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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / February 20088 month old refusing to feed.
Yesterday #3 started refusing to breastfeed. He took a feed fine at 4am. Then when I went for his morning feed he fed a little on one side, pulling away often and crying, pulling his head back. When I tried the other side he tried to bite me, but wouldn't feed. Shortly later he did a huge poo, and I thought it was just that that made him not want to feed. Since then every time I've gone to feed him he's looked at me with sort of frightened eyes and pulled away from me crying. He has fed twice when he's been asleep enough to latch on without thinking about it. I took him to the doctor who said she couldn't find anything wrong. He's a bit floppy and miserable but he'd normally have a couple of big feeds in this time, so I think this is normal. Any suggestions? Debbie > Yesterday #3 started refusing to breastfeed. He took a feed fine at 4am. > Then when I went for his morning feed he fed a little on one side, pulling > away often and crying, pulling his head back. When I tried the other side he > tried to bite me, but wouldn't feed. > Shortly later he did a huge poo, and I thought it was just that that made He might be teething or a little under the weather. Just keep offering, but don't push it. He'll get back to it. Meanwhile, you can look up "nursing strike" in Google. -- Anita -- >> Yesterday #3 started refusing to breastfeed. He took a feed fine at 4am. >> Then when I went for his morning feed he fed a little on one side, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Meanwhile, you can look up "nursing strike" > in Google. Thanks, I'll try that. Debbie >Yesterday #3 started refusing to breastfeed. He took a feed fine at 4am. >Then when I went for his morning feed he fed a little on one side, pulling [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Any suggestions? >Debbie I'm assuming that since this is #3, you know this is not just teething which was when mine would try to bite. It sounds like something hurts him when he feeds. Mostly when my children refused the breast it was when they were weaning themselves. (Or once when my period came back and I guess the milk tasted funny - what have you been eating?) My only suggestion would be to try some other type of nutrition - i.e. baby food or regular food or whatever he's been getting and a drink of something (maybe EBM or water or juice or something). If you have been giving him other types of food by now, you will probably be able to tell if it is the nursing that is the problem or eating in general. >>Yesterday #3 started refusing to breastfeed. He took a feed fine at 4am. >>Then when I went for his morning feed he fed a little on one side, pulling [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > I'm assuming that since this is #3, you know this is not just teething > which was when mine would try to bite. I don't think it is. He's got 2 at the bottom and the top ones look a long way off. > It sounds like something hurts him when he feeds. Mostly when my > children refused the breast it was when they were weaning themselves. > (Or once when my period came back and I guess the milk tasted funny - > what have you been eating?) Haven't eaten anything unusual at all. I'd guess the hurting, that's how he's reacting, but the dr couldn't find anything. He'll feed if I put him on asleep, and then feed well, even through waking up briefly, which seems to imply that it's not hurting now. But then he won't go back on the breast when awake I did say "no" to him when he bit and took hom off, which I wondered whether it had frightened him, but I have done that before. > My only suggestion would be to try some other type of nutrition - i.e. > baby food or regular food or whatever he's been getting and a drink of > something (maybe EBM or water or juice or something). If you have > been giving him other types of food by now, you will probably be able > to tell if it is the nursing that is the problem or eating in general. He's eating solids (both slop and finger food) fine. He doesn't really take liquids from a cup, which is the main worry. He's got a slight cough, and is eating the sweet potato I'm feeding him at the moment okay, if not as easily as usual. He's retching a bit more than normal, I think. I did wonder whether he's eaten something he shouldn't, which is causing problems. He's into putting stuff in his mouth. I feel there's something not right, which is my main concern rather than the physical not feeding, although that's a bit of a hassle, and a bit painful for me. Debbie >>>Yesterday #3 started refusing to breastfeed. He took a feed fine at 4am. >>>Then when I went for his morning feed he fed a little on one side, pulling [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >for me. >Debbie You had him checked out, but has something changed with *you*? Change in your diet, pregnancy? Banty [...] > I'd guess the hurting, that's how he's reacting, but the dr couldn't find > anything. Doesn't exclude the possibility that something might be hurting him. Most of the people I see with sore throats don't have any obvious inflammation, and earache may also not have any signs to be seen. If he's otherwise well I wouldn't be concerned about it. All the best, Sarah  Signaturehttp://www.goodenoughmummy.typepad.com "That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be" - P. C. Hodgell > [...] >> I'd guess the hurting, that's how he's reacting, but the dr couldn't find [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > and earache may also not have any signs to be seen. If he's otherwise > well I wouldn't be concerned about it. Thanks for the advice everyone: Yesterday evening he decided to feed fine and has been fine ever since. I'm guessing it was me reacting to him biting, so I need to find another way of reacting which will stop him biting (not that he does it much, but tends to do it in phases) which isn't going to stop him feeding. All I've been doing is saying "no" and taking him off the breast and then pretty much straight away offering it again. It's worked before, on him and #2, but I don't want him to stop feeding at present. He's much happier today and is asking to feed more than usual so I guess he's much happier. Debbe > Thanks for the advice everyone: > Yesterday evening he decided to feed fine and has been fine ever since. > I'm guessing it was me reacting to him biting, so I need to find another way > of reacting which will stop him biting I stopped both kids biting by pushing on their chins gently. None of the other established methods worked for me: saying "no", stopping nursing immediately, pushing baby into breast to force baby to open mouth, etc. -- Anita -- >> Thanks for the advice everyone: >> Yesterday evening he decided to feed fine and has been fine ever since. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > -- Anita -- He's feeding fine now but was up 2 hours last night screaming (and then 2 more hours playing). And this from the child who hardly ever cries. Took him back to the dr. and turns out his ear drum perfulated last night. Can't help thinking the locum ought to have spotted that when I took him on Wednesday, but maybe it came on quickly, she said his ears were "a bit red". Poor little gubbins. Debbie |
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