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Nursing strike 8.5 months

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user1473940075 · 09/01/2025 18:30

My EBF DD, who loves breastfeeding and still has about 6 feeds a day at 8.5 months, has been on a total nursing strike now for 48 hours. I say EBF - she does have 3 (pretty small) solid meals a day, but she will not take the bottle and never has. I am in pieces. We are struggling to get fluids into her (just tiny sips of water and expressed milk with her beaker) and GP even sent us to A&E today as they were worried she was dehydrated. The hospital weren’t actually too concerned as she seems ok in herself and is still doing the odd wee so sent us home. But it’s still pretty worrying, and heartbreaking as she gets so upset. She seems to want the breast, but can’t/wont take it. It’s very distressing. I’m trying not to pressurise her, and doing lots of skin to skin / still trying to offer frequently. She managed a tiny 1 minute feed at the hospital today, sitting up vertically actually but that was it. Just looking for any advice / support / reassurance that all will be well in the end. Feel pretty hormonal and broken.

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oop · 09/01/2025 21:05

Could she be teething? Have you tried Calpol or ibuprofen? My baby can get really hysterical trying to feed when her gums are sore but painkillers sort it out!

user1473940075 · 10/01/2025 08:16

I don’t think so to be honest, no real signs of that. Although yes we’ve given her calpol and nurofen in case. I honestly don’t know what’s caused this.. In slightly more positive news she did take a bedtime feed last night, and I really hoped the problem was sorted, but has refused all feeds since (she would usually have had a couple of night feeds and her morning feed by now) :(

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TinyMouseTheatre · 11/01/2025 08:06

So glad that she managed a feed last night.

If she hasn't fed in the night does that mean that she's slept through or is she hungry but refusing to feed?

And if you're worried about dehydration ciukd you try some high water foods like strawberries, broccoli, jelly or soup?

user1473940075 · 11/01/2025 14:17

@TinyMouseTheatre thank you - as of last night it appears the strike is over and we are back to normal!! Goodness knows what caused it but it was 72 very distressing hours. Feels wonderful to be back to normal :)

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TinyMouseTheatre · 11/01/2025 14:44

So glad she's back to normal. They do like to send these little curve balls don't they and they're usually when you're feeling like you've finally got everything under control Grin

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