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Heartbroken - please help

secretbabasecretbaba member
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Hi ladies. So up til a week ago, my 5.5month old daughter and I have had the best breastfeeding relationship. I've thoroughly enjoyed every minute, and have also loved the ease of breastfeeding.

About 5 days ago she started a nursing strike. Today I'm lucky to get her on the boob for more than 2 sucks. My supply is fine, I'm pumping extra through the day to keep it up. She's on some solid foods but I never put those before the breast, and if she isn't eating enough breast milk then we stay off the solids.

She is teething, and has been waking up at night twice recently as opposed to her normal once.

I'm losing hope. I'm awaiting an email or a phone call from a LLL consultant nearby, but I'm almost ready to throw in the towel. This breaks my heart. When pregnant, I wanted to BF up to 6 weeks. I've been enjoying it so much that now I want to go as long as possible up to a year. I would be devastated to not even make 6 months.

Can anyone please please help in the meantime?
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Re: Heartbroken - please help

  • ldmwldmw member
    I've been going through a nursing strike since 3 months. It's been a month and has not gotten better. It was hard for me to accept but I'm just now coming to terms with the fact we moms have no control over this. Our babies have the control. So I'm letting her dictate how she wants to eat, and we are all happier that way.

    I would caution you to take the advice you receive with caution. Some people, including LLL, to stop with the bottle and only offer nursing. They claim after a few missed feedings baby will go back to breast. I think this is horrible and would never ever starve my baby just so she is breastfeeding. Pumping and bottle feeding is still breastfeeding. Yes way more work, but healthier for everyone.
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  • secretbabasecretbaba member
    Thanks for your advice @ldmw bizarrely towards the end of the day she seemed to come out of it. She won't take a bottle really, I just pump for storage. Today seems a lot better. I definitely agree that t is up to them! Babies - keeping us guessing until the end of time!
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  • marijaa333marijaa333 member
    I've been going through something like this for the past few weeks, but we think it's reflux related and have switched from Zantac to Prevacid... fingers crossed.  I've been offering breastmilk in a bottle whenever he won't latch, and sometimes that helps get him started and then I can switch him to the boob after an ounce or so.
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