DD 12 weeks old, EBF. After difficult first 4-6 weeks, feeding has been fine, if predominantly from one breast. I have v forceful let down on both sides.
A week ago, she started being very fussy and pulling away from the breast, stretching the nipple out and crying when I even wafted it near her. This has now got focused on the last feed before bed (sleeping reliably 7+ hrs from about 7pm since before she was 8 weeks old). This has developed into a complete screaming hour, she is totally traumatised and hysterical if I put her near the breast at bedtime, but is clearly crying also because she is very hungry by then. Eventually she calms down enough to pass out for a bit and then feeds half asleep. I don't think she is over tired, though she has been resisting day naps.
Her day feeds are sometimes half asleep but there are also some awake ones (always used to be awake), and she is refusing to sleep anywhere except on me, after falling asleep on the breast. She seems to be happiest when upright, either held upright or propped upright on the sofa (looks very odd).
I only managed to feed her tonight after she screamed herself silly and in a stupor I fed her with her on her back and me leaning over the top of her (she wouldn't latch with me lying next to her). It seems she has a complete aversion to being fed in the usual position (cross cradle) or anything resembing it (although she is less problematic during the day and 5am feed). She is even prefering the breast she always rejected.
Is is possible she is teething this young? If it is a nursing strike, how the hell do I feed her? It has been going on a long time now and I'm at my wits end; I feel terrible that she is so distressed and I can't comfort her - nothing seems to work at all. She is producing several poos a day and having about 10 wees. When she isn't fighting the naps or screaming about the breast, she is still smiling and cooing.
Any help much appreciated. Many thanks.