.all of sudden my 8 months daughter has stopped taking breastfeed.I m worried why?
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My daughter quit nursing on her own at 11 1/2 months. It turns out I was pregnant (she quit EXACTLY one week after conception). Pregnancy can alter the taste of your milk. You might want to consider taking a pregnancy test just to rule out that idea.
However, there are lots of reasons why babies might go on a nursing strike. I recommend contacting your local LLL leader (you can find one at http://www.lalecheleague.org/webus.html)... who could help you through this dilemma. Teething, diet change, bottle use, and pregnancy are just a few of the reasons she might have stopped. If you wish to continue breastfeeding (and I highly recommend you do!!), keep your supply up by pumping. If you are engorged, you may have to pump for a couple of minutes before trying to get her to latch on. It's difficult for a baby to latch onto an engorged breast! Good luck, and don't give up! Feel free to email me if you need more help. I have a lot of resources and might be able to help you through this.
try pumping to help with the engorgment ang give her the breastmilk in her bottle and then just keep trying to put her on every feeding.relax and get yourself comfortable...most towns have a breastfeeding clinic get ahold of your local health unit or the hospital...maternity ward...should have the info on a breastfeeding clinic and get an apointment with a nurse.hope this helps and good luck
Sometimes a baby just goes off the breast. My son stopped breast feeding at 9 months when I got my period, apparently it alters the taste of the milk. Keep her on the formula, but also keep offering the breast. If she wants it, she will take it. Otherwise, I would move on to the bottle. Your baby knows what she wants...listen to her.
Keep offering. She may be going through a nursing strike. How long has it been since she nursed?
If you need to offer her something to drink, do so in a sippy instead of a bottle so she's not getting her need to suck met.
Make sure that if she isn't nursing you are pumping or hand expressing milk. This will keep you more comfortable and help keep your supply up. And you can give her the pumped milk to drink.
Pump the milk for her.
She may be teething. My daughter is teething right now, and it's obviously painful for her to nurse. She's eating more baby foods, which seems to go down easier at the moment.
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