DS rejecting my breast

[chilledmama]

My DS is faffing at feed time and I've worked out that it's not my milk it's just that he wants it in a bottle not from my breast. He is only 5 months and I would like to keep him on breast milk but don't want to express and bottle feed. Can anyone help?

You'll need to give loads more info, chilled .... when did this start, when did he start having bottles, what exactly does he do....anything that helps fill in the gaps

Conally brings himself off the breast and crys (like he's hungry but has wind), he's been doing it for about 6-8 weeks but seems to be geeting enough milk overall as he is sleeping through the night. He's been having the odd bottle since 5 weeks (so that my DH can do some feeds) and recently (last 2 weeks) giving him a bottle of formula at his 1030 feeed as my milk supply has dropped off and he wants 8 1/2 oz ( I know that's a huge amount but that's what he puts away every night!). I've had problems feeding since Xmas when I asked a pharmacist for something to help my v. heavy cold. She told me that it was safe to take while BF it turns out that it was psuedoephedrine which is a milk suppressant. It took me best part of 2 months to get my milk supply back up without killing DS routine but as a result now don't have enough for last feed od day.

Thanks, chilled, that's helpful.

What about your baby's growth and weight? Is this all normal?

I think you may be right about supply - he is taking a massive amount at night, and it may be you are going too long between breastfeeds to maintain a good supply....could it be you are going 11-12 hours without a breastfeed?

To change this, you will need to bf more often, sorry, but that's the biology of it.

He's 9th percentile but happy and healthy DH and I are short arses so not surprising DS is small.
He's a Gina baby and as my husband works away I need the routine to stcik so am worried about adding more feeds.

9th is fine - 9 per cent of babies are on it

Wd only be a problem if he had lost weight and ended up there from much higher up.

We can't discuss the childcare author you cite - see the plea from mumsnet that asks us not to.

If you don't add more feeds, your milk supply will dwindle....you asked for help, and maybe an explanation of why feeding is not going so well for you. To turn the situation round you need to improve your supply, and the only sure way of doing this is to feed more often. It can sound scary if you feel you are on top of things, I can understand that. Perhaps it will help to talk to someone on one of the bf helplines?

Chilledmama, he's your baby, but I shouldn't say any more.