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12-21-2012 at 5:59 PM
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Lo will not nurse anymore....

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So I have posted recently about lo not eating as well, he's gotten into that very distracted stage. Well now at 6 mos he literally won't nurse! About a week now it's like bottles are all he wants! Now it's even more horrible to say but he's even a happier baby when he gets them he has had to get both formula and pumped milk for a couple weeks now. I pump at work and when he is at daycare he gets a couple bottles of each but now I have had to give him some myself bc he won't nurse. The only time in the last 2 days he will even consider it without screaming is at 34am. Now I'm not quite sure how to continue...I had my goal set for 6 mos for sure however I didn't see it coming to such a quick halt but it's like his whole attitude about it changed and he's not interested....and i will add again he is such a happy baby when he gets bottles. what are your thoughts?! Anyone else?

Oh and yes I have tried the whole quiet dark room, white noise, things for him to hold, etc he's just not into it
 
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12-21-2012 at 9:03 PM
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Both of my kids went through nursing strikes around 6 months. I just kept offering, didn't get upset, and pumped a lot. Both lasted about a week, then they were back to nursing.
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12-22-2012 at 7:24 AM
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erbear:
Both of my kids went through nursing strikes around 6 months. I just kept offering, didn't get upset, and pumped a lot. Both lasted about a week, then they were back to nursing.

yep look into nursing strikes.  The only way I can feed dd sometimes is in a carrier w a blanket over her head. 
 
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12-22-2012 at 2:52 PM
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anonsouthernbell:

erbear:
Both of my kids went through nursing strikes around 6 months. I just kept offering, didn't get upset, and pumped a lot. Both lasted about a week, then they were back to nursing.

yep look into nursing strikes.  The only way I can feed dd sometimes is in a carrier w a blanket over her head. 

 

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12-24-2012 at 11:02 AM
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I became an EP'er with my first two for the same reasons.  I pumped until they were 1.
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