Breastfeeding

My LO is 8 months old on the 12th and for the past few days it seem like she doesn’t want to be breastfed. She has been biting me a lot (she has her bottom teeth) so it hurts me. I keep trying she she is refusing my boob or will suck on it for a second and just pull away quickly. I really wanted to go to a year or more but I feel like she is done.

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My 8 month old does this sometimes. She is very easily distracted. I have to make sure we are somewhere with minimal distractions for most feedings and that she is hungry enough to take a good feeding

I usually feed her laying down on our bed with nothing on just the light. She does get fed bottles tho and I think she is liking the easiness of the milk flow from them.

@Heather make sure bottles are slow flow nipples and being pace fed. Bottles are definitely less work, but you cam make adjustments if you want to preserve your nursing journey

It sounds like she’s ready to switch to a bottle now. You can still continue to give her your breast milk from pumping.

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