My 17 w old is on nursing strike

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Please help, desperate.

He has been unsettled for a few days and then abruptly stopped feeding last night, evening. Took a bottle then one breast feed during the night. Since then he has refused the breast a every feed but has taken a bottle.

My boobs are exploding, I am pumping right now! But it doesn't seem to draw as much off.

He has the expressed milk as well as formula.

Please help!

Bump.

I am getting very uncomfortable now, despite expressing.

I regularly offer him a breast feed but he is consistently refusing.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Try co-bathing - just nice bath together, no pressure to feed.....see what happens.

Hi will try bath thz, dh will need to be home though for other Dc!

You asked about centiles on other thread, he weighed 14lbs two weeks ago and was born at 9. Which is ok I think

Perhaps he has a cold and is struggling to breath while breast feeding but finds bottle easier. Try to relax.... Easy said mind you.

He seems in perfect health tbh

Still striking.

Dh has arrived home so I am going for a bath.

He wants to come in too. Err no..!

Had the bath, it was a lovely experience, very calm and cuddly. I didn't try to feed in the bath but did try afterwards but he refused.

Equally abruptly he is refusing his dummy which he previously had at nap times.

It is all very weird and I feel sad and worried about it.

After 24 hours strike is over, baby fed in the middle of the night

Who knows what happened....but glad it's over :)

Honestly, patience, lack of pressure, tender loving care and closeness often seem to resolve these weird moments!