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Nursing strike?

midge519midge519 member
edited January 2016 in October 2015 Moms
Anytime deal with this?? Damien with take a bottle no problem but refuses to even latch. He would over night and this morning but he had a bottle at 930 of only 3 oz so I knew he would need more but that's all I had pumped. Now I've pumped another 3oz since I only had like 5 minutes of down time to pump and he's drank that but he's still refusing to latch. Any ideas what to do??

ETA- I finally got him to take his paci for a few minutes and calmed him. I pulled it out and put him to the breast and he's finally nursing.
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  • alinic916alinic916 member
    @midge519 I had that problem this morning after working 12 hour shifts the last two days.  I was in tears because she was screaming.  It took a good 10 minutes to get her latched on.  It's so frustrating.  Hoping it doesn't become her new trend now that I'm back to work!
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  • midge519midge519 member
    @aprosch it is frustrating :-( I could tell this morning he was still hungry or something was wrong but he would only take his paci and he finally fell asleep. But then he did it again after and I was in tears fearing he wasn't ever going to take it again (kind of irrationally after one fight but that's me lol). Now he's sleeping nipple in mouth refusing to let go lol
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  • tpete12tpete12 member
    My daughter refused to latch lastnight and it had me in tears. She has always been such a good nurser. It bothered me to no end because she seemed hungry but wouldn't eat. I ended up giving her some gripe water out of desperation and an hour later she finally latched. I am not sure what her problem was but the gripe water seemed to help. Even after she latched, I still stressed about it all night. Knock on wood, we have had no issues today.
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  • wack0032wack0032 member
    edited January 2016
    I've had this happen from time to time. Usually what I do is rock her to sleep and hold her. She'll only take about a 10 min nap (because she's hungry) and then when she wakes up she'll latch right away. Time consuming, but it usually works.

    Edit: I've also used the pacifier trick.
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  • cbowen122cbowen122 member
    edited January 2016
    Yes! My lo is teething and will randomly refuse the breast some days. I also have a forceful letdown and i think this leads to nursing strikes also. Normally, I offer her a pacifier or a small amount of pumped milk and it calms her down enough to bf. Rocking to sleep works too, she'll wake up a little later in a calmer state.

    Honestly, she gets over it quickly, and it only lasts for one feeding then she is back to bf like normal. But I feel devastated every time it happens. It feels like rejection. But I have to remind myself that she is just communicating that she feels uncomfortable/something is wrong. She definitely feeds off of my energy, so I have to check my emotions or she will never calm down. My advice is to hang in there, take a deep breath, and remember that your baby loves you :smile:
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  • midge519midge519 member
    @cbowen122 thank you!!
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