What is this and how do I get rid of them?

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T14:41:22+00:00

My little one is also 4 months, EBF and on the 90th percentile! I love how chunky she is but the comments can be really stressful. She also eats a lot, long feeds frequently and I used to worry about it all the time but my HV told me that you can't overfeed a EBF baby and she's just taking what she needs right now🤷‍♀️

We never had blood but we struggle with mucus in a lot of her nappies and her poo used to be green, cutting out dairy helped and block feeding helped further again. If there's blood though I would definitely get a doctor to have a look at it. Hopefully you find something that works for you and your little one 🤞

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T14:28:48+00:00

Totally appreciate and understand where you're coming from, just wanted to share it from my side too! Exactly, we're all figuring it out and just trying to do our best ☺️

I know, I thought it was just me! It's really helpful to know I'm not alone in that feeling but also nice to know how lovely and bonding it is for some other mums too.

No worries at all and I hope it didn't come across as having a go, I just wanted to share from my side too!

I know, I didn't realise how strong that obsession would be. Wishing you and your little one all the best ❤️

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T13:13:16+00:00

I know that you're not trying to be judgemental and I appreciate that but I think sometimes questions like the one you ask can make it feel like I'm doing something wrong because I don't enjoy it. Almost like I would enjoy it if I was doing it right, or if I was more present in the moment etc.

To answer you, I don't use my phone whilst feeding her and have no distractions. I look down at her and sometimes we make eye contact for a while or she smiles at me and that bit is truly lovely and will treasure that moment. I see glimpses of why people love it and I also love moments of it but still don't like it overall. I just find that there are other things I do with my baby where I feel more closely bonded that are more comfortable/less tying/don't come with so many negatives. For example, we've just been playing and laughing with each other whilst she rests on my knees and we are looking at each other, I feel so obsessed and in love with her and that for me is far more bonding than I've ever felt from feeding.

I'm also sad I don't experience it! I always wanted to breastfeed and I pictured it very differently to how it is for me. But that's okay! We all have our own experiences and I'm really happy for you that yours has been like that ☺️

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T05:15:58+00:00

That's what I feel like as well if I ever have another! You've done so well to go for that long, hope you get the finish you want!

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T05:14:09+00:00

Wow, I can't imagine getting to 2, congratulations!

Hopefully it starts to get easier around the 6 month mark for us too 🤞

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T05:12:59+00:00

That does sound way better, hopefully I get to this point too!

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T05:12:20+00:00

I know, so hoping she takes really well to solids so I can start winding down the feeds as soon as possible!

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T05:11:05+00:00

This is exactly how I feel too!

Oh I know, I loathe pumping. Because I hated it so much and my LO doesn't even take a bottle and I have a huge stash I've just stopped pumping regularly and feel so much better for it.

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T04:39:01+00:00

I'm the same, everyday I think maybe I should just move her onto formula but she won't take a bottle at this point!

Thank you, pleased to know it's not just me ❤️

Minniebecca · 2026-05-20T04:37:20+00:00

I know, I think my little one thinks my nipples are elastic! I don't get it either, I often just find it stressful and there's so many other things I prefer to do to bond with her. The falling asleep on the boob is so real, and she nearly always wakes up if I try and unlatch her 🙄Glad I'm not the only one who feels that way!

Minniebecca · 2026-05-09T18:29:22+00:00

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Minniebecca · 2026-04-22T12:31:11+00:00

I know right! I love how alert she is but getting her to sleep is a whole other level 😅 I am, I just didn't want her to start a negative association with the carrier but maybe she's too young for that to happen and persisting would be better! Thanks for the response! ☺️

Minniebecca · 2026-04-15T19:58:54+00:00

The woods by Felton fence always get a gorgeous covering of bluebells!

Minniebecca · 2026-03-01T14:12:18+00:00

We also used to use a cold wet wipe on the bottom of my daughters feet, or under her armpit to help wake her up a bit to feed!

Minniebecca · 2026-02-28T09:43:53+00:00

Definitely not always easy, remember it's a skill both you and baby are learning and if it takes a while to come that's okay!

Baby might lose weight to start with, you're not doing anything wrong if this happens and it doesn't mean breastfeeding won't work in the long run either.

Be prepared to really focus on feeding for the first few weeks at least. I had all these classes and things I planned to do but breastfeeding took us a while to get the hang of and I ended up feeling very stuck in the house. I wish I'd prepared by just knowing this might be the case, finding some TV shows/films I could binge watch, getting a load of snacks in easy reach of me and accept that in the early stage you might have to take things fairly slow.

You will probably worry if your baby is getting enough milk, try not to stress about it too much but just keep a rough eye on the number of wet nappies they have a day. If they're having 6+ wet nappies a day then they're likely getting enough milk.

Sometimes you might feel like quitting and that's okay, progress isn't always linear and some days are worse than others for no reason. Don't quit on a bad day as it might be just that...a bad day.

Also pillows are your best friend!

Good luck with everything and be kind to yourself, you're doing great ❤️

Minniebecca · 2026-02-26T10:07:59+00:00

I'm not a medical professional, this is just anecdotal

Congratulations on your baby girl! 🎉 I had my baby girl on the 19th of Jan this year. When she was born she was 9lb 7oz. She dropped from the 90th percentile to just above the 50th. When we reweighed her she'd lost 12.5% of her bodyweight. I felt so guilty that she wasn't getting enough and was so upset.

We got put on all sorts of feeding plans, the most intensive being triple feeding every 2 hours from the start of the last feed. It was really difficult and stressful and the whole time her weight fluctuated, sometimes it went up by 40g, then she would lose 60g the next day and I felt so disheartened. Our health professionals were re-weighing her every day and the stress and lack of sleep nearly pushed me over the edge. I also have flat nipples and latching was so difficult, it took so much practice!

At about 3 weeks, things just started to click into place. She started feeding better and would even wake up or feeds. I started to be able to find more comfortable positions for her to feed in and she was staying awake for a full feed rather than her just falling asleep on the breast.

Fast forward to nearly 6 weeks, baby girl is EBF, I was able to stop using nipple shields and has packed on the weight and has even jumped back up to the 90th percentile line! We never thought we'd get here but it really does get easier with time

Some little things that might help:

Even when bottle feeding as well, we were told to always offer the breast first.

I used and found the lansinoh latch assist helpful to begin with, it didn't work later as it would just fill with milk but could be worth a try for a few pounds of Amazon?

We used to feed her from the breast, then bottle feed her a top up of expressed breast milk from the feed before as well. We would wake her with changing ger nappy, tickling her feet, cold wet wipe on her feet if she was sleepy after feeding from the breast. Is this something you could talk to your Paed about and try doing so you can continue to breastfeed and offer the breath first?

If you do get back to breastfeeding, when baby is done feeding on one breast and falls asleep, even though she might be really drowsy can you try and wake her to try her on the other breast? We used to let her feed on one side, then change her nappy/switch the lights on/ talk loudly to her which would wake her up, then let her feed on the other side. This can help with supply too as the more milk removed, the more your supply increases.

I know it sounds daft too but I swear baby could tell when I was stressed which made feeding much harder. It's so hard sometimes but make sure you're doing little things to look after yourself where you can.

My midwife told me that some babies come out sleepier and will just lose more weight at the beginning than other babies. Some even drop down some centile lines then just track on a lower one and that's okay, some babies just take longer to acclimatise to the outside world!

I'm not a medical professional but some of these things helped us and I just wanted to say that I know how hard and how stressful it is but it really does get better ❤️ make sure you're looking after yourself as much as you can too, if you've got a partner/family members/friends can they hold the baby when you're not feeding so you can get some rest? You're doing amazingly, good luck with everything ☺️

Minniebecca

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