My DS is 24 weeks and in the last couple of weeks has been very distractible when feeding. This afternoon i can't get him to feed at all. he seems hungry and is rooting, but when i put him to the breast he arches his back away and cries. He is teething so we've given him calpol but it hasn't made much difference. normally he nurses to sleep for his daytime naps but today aft5er crying for ages he fell asleep on me. i managed to feed him a bit as he was waking up, but as soon as he was fully awake that was it. right now we are doing skin to skin and will take him for a bath with me in a bit.
we have just started weaning and he loves it so am wondering if that's it - why have boring old milk when solid food is so exciting? that's only been a couple of days though, and all he's had today is a suck on a stick of carrot and some broccoli, so it's not as if he's filled up on it.
any other suggestions? he doesn't have bottles (won't take them). i might have to express in a bit to ease the fullness!