Julie, did you do test weights? I would want verification of what the intake is. I have seen fussy babies after nursing for a short time and transferring 4-5 ounces in 5 minutes. When we slow the flow and actually lower the intake a bit, baby is happier. Once baby can manage a normal flow, baby is happier and likes to nurse. I have also seen fussy babies who cry all the time and are not gaining weight and the test weights show poor intake. There is great information on over abundant milk supply in the BAB. Sometimes I have mom pump 1/2 ounce off each breast before nursing, and mostly go to one sided nursing with some removed. I like test weights because they help me see at what point is how much intake compared to baby's behavior. Some babies are in pain from something undiagnosed, like a shoulder injury from birth. I would suggest a good craniosacral therapist to help with "body work" to see if there is something needing attention. The CST I use has told me she can improve the reflux by a spot on their back or spine and she almost always finds this spot an issue with these tight or arching babies. They also keep their mouths tight and sometimes clench their jaws, but this can be flow related as a way to lower the milk flow. Some babies are missing the womb, Dr. Sears writes about this. Some babies are arching babies, they stiffen and arch back, and take forever to latch on because they can not organize their behavior. This baby sounds like he/she is very disorganized. When I see this behavior, I show mom how to help baby organize to latch and encourage her to be patient and feed baby early before real hunger sets in. My third baby was miserable from birth. Only myself and my husband could hold him or he would scream. He never cried, he screamed. He nursed well and was organized about it but the culprit turned out to be allergies to milk, wheat, eggs, strawberries, and cats and YES, from birth he was snotty and having issues. At six weeks, he calmed down some but at 2 months he had his first of many ear infections and that started the constant screaming over again. Good luck to this poor mother. I know I felt terribly disappointed and overwhelmed to get such a sensitive and unhappy baby when I ordered an easy one (no. 3 child, too!). Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]