My 4-month old squirms all the time when breastfeeding. She wriggles, flails her arms and legs (sometimes quite violently), and rubs at her face. I'm finding it difficult to keep her latched on. Why is she doing this and should I try to pin her arms down when nursing?

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My LO has been like that since 2 weeks old. She would "wriggle, kick, jump, stand, scratch and pull" sometimes even head butting my boobs. She's really active by nature but once she's excited its full on body motion. I'll unlatch her and "counsel" her for a bit. I think soothing her with your voice would be the best!

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