7 week old won't nurse

My 7 week old has suddenly refused to breastfeed. She takes a bottle of my pumped milk just fine but screams and cries when I try to get her to latch. I have no idea what's going on. Any insight?

I'll add that she seems to be latching fine during the night when she's half asleep while feeding

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It could be a couple of things, breast refusal could be nipple confusion - it's a different skill for babe to breastfeed. So, if she's been having a mix of feeds - she may have figured out that she needs to put in a lot less work bottle feeding - more milk, without all the effort! So, getting frustrated at the boob.
It could also be the flow of the milk - if you have a slow or fast let down, it can lead to frustration - if you think this might be the case, for quick let down, simply pump a little before feeding babe.
The other thing that springs to my mind is, it could be simply developmental. Just keep going, keep trying to breastfeed.
Also, when babe goes through growth spurts, they may get frustrated and or try to feed little and often, instead of a nice big feed. It often makes you think that you're not producing enough milk - but you are, demand and supply!
Skin to skin is a really, really good idea if you'd like to re-establish breastfeeds.
Check temp of room and baby. Make sure not distracted.

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