4mo hunger cues

What are the hunger cues for a 4mo now? My baby will make this frustrated "mmmmm" sound when she needs her diaper changed, hungry or tired. So everyday is trial n error. And half the time after heating ebm, she doesn't want the bottle. But neither does she look tired nor soiled her diaper On top of that, she gets v distracted by sights or sounds. Either that, she keeps wanting to sit up during feeding. It's really difficult feeding her now. And when i try to offer her the bottle again, she will cry and kick. Her overall milk intake has therefore decreased Worse, she fights bedtime every night even though she's clearly tired. The only time I don't have to deal w a fussy baby is when she drinks until she KO. Any mummies with similar experiences? Able to share what you did? Any advice would be good to make each passing day an easier one. Most nights i really feel damn defeated and tonight is one of those nights i feel like breaking down

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my 2MO acts the same way now. Goodness.. when i thought i finally got into a rhythm, it's back to square 1 now. Hopefully it is just a phase... its coming to a week now. I'll calm her down and offer the bottle. if she still rejects, I'll calm her down again & repeat. if it's already past 3H or she cries badly but doesnt seem sleepy, then I'll trick her by giving pacifier then swap to a bottle. I'm tired too & miss the times when feeding was easy...

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2y ago

Same...I know exactly how you feel. I went through what you went through during my LO's leap 4. She keeps fighting the bottle even though she wants to drink. Had to walk around and soothe her before attempting to feed her again. I miss the newborn stage too...where they just drink and sleep. It was so easy lol