How old is the baby, and has this been an issue since birth, or only recently?
I ask because babies will get wriggly at the breast if they are aware
of their elimination needs and are trying to figure out how to
eliminate without soiling mom - and of course they want to keep
nursing, so they get themselves into a wriggly dilemma! Another sign
of this is popping on and off the breast. Could also be a sign of an
uncomfortable wet or poopy diaper.
However, since you said the mom has had several courses of antibiotic,
that would be my first guess for the root cause. If mom has had
antibiotics, some of it has gotten to the baby, too, so their gut is
not in tip-top shape either. Couple that with mom passing food
proteins into her milk that normally wouldn't be there, and you can
get an unhappy baby.
-Rosemary McNaughton, LLLL
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Sarah McCann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Quick question. I have permission to post. A mum I am working with was at her chiropractor today for her shoulders. Baby gets wriggly at breast after feeding for a while. Although I was with mum on Friday for an hour I did not see this. But it is obviously serious enough that mum mentioned it to c. Chiropractor suggested probiotics as baby's tummy also rumbly and mum has been on antibiotics - several courses. I said I would be concerned about allergy, breastmilk should heal the gut and as mum's gut recovers baby may be 'better'. Also could be wind and wriggling could be a bit of reflux (no intervention suggested) or baby trying to get milk to come faster. i.e wait and see oh and I did suggest trying swapping sides more often to 'speed up milk' - increase supply. My instinct is breastfed babies don't need probiotics, however if there is research suggesting they could be helpful I don't want to be closed minded. The ones suggested were bifidus infantalis by Biocare.
>
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>
> Many thanks,
>
> Sarah McCann.
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