Dd2 is exclusively breastfed (my 3rd breastfed baby, so I do like to think I know what I'm doing!). She has been very snuffly and has had a cold and on top of this she has been cutting a number of teeth ( 2 last week and another cutting atm). On Saturday morning she bit me whilst feeding, and I yelped in response as it was a shock. All appeared to be ok for the rest of the day, and she fed as usual. On Sunday morning she woke up but completely refused to breastfeed. I expressed around 2-3Ozs and she gobbled it down from the bottle and would have happily taken more if I had given it (ironically she has always refused expressed bm from the bottle so this came as a great shock). Since then she has refused every attempt to breastfeed whilst awake, but I have managed to sneak in to her room 5 mins after she has settled for her naps and get her to feed whilst she sleeps. If she stirs too much, she gets distressed and refuses to feed. I have managed to avoid any serious engorgement so far by doing this as I do have a history of over supply and mastitis/blocked ducts so am extra aware of making sure I don't get too full.
She is happily eating her solids and I took her to the doctors this morning to rule out illness (other than cold and teething).
I have tried all the usual tricks to get her to feed, loads of skin to skin, bathing with her etc, but she is still refusing to take the breast.
I just feel so sad, as in my head I wanted to see her through to 1 and I feel we are not yet done. I just wondered I'd anyone else had had a similar experience which had resolved positively?