Baby decided he no longer wants to nurse. He's 8mo old and won't take a sip!
It's been three days now and man, my boobies are sore!
What can I do to relieve the engorgement?
What happened was that my LO was gradually loosing interest so I replaced his final feeding of the day with formula via cup and straw.
Today, we just got back from a 3 day road trip during which the fiasco took place. I could NOT get him to take a sip. On the first day I said: "Well, if you don't want it, you don't get it." and did not give him formula instead. But, on the second day, I did offer formula because I did not want him to not have his milk. So, now he rejects BM all but his morning feed and I've got little hard boobs as a result.
I assume they adjust, right? Is there anything I should be doing? I don't want to start pumping and get the milk to keep producing. I'm ok with not breastfeeding anymore since it was SUCH a struggle to get him to drink. And once I drop the last feed, how do I do that?
Not sure why this sudden change. His sleep has digressed and he doesnt have as much of an appetite overall. I think he's teething (his first molar).