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Offline Rara27

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8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« on: October 12, 2015, 08:36:44 am »
After a mainly successful 8 months of breastfeeding my ds is now having a strike, it's been just over a week now.

He is currently going through a WW leap & possibly teething (dribbling!) He is eating three good meals a day with snacks.

Yesterday looked a bit like this

Wakes any time between 4-6
Refuses milk
9.30-11.30 nap
refuses milk
12.30 - lunch
2-3 - nap
refuses milk
5 - dinner
6.30 bed
6.45  - milk ( l've found that if l feed him sleepy he takes more)

Wakes in the middle of the night for a feed

l remember my dd having feeding strikes but don't think they were for this long!

Any advice would be gratefully received
« Last Edit: October 15, 2015, 17:04:26 pm by Rara27 »
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2015, 14:38:01 pm »
When are the snacks in the routine? Just curious if they are before a bf and he is just full? Might be a case of backing off of solids a wee bit, though with teething in the mix it may be that as well (although I don't remember mine going off of bf for this long while teething, usually it was a couple of days of weird feeding).
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2015, 19:06:24 pm »
The snacks were after a feed but I haven't been offering as often now as ld rather he had his milk. I'll try cutting down his portion sizes & see if that works. Thank you  :)
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2015, 17:12:28 pm »
l've now realised that l am no longer producing much/if any milk. l've been pumping this afternoon but haven't produced enough to even cover the bottom of the bottle. How often should l pump to get my supply back up? Is there any other advice you can give me please? l'm so upset that this has happened l just want to hide!
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2015, 19:29:02 pm »
Just because you aren't producing for a pump does not mean there is no supply. I was never a successful pumper even though I had oversupply. Could your pump need new parts? Have a look at these faq's, they have a lot of good info.

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I'm worried I may have low milk supply
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2015, 21:52:55 pm »
I suppose l just assumed that my supply had dropped as he's still not taking much milk from me & l haven't been pumping to keep supply up. I've reduced the amount of food he eats but it hasn't made much difference. Having said that at bedtime l offered both sides as he hadn't had any milk today & he took both sides had a great feed.
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2015, 13:18:19 pm »
Awesome that he had a great bedtime feed, how has he been since then?
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2015, 21:21:05 pm »
Have you tried offering in the day when he is sleepy? Either the minute he wakes from a nap or when he is due one? In a dark, quiet room?

Ideally you would pump at each feed he misses to maintain supply. Do you offer the milk you pump in a bottle or cup at all?
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2015, 19:30:42 pm »
He's still been feeding well since then. Apart from after this mornings nap when he bit me! I always offer it when he wakes, upstairs in my dark bedroom away from noise etc
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2015, 20:57:16 pm »
Excellent!
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Re: 8 month old on breast feeding strike - not producing milk need to pump!
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2015, 02:25:52 am »
Great update!
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