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20 week old suddenly stopped breastfeeding

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bozz17 · 11/02/2011 10:12

Hi
My 20 week old daughter has suddenly went off breast feeding. Yesterday she was fussy all day and from late afternoon onwards completely refused the breast. I ended up having to give her a bottle before bed. This morning when she woke up she attached on for a couple of minuted then began to cry. Again I had to express and feed her with a bottle. She is teething so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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TittyBojangles · 11/02/2011 10:13

have you tried teething gel before you feed her?

theboobmeister · 11/02/2011 18:30

Hi bozz, it sounds like a nursing strike - take a look at this, hopefully might help?

Good luck!

bozz17 · 12/02/2011 10:23

Thanks for your messages
She is still being very fussy but I am trying to persist with offering her the breast as much as possible as I really dont want her to go off it completely. I put some teething gel on her gums but she is still being stubborn! lol
Hopefully she will be back to normal soon :)

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