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After the biting incident, we were in Mongkok two days later and I tried to bf bubba and accidently hit her in the face whilst lifting my top up, so bubba went into a crying fit and I suspect that she thinks I hit her. So, she wouldn't bf that day - plus the two days after that, everytime I brought her near to my breast, she just yelled and cried. I nursed her a few times during the past 2 days whilst she was half asleep. I read some of the lll articles, and tried taking a bath together to encourage more skin to skin contact. She bf again this morning, but was in hysterics again at the 11 o'clock feed. it's getting really trying now and I think if she doesn't continue to feed then I will lose my milk all together, although I am expressing, but it seems to be getting less and less..........
 
Joannek, you are right, that was my story too :)

Coco, is your baby better now? Have you spoken/email Sarah or Maggie? I hope everything is ok soon. If you need someone to talk to, feel free to email me or call me.

My email is [email protected] and I will pm you my mobile number. I have no access to hotmail account today and may be many more days due to the earth quake.

Best regards,
Wee Kean
 
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Coco, i gave up breastfeeding when bub went through s a nursing strike at abt 10 months. I don't really know the cause of the strike, although she had a cold at that time (thus bf became uncomfortable for her) and the night before, she bit me during bf and I jumped and yelped out automatically which must have scared her 'cos she cried and cried. Thereafter she stopped breastfeeding completely, no matter what I did to coax her back on my breast. She would cry hysterically whenever she saw my breasts. I tried tha bath and body contact method, the feed-when-she-was-half-asleep method, I even called my midwife in Australia to get suggestions but nothing worked. In the end, I decided to wean her, and she was happy with the bottle. I did feel sad that that was the end of breastfeeding and I, the mother, was most unready for it. In hindsight, it wasn't such a bad thing afterall. She is perfectly ok with bottle feeding, and in fact gained more weight than when I was breastfeeding (I suspected I didn't have enough milk to satisfy her at her age), and I went back on a normal diet myself (I was in a restricted pure chicken diet for 8 months 'cos of my bub was "allergic" to proteins in my breastmilk). I may be the unpopular mum here but if YOU, the mohter, feels ready to stop breastfeeding, it is ok to stop. You will naturally feel guilty but try to tell yourself not to as you have breastfed your bub for 11 months afterall, not bad at all! Good luck...
 
Dear Coco,

First don?t worry about losing your milk ? even if you baby doesn?t breastfeed for a few days. It is estimated to take 42 days (that?s 6 weeks) for a mother with a well established supply to stop having milk after the last feed.

Babies rarely self wean before one year old. But the best way to know is to watch your baby?s behaviour. If she is happy and content without breastfeeding then she may well be ready to wean. If, however, she has fussy periods at the times that she normally would have breastfeed it is likely she is having a nursing strike rather than wanting to wean.

Extra cuddling, stroking, and skin-to-skin contact with the baby can help you re-establish closeness. Some babies are more willing to nurse when they are sleepy. Sometimes it helps if you are rocking or walking around (in which case a sling or cloth carrier can be useful.) Try nursing in a quiet room with the lights dimmed to avoid distractions. You can also try to stimulate your let-down and get your milk flowing before offering the breast so the baby gets an immediate reward.

Often a baby will be willing to feed at a particular time of day but not at other times when on a nursing strike. If this is the case try to stimulate the conditions when she is willing to feed at the other times.

The following page has information about nursing strikes from the LLLI web site, http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBstrikes.html.

Best wishes and Happy New Year,
SARAH
 
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