Not wanted boob since yesterday afternoon...

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DS turned one today.

Since yesterday afternoon he's been refusing boob, so nothing last night at bedtime, nothing this morning. No comfort feeds.

I think he's got a tooth coming through, would that put him off milk? He cried himself to sleep last night (in bed with us).

My boobs are like rocks. Tried expressing, but have replenished again.

Help. Ideas?

Oh poor you

Sounds like a nursing-strike. Have you tried feeding him when he's drifting off to sleep, or getting some skin-to-skin, perhaps in a bath? Some good ideas here

Expressing will help to keep you comfortable and maintain supply. Have a read of this too. Might help.

My DS did this when he had an ear infection, he didn't want to lie on his side and refused to feed. It took me a couple of days to realise and see Dr as he hadn't really been ill to start with and it led to us giving up bf which I was a bit gutted about. With hindsight I'd have persisted with it and kept offering and expressing for longer.

Wonder if it could it be be something similar for your DS?

Thanks, it must be a nursing strike then.

After reading all (most) of the info linked to, I can identify with the feelings :(

However, as he's one I could just let him get used to the idea of no boob. But then I keep thinking my baby doesn't need me anymore (wails).

He has been a bit bitey lately, I can't remember shouting. However, I had been delatching him to discourage him from falling asleep on the boob. Now I would do anything to get him to feed.

And as luck would have it I can't find a vital part of my electric breast pump. It's been sitting there for months gathering dust. So I'm on the manual piece of shit pump and getting an ounce if that of watery foremilk.

It is a difficult decision to make. You could use this natural pause to wean him, or you could work through it. Some posters on here have worked through 7-10 day nursing strikes (and probably longer) so you'll find a lot of support if that is what you want to do.

It wasn't the first birthday present I had planned.

I feel he's too young to come off. However, he had a whole beaker of cow's milk at bedtime. Would not drink the expressed milk (looking at it, I don't blame him).

DS1 was 14 months when he was accidently weaned. I had to go overseas for a funeral. I was gone 36 hours, when I got back he didn't need me anymore.

:(

DS went on nursing strike at 13 months and it lasted for 12 days. It turned out he had an ear and chest infection (and then he got a V&D bug and conjuctivitis too :(). Thankfully he would still feed to sleep x3 a day though even though refusing the rest of the time.

He's still bf'ing happily now at 16 m.o.

I wouldn't beat yourself up about the amount you're expressing. Your supply will probably dip whatever, but once he starts feeding again it'll increase. Even 'dry' expressing will stimulate your supply a bit.

I'd get him checked by a GP to rule out ear infection etc.

Hope it improves soon.