dd 14 weeks wont bf during the day

[Gsmom]

getting very worried at this stage. dd 14 weeks is refusing to feed during the day. she went through a bout of this a couple of weeks ago too and came through it...

yesterday she fed at 10am, refused to feed again until 430am this morning, fed again at 7am and is refusing to feed again now. she screams at the breast. i pumped yesterday to keep up my supply. she is refusing a bottle of ebm as well.seriously worried.

she dosent seem to be in pain and is bright and alert and in good form.
help!

Gsmom, it really is worrying when tiny ones refuse, I feel for you.

How are her nappies? I mean, approximately how many wet/dirty ones in comparison to when she was feeding in her previous pattern?

And did you work out what her nursing strike was about last time?

Immediate thoughts are:

• she's coming down with something.

Not much you can do about that other than watch and wait and keep offering the breast until something else changes

• she's hit that phase where she's just more interested in what's around her and can't be doing with any distractions.

You could try a toy/necklace/offering the breast in a cool, quiet (dark?) space to keep distraction to a minimum.

• nursing strike you'll never get to the bottom of.

You could try lots of skin to skin contact (get in the bath together? Take your top off and cuddle in bed for naps?), or try nursing in a different hold in case she's finding something physically uncomfortable all of a sudden.

Some people think that if they've eaten a particular thing their baby reacts very strongly to a slight change in flavour. Have to say I've never noticed that myself, but if it's happened before, maybe keep a very cursory note of your diet?

Hope some of that helps.

Needless to say, if you become concerned (even a tiny bit) about dehydration you need to talk to someone medically qualified