It sounds like they may be getting more milk from the momma. The turning their head away might be because they are full. It is normal for the pups to be squirmy when you pick them up. Do the pups stay with the momma all the time?
Have you tried soaking some dry food and adding goodies to it like scrambled eggs or boiled chicken and rice. I seems like now her appetite would be picking up. It could be she is eating so much of the other stuff that she does not want her regular food. You might even try adding some soaked dry food to her whelping pudding.
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