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Baby won’t take breast all of a sudden

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yelyahyoung · 14/04/2020 20:15

My baby girl is 6 weeks old and breastfeeding has been going really well and no problems yet. However over the last couple of days she has been hungry but not taking my breast at first? Like she’ll cry and fuss and have it in her mouth but won’t latch until I’ve left it there for a minute to encourage her and then all of a sudden she’s fine and will latch and carry on as normal? Not sure why she could be doing this... I’ve not had a change in soap or change in diet or anything really. The only thing I’ve changed is my deodorant as I found I was having a little trouble with light BO due to BF hormonesBlush so that could be a possibility? She does have bottles (maybe 1 a day of expressed milk, but no more than 2) but has been having both since perhaps 2 weeks old so I don’t see bottle/breast confusion could be an issue at this stage? Idk...has anyone else experienced this and could offer some advice? Thank you!

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ZooKeeper19 · 15/04/2020 09:16

happened to me too, then my LO refused one breast fully. I was desperate too. If it helps, I have tried changing BF positions for me, for the baby and what works still is the dummy - put the dummy in, let the baby suckle the dummy then pull dummy our replace with breast. Works really well. Good luck :)

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