Baby hates my breast milk?
My baby is 3 months old and EBF. For the past little while whenever I offer her the boob she will push it away, turn her whole body away, and grimace like it disgusts her. Even when I can tell she’s really hungry, she refuses to eat.
I can only get her to feed when she’s extremely drowsy. This is making feeding really stressful. Despite this she is gaining weight well but it’s taking a lot of effort on my part.
Has anyone else dealt with this and how did you get through it?
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I’ve experienced exactly this soooo many times and I find it sooooo stressful. I’ve tried everything and what’s worked recently is rocking and feeding and my 3 month EBF calms down and feeds. This has worked for my friend too btw
I really hope this phase finishes soon because I have a 2.5 year old toddler too🥺
Currently in the same situation with my 3 month old. Figured I need to pat her bum and shushhh her for a bit then she settles
Google the '3 month breastfeeding crisis'. Its actually really normal but no one tells you about it. So many bf mums give up at this point. It does get better! Keep going, you're doing great i promise (from a bf mum of 4)x
Walking to another room and sitting somewhere else to feed is the best strategy I have for settling my baby when he does this.
If let down is really fast on that side then it can really put them off- sometimes I need to express some milk first or pump so that she will latch on, hope this helps!
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