Baby screaming while breastfeeding..thrush?
I suspect my baby may have thrush. The insides of his cheeks look white & shiny. He wants to eat but the minute I start to nurse him he begins to scream. He does have reflux(though this is debatable) but I don’t think it’s that since it is instantaneous. I don’t think it’s gas either because he will be totally fine & begins screaming when he eats & usually stops right away when I take my nipple out of his mouth. What do you think? BTW, I am taking him to the doctor but I would like advice on what else this could be.
I don’t think thrush is shiny, its a fungus.
Could you maybe have overactive letdown? Or too slow let down? Usually if you have overactive letdown when you unlatch the baby the milk will still spray out of your nipple.
Ear and sinus infections are also another possibility as they cause pain when sucking.
My baby fusses or cries during nursing – what’s the problem?
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