Mommy Netherland Dwarf - for the 3rd time

Question
My bun had 5 babies her first litter - 2 survived. Her second litter she had 3 babies - they disappeared. Her third litter she had 3 babies - all still alive so far....When she was nesting, (3rd litter) I had shredded alfafa in her cage. She put every bit of it in her nesting box. When she did have her litter -- she covered them up with it - had to dig them out!! They were in their fur nest under that! Since then -- she does not seem to want to feed them. They were born this past Friday - I take them out twice a day and hold her and let them nurse. By the third baby - she is trying to kick them away. Also seems to whince when the vigorous kits are nursing. Today I noticed that one of her tits had a little bit of blood on the outside of it. Are the kits hurting her. I did notice that they do have little tiny teeth. Is there something else I can do?  or not do? They are pink and healthy looking. Their stomaches are poochier sometimes more than other times. Her tits do not look like they have alot of milk in them. But I have checked by manually squeezing -- and a drop of white milk does come out.
I'm giving her fresh hay -- but she persists on putting it on top of the kits ( they have fur now - not naked) and not eating it! She does eat the dandelions that I pull for her on a daily basis and the alfalfa pellets. Also -- she has been drinking alot of water. What do you think? Your website is very helpful to me! Thanks in advance!

Answer
Babies will come to the top of the nest on their own if they are too warm, and they will move down under the nesting material if they are cold. Babies actually have to stay quite warm.

Mother rabbits only feed their babies once or twice a day, and the babies generally move up to the top of the nest on their own when it is getting close to time to feed.

In general, rabbits do not fill up with a lot of noticeable milk, yet they will still have enough for the babies. If the babies are active and if they are plump at any point in the day, they are just fine. It is quite normal for them to be very fat right after feeding then be rather skinny looking as it gets close to the next feeding time.

It sounds like the babies are doing quite well, actually, so there is no reason to change anything up. Rather than turning her upside-down, if you are pretty sure she is not feeding on her own, try just holding her lightly in the box with them once or twice a day until they have had enough time to nurse. This will prevent her from kicking at them. The wincing may not be from pain, but rather from the unnaturalness of being upside-down. Some females do quite well in that position, while others will not tolerate it.