https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:53:22 +0000 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:53:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=37762 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254898&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254898 Author: Millyz
Subject: 37762
Posted: 30 January 2011 at 12:53pm

Thanks guys - that link was great MissShell, I think it is/was a nursing strike - maybe due to the biting?

I tried again last night and she took one look at my boob and started to cry :-(

However tried again first thing this morning, she cried just a tiny bit and then latched on (with one little bite) and then fed from both sides. Yay!!

Will feed her again tonight and see if we're back on track!!]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:53:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254898&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254898 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254666&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254666 Author: MamaT
Subject: 37762
Posted: 29 January 2011 at 10:58pm

Could be teething? Or a random nursing strike. DS went through this at around 6 months, but after a few days and lots of perseverance he went back to being the milk lover he always was.


MissShelt has given a good link to look at which definitely helped me.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:58:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254666&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254666 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254619&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254619 Author: Emmi_
Subject: 37762
Posted: 29 January 2011 at 9:40pm

Do you think that shes preferring the bottle over the boob??
I second MissShell in that if its abrupt then its not self weaning as they do it gradually...]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:40:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254619&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254619 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254423&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254423 Author: E&L+1
Subject: 37762
Posted: 29 January 2011 at 5:11pm

My DD did that at around that age. I thought she was dropping that feed. I kept offering it too her and she picked it up again a couple of weeks later and is still going strong at 15 months.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:11:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254423&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254423 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254392&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254392 Author: mothermercury
Subject: 37762
Posted: 29 January 2011 at 4:21pm

Sorry, no first hand experience, but I remember reading something about breast refusal on kellymom.

Click here for the page.

According to that site, babies rarely abruptly self-wean. It's got a lot of good advice on it, and I'm sure there'll be others here who know what they're talking about.

Good luck!]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:21:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254392&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254392 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254371&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254371 Author: Millyz
Subject: 37762
Posted: 29 January 2011 at 4:08pm

Hey all

My 11.5 month old has willy-nilly started to refuse breastfeeds. We were at the stage where my DH feeds her a bottle (expressed milk) in the morning and I breastfeed her at night before bed. However the last two nights (and this morning just to see) she doesn't want to know me, basically doesn't suck and just starts spitting my nipple out, or worse, biting me, really hard!! We've then bottle fed her and she'll guzzle 200mls so I know she's hungry.

So, do you reckon she's self-weaning? Is it normally as sudden as that? She's always been such a "booby-baby" its weird that its a big fat no all of a sudden. I was planning on stopping at one year so its not the end of the world I guess.

Also if this is the end of it, I don't think I'll be able to express enough for two whole feeds a day so do I bother with formula or go straight to cows milk?

Just wondering what others' experiences have been or if you have any advice?

She's also just cut her fifth tooth - not sure if this has made a difference too?

TIA!!]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:08:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37762&PID=1254371&title=refuses-breastfeeds#1254371