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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #15 on: April 09, 2012, 14:30:34 pm »
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone, my lo started nursing again after a 7 day strike! The little turd!! :)

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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2012, 14:31:42 pm »
7 day strike!!! How scary for you!! So good to hear the good news!!
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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #17 on: April 09, 2012, 19:24:50 pm »
Yay!

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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #18 on: April 09, 2012, 19:38:10 pm »
Hoorah!  Glad you stuck in there! :)
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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2012, 01:04:39 am »
So, I'm curious....what did you do? Did you just keep offering but if he refused you went to formula? Did you use a cup or bottle?

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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2012, 11:06:42 am »
^^ Yes! Spill! (as in spill the beans- not any of that precious expressed BM!)
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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2012, 11:09:45 am »
wow 7 days!! Well done for starting up again!!
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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2012, 18:57:06 pm »
Nursing strikes are the worst! Have you seen the Kellymom webiste? http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/child/back-to-breast/ I followed her recommendations for both nursing strikes we had and it took about 5-7 days to get back to normal, but it was worth it. Hope your LO is feeling better soon!
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Re: 7 1/2mth old has completely stopped nursing!
« Reply #23 on: April 26, 2012, 14:30:20 pm »
All I did was keep offering and on the 7th day he just started to nurse again! He was only nursing at bedtime up until then & he refused to take expressed milk from cup or bottle; during the day the only liquid he would drink was water. Once he would catch a whiff of breastmilk in a cup or bottle he would push it away so I stopped offering it that way because it would just make him really mad! I did try formula from a cup, but the first sip he gagged on it & refused it after that. He is a determined little guy! So otherthan just continuely offering the boob I didn't do anything he just decided he should nurse again! At the moment he's sometimes refusing to eat at some of the feeds, mostly the 11am feed so I'm wondering if he may be ready to switch to a 5 hr routine. Sorry for the late reply haven't been on in a while!