I know I'm probably being precious about it but I swore this time no formula would enter this house but...
...Junior is 6 months and has always had a bit of 'nursing strike' tendency and now it's happening every evening so we get into these awful too tired to feed/too hungry to sleep things. bottom line is I basically have to endure 2-3 hours of trying to encourage him gently to feed but he just pulls off furiously before he can get a let down reflex. It takes ages in the evenings and evenings are difficult full stop as have two other children and can't just neglect them and go lie on a bed with Junior (although even that doesn't really solve the problem)
Yesterday put a piece of steamed broccoli, some avocado and some baby rice in front of him but he showed little interest. Will persevere but as everyone says that's not going to make much difference till a few months down the line anyway.
I have also tried feeding him earlier than expected but TBH that just makes him REALLY mad and makes him quicker to 'refuse'.
What happens when he refuses is that he screams and screams because he's hungry but will not, cannot suck for long enough...
I have wondered about teething so been trying a bit of Dentinox and Calpol to see if that helps but not noticed a difference.
I've also tried the self attachment thing, feeding in the bath, expressing... all of which make little difference and the expressing is not really practical at present (eg it would take me some days to build up enough 'extra' to satisfy him and neither know where the pump is - have moved! - or have time to sit and do it...
Argh! I know there's probably no magic wand here but could do with a bit of encouragement cos I really don't want to give formula and I really hoped to do some extended BF this time.
disheartened MB...
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help me... am close to giving formula after all this f***ing time...
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Monkeybird · 01/03/2008 15:00
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