pretty sure she'll be able to see you outside of their normal meeting time if that works, otherwise you can take Caden down too cause the other mummies usually have their kids there.

Do you have the page in the front of the wellchild book about who to contact for support? There is a list of LC's in there too, if you don't have it let me know and you can have mine (it was just a little printoff from Cathi). My cousin dealt with a lady called Susan from B4Baby (Turuki Health Care) and their number/s are 09 275 5788 and 0800 242 229.

And you are doing an amazing job with 2 young kiddies, never forget that!!!!!

Hmm just a though here, when do you feed her? I.e. when she wakes from a nap, during her wake times, before she goes for naps?? The reason I ask is cos Jackson will get fussy like what Bella does when hes tired and there is no amount of trying I do to try to latch him that works until he's had a nap.

Also, do you feed Bella on demand or do you do Feed play sleep or similar? Could she be filling up on your foremilk rather than your hind fatty milk and only satisifying her thurst rather than her hunger?

Hang in there hun your doing a great job

I had a fast let down at the start and I found it helped to feed reclining back in a chair and with him slightly upright (so instead of horizontally across me, I put him at a 45 degree angle GWIM?)
Also, put her on and as soon as the let down starts, unlatch her and "leak" into a towel and then put her back on.

good luck