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Breastfeeding...why my son won't take the boobs anymore? |
usually I nurse him through the night.. at day time i nurse him 1-3 times and give him bottle of expressed milk (he's been on bottle since 1 weeks old).. He's probably not weaning himself yet; he's too young for that. He may be teething, and that makes nursing a little more difficult. Or, he may have found that drinking from a bottle is easier, so he'd rather do that. Don't give up breastfeeding; just keep trying it. Try to feed him before he's starving, and you may get less of a fight. If all else fails, contact a lactation consultant. They are wonderful at helping you with breastfeeding. He's certainly not weaning, that would never happen in a baby so young (think back a couple of hundred years, if a baby so young weaned itself, there would be no sufficient way for it to feed, no formula etc, so it wouldn't survive). This is a nursing strike. What have you been doing to feed him the last few days? have you been expressing and offering a bottle? Unfortunately if you keep doing this he will likely get too used to it and not want to nurse anymore, as milk comes out alot easier from a bottle. Wait till he's hungry (but don't starve him) and offer the breast, keep offering, both sides. Try doing this with you both in a nice warm bath. Also try nursing him when he's sleeping. When you say he "refuses" what does he do exactly? If he goes on and off several times it could be that he is distracted, so make sure to feed him in a quiet, even dark room or throw a light scarf over your shoulder to cover his head. It could be that he is teething and that it is feeling funny. It could be that he is impatient because your flow has changed (not the amount of milk but read the next part though) so he is getting imaptient. Do you nurse on a schedule? If you do, your supply may be decreasing so the best way to get over that is to nurse often and whenever he wants. Or yes it could be that if he is getting more bottles than "boobs", your supply has changed or your flow has changed and he prefers the bottle. Solution? Avoid the bottle if you can for a while until he is back to nursing comfortably and your supply is up again (if the supply is an issue). Good luck! I started looking after my nephew when my sister went back to work, he was 8 months old, from that day he started self weaning much to my sisters dismay and the health visitors disbelief. 5 months old is far too early for any baby to self-wean. He may, however, be finding the bottle to be easier. I'm not sure why he won't take milk from you. But, you can still breastfeed without him taking it directly from you. A friend of mine had a similar problem. She would pump breast milk and store it in bottles in the fridge. When feeding time came around, she would heat a bottle up and feed her son. by mixing the two.. you may have confused your baby and he is relising that having a bottle is easier and less work.. if you want to continue b/f baby then i would cut out using a bottle for a few days and see if he improves. My son did this at around the same age. I ended up with mastitis! You need to speak to your health visitor or GP to get further advice. My son ended up being given formula, but don't stress too much if you end up giving formula milk, at least you will have given him the best possible for his first 6 months. breastfeeding is harder for him to do that bottles. The bottle it just comes out and from the breast he has to suck and whatnot and maybe he realized he doesn't have to work for it. Just a thought good luck. He thinks the bottle is easier. The milk has a different type of flow than the bottle. Maybe your Partner has threatened him...LOL No he's not weaning he has "nipple preference" (sometimes called "nipple confusion") caused by giving bottles. He might be gay and finds the female form repulsive. |
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