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HELLPPPP! Breast rejection

MrsOlsonMrsOlson
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My DD rejected nursing for the first time this morning. I tried for 10 minutes and she just screamed. I warmed up a bottle and she chugged it down. What gives? Anyone had this happen?
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Re: HELLPPPP! Breast rejection

  • star173star173 member
    Mine did that at 3.5 months...nothing I could do to get her back on. I EP now. I would try to nurse again and if she refuses next time, go see an LC. I wish I would've done that. Good luck!!
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  • Seattle2MauiSeattle2Maui
    I had the same happen when my DS was 2 months, have been pumping ever since.  Good luck and keep trying.  My LC said to try it when they are tired in the laying position.  Didn't work for me for long but he did attach for a brief period that I thought was a sign he was going back.
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  • socalduosocalduo
    Yep, it's happened to me with my DD.  At 3 months, she went on a nursing strike.  I've read that this is normal when babies become more aware of their surroundings and aren't interested in nursing.  This passed after a week.  It happened again at 7 months.  DD is in daycare and gets 3 bottles a day.  I think she prefers the bottle over the boob.  In the evening she usually refuses to nurse and I have to get her a bottle.  In the mornings, however, she will nurse because she's too drowsy to know any better.  I've also heard that babies will refuse to nurse if they are teething, but, will take a bottle willingly.
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  • julyjenniferjulyjennifer member
    My thought was also maybe teething.
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  • amuttwillamuttwill

    I'm so relieved to hear that this has happened for others, but saddened at the same time.  I was heartbroken when my son started refusing to breastfeed and went to a LC and a LLL meeting.  I didn't have time to pump much during the day, nor the supply to get much at pumping, so my milk supply has lowered from this refusal.  He is now 5 months and we are mainly on formula at this point and only bf-ing during the night.  Lying down with him helped at first, but then he quickly became aware of what we were doing and he simply just didn't get "full" at the breast.  A lot of LCs and hardcore bf-ers will tell you that that is not the case and they are getting plenty, but babies aren't stupid.  They know when, how and where they will get the most milk and if it's the bottle, they will prefer that.  At least that was my experience.

    Here are some things I tried:

    1.  Go to a different room or lie somewhere that he/she is not familiar with to re-introduce bf-ing.

    2.  Take a bath with him/her and he/she will be so relaxed that they will bf.

    3.  BF early in the morning for as long as he/she will allow. 

    4.  Don't stress if the baby chooses not to bf.  That will only exacerbate the problem and make things worse.  Pumping and giving a bottle is not the end of the world and if you find that it isn't possible after a period of time, formula is JUST FINE!!!

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