22 weeks later and i've finally caught on to boo's hunger cues. to her credit, boo has made the process easier for me by learning how to yell. boo's yell is actually a string of non-sensible noise which is completely different than her cry, and it is loud. her singing is similar, but happily accompanied with a smile. when boo is hungry she simply yells at me until i pick her up and position her to latch. when she sees my exposed breast she opens her mouth wide and scrinches her little nose anticipating the latch-on. there are two ways to view this new habit: first of all, knowing there is a purpose behind boo's behavior makes me feel like a well-tuned in parent. the flip side is that my 5 month old has effectively trained me to feed her.
while googling for helpful links for hunger cues, i stumbled on the breastfeedingbabies youtube account which states "we're here to bring you as much info and 'Best Practice' on helping your baby to breastfeed effectively as we can".
and of course, here is kellymom's link on hunger cues which features a list of common cues in order from early (smacking or licking lips) to late (crying).
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