.  Mom =
> called me because the baby cries so much, he never eats and falls asleep =
> peacefully. Once he's put down he wakes screaming.  Latching well is =
> still a challenge due to his lower jaw and we worked on that more. He =
> sleeps best when on mom or dad or near them in bed.  He has a hard time =
> napping for an extended period during the day.  He seems to want to eat =
> every 2 hours mom says but isn't settled after he does. He never just =
> eats and goes to sleep. Bottle feedings didn't help at all.

I've certainly seen plenty of "high-need" intense babies like this. They
literally need to be held all the time - won't sleep unless in someone's
arms or lying on their chest or in the bed close beside them. They take only
"cat-naps" - sleeping for 15 or 20 minutes at a time, maximum. And when
they're not happy, they're really not happy. Put them down in a crib alone
and they'll scream and scream.

The other things you mentioned certainly indicate the mother needs to
increase milk production, and she sounds like a good candidate for
Domperidone. Maybe try the fenugreek and blessed thistle. But even with that
her baby may not change much. (I had two of these babies myself - lots of
milk, good weight gain, but very high need babies.)

Teresa Pitman
Guelph, Ontario

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