breast refusal- 4 week old

I'm not much help as I have no idea. I know what my last (now 8yr), she was diagnosed with silent reflux at about 3 weeks and sometimes it appeared she was refusing the breast as she would take a few swallows then pull off, then try again, over and over again.

I suggest you give your midwife a call, or a lactaction consultant. If you have a family centre in your area, try them too.

Good luck :)

I'm forever recommending this website - there's a section on 'nursing strikes' at kellymom. Hugs and hope it gets better soon

Try La Leche League as well as they can be very helpful.

Also I read in Little Treasures (but haven't tried) that someone recommended putting marmite on your breast/nipple for a few feeds. Apparenty it helps!? But it would obviously depend on why your little one is refusing the breast

I second Le Lache League. Search them on the internet and give the lady that lives closest to you a call. I did this and she helped me so much and it was all done over the phone. They are lovely and very very helpful.

As for the tongue tie, I would get a specialist to check it. I have a friend who had a similar problem of a very slight tongue tie and they snipped the skin and she has never looked back, best thing she ever did as babies feeding improved 100%.

Definately seek help though, there are plenty of places to help you out, so don't feel like you have failed just yet or feel that you don't know where to turn!

I had a hell of a time b/f my baby but with lots of help and support I managed to b/f her for 7 months!

Hugs to you.

You could express a little before giving her the breast to see if she is just being impatient about the let-down. Does she refuse it for every feed or is a matter of her not wanting it quite as often?

well the strike is over for now...it has happened twice now though. the first time was only for the night but this last one lasted a few days! Thankgod for having a breastpump! who knows why she wasnt wanting it...I got my period back (4 weeks after giving birth- NOT FAIR!) and I read on LLL website I think it was, that they can go off the milk for a bit when that happens for the first time. So hopefully it is well and truly over now an we can get back to trying to breastfeed!

this happened to a friend of mine - when you ovulate your 'smell' changes and it can upset some babies . She found that the only way that she could get her boy to feed was to have a shower just before each feed . This lasted a couple of days and happened for 2 or three months - she said it was a pain.

That suck that you have got AF back so soon especially as you are BF.