Questions for a friend...

CMSullivan326

Hey there ladies. I have a friend that is a first time mom and needs some advice. While she plans to speak with her Dr, she'd just like some input in the mean time.

Her son was born 5 weeks early, no NICU stay, no health problems. He is 6 weeks old and was 5lbs 3oz at birth and is now about 8lbs. He was diagnosed with Colic and Reflux and is on meds for the reflux.

Here lately he has become "agressive" while BFing. I mean, it's crazy. He's gumming really hard, sucking super hard and it's causing her a lot of pain. She knows she's producing enough and theres no problem with the flow because she also pumps. She said he's constantly hungry, which isnt the problem, its the fact that he's tearing her up when he eats. She wants to continue to EBF and wants to avoid supplimenting with formula.

She's been told to try adding a tiny bit of rice cereal to a pumped bottle, just to see if it would help. Her questions are,
1. Is he too young for this?
2. Would it interfere with
3. Would that even help! If not, are there any suggestions to help him be "less aggressive"?

TIA Ladies.