Tiktok - anyone??? Breastfed 6mth old - hungry but refusing to feed from me or ebm

[lovecloud]

Hi

Here I am again!!!

DD is being a right pain in the neck lately. Its just one thing after another with her.

She was wide awake after a feed at 4.15am this morning until 5.45am. We slept in until 8.30am so I knew she was hungry especially as she was eating my neck. Tried to put her on at first she pulled away crying and arching every time i tried so I offered the other breast and she took right away but she was not sucking as hard as she normally does so the milk did not come and she gave up really quickly and got very upset.

I waited awhile and tried again but could not get her on either breast. In the end by 10am I only managed to express 2 ozs and she would only take 1 oz and camed off smiling and playing with the bottle. I gave her baby rice mixed with 2ozs of milk which she gulped down. Triedm feeding her again after but she refused and then went for her 45 min nap.

She woke at 11.30am crying so I tried her on the breast but she wont take it and start crying arching again???

What is going on with her?

My dh keeps saying "lets switch to formula - this is ridiculous, she must not want your milk anymore"

But surely if she doe snot want my milk from a bottle she wont want expressed???

I feel she should not have a feed in the night as its making her less hungry but she wont give in and wants it?

Could it be teething - she seems hungry but wont even try and when she does she sucks so gently andgets so upset that the milk is not there.

This morning when she pulled off crying i saw the milk appear so i put my nipple in her mouth and she got very upset by that.

I dont know what to do.

Usually she would be waiting for her third feed by now and she as hardly had one.

Please help

[lovecloud]

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But surely if she doe snot want my milk from a bottle she wont want formula???

[lovecloud]

anyone there?

[bluejelly]

Does she have a cold or blocked nose? That can sometimes make them less hungry/thirsty and when they start to feed they feel like they can't breathe and get all stressed about it.
I don't think formula will be any more appealing-- prob less so!
Don't give up/ Keep offering and she'll get back into eventually.
If she has a cold how about using calpol/karvol to help her breathe?

[tiktok]

lovecloud, nothing in your post makes me think you need to switch to formula...and nothing makes me think there is anything wrong with your breastfeeding.

I don't know the history of your situation, sorry,

I don't think you need to do anything.

Sometimes babies have 'off' days and it means nothing. Maybe she has a bit of a cold. Maybe she is teething and has a sore mouth.

Micro-analysing the day by day, hour by hour behaviour of babies who are older, basically healthy, and doing ok can drive you potty

Hope I haven't missed anything by not knowing more details.

[lovecloud]

Thanks

She sis have a cold last week and it seems to be better although there is a bit of dry snot in her nostrils. Last week you could hear her cold she she was breathing but she managed to feed ok.

Maybe its more blocked and she is teething. Nappies are very smelly but not too soft - think thats due ot her solids.

Hopefully it is a bad day as I know milk is more important than her solids. She loves veggies

When should I worry than - more than 24 hours of this or more?

Thank you for making me feel better about the milk/formula thing. I knew that but she needed your reassurance

x

[lovecloud]

please excuse my awful typing - very very tired!!!!

[tiktok]

LC, I can't really say how long you should 'not worry' - but you can always call your HV and discuss with her, and you might find it helpful to do so as long as she doesn't say anything daft

[lovecloud]

Hi

Managed to get her to feed at 1.30pm - lying down.
She even had both breasts as she normally has just one side at a time during the day.
Mabe she is dropping a feed... 6mths though - bit early.
She does feed sometimes up to 8 times in 24 hours so she could do with dropping three

i feel so much better now that she has fed

thank you

[LadyUndetrun]

if shes not feeding, shes prob not hungry, hun. she could be trying to get onto the boob as its her instinct to go there for comfort, but not being hungry comes off again. i know it can be frustrating and confusing...

she could be windy, teething or... uncomfortable for any number of reasons.

if shes generally healthy, she'll eat when hungry. try to relax.

[mammaduck]

So glad she had a proper feed.

Perhaps your lo has just started solids?

Remember that this will affect the number of BFds she will want.

Perhaps she's full up with solids (that's good!)

Hope you carry on BFding (if that's what you want!) as it will do her the power of good!