Patient's question:
My premature baby has been eating breast milk for two months since yesterday. He keeps struggling, crying and screaming when he struggles. Milk comes out every time he struggles, and he wants to eat again within an hour. Each feeding lasts 10-15 minutes. What is going on? I’m so anxious and don’t know what to do... I’m so desperate...At one month, he struggled a lot. The hospital tested his trace elements and found calcium deficiency, so we started giving him vitamin D. We’re still taking it now. Half a month later, we found anemia and started giving him iron supplements. Less than two weeks ago, his struggling somewhat eased.
What should I do? Today is his official two-month birthday, but since yesterday, he’s been eating breast milk and struggling. When he struggles, he cries and screams, milk comes out every time, and he wants to eat again within an hour. Each feeding lasts 10-15 minutes. As a mother, watching him eat poorly and sleep poorly makes me feel so uncomfortable and anxious. What is going on? What should I do?
Doctor's answer:
Mom pulls his ears or taps his little feet during each feeding to keep him awake and finish drinking milk. Additionally, newborns in the postpartum period have weak strength and can easily fall asleep while nursing. Therefore, during breastfeeding, don't let the feeding time on one side be too long—switch to the other side after 4 or 5 minutes. This way, the baby can also drink more milk and get some extra sleep. The above advice is for the question, "My premature baby has been nursing breast milk from yesterday to now for two months," and I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!