https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 23:05:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-1#post-239320 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:56:03 +0000 erwoo 239320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you give her a bottle? If so, maybe change the nipple to a stage 1/newborn type or nipple. Or maybe the next size up. It takes more work to nurse than to drink out of a bottle. I think some babies like the faster flow. I did that with my first since he took more bottles than my second who only takes one 1 oz. bottle right before bedtime. I top him off with formula to get him a little bit fuller to sleep a little longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-1#post-239310 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:49:57 +0000 BananaPancakes 239310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO went on strike at 10 weeks. Don't know how long it would have lasted because I gave up 2 weeks later. He was really determined to stick to the bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-1#post-239182 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:23:08 +0000 Schmei 239182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS did this at about the same age - turned out he was getting some teeth. It lasted a few days and then he was back to the normal nursing routine, still going strong at 9 months. </p> <p>One thing I read was that they are more likely to nurse when they're either sleepy or not super-hungry. So I would offer a small bottle of pumped milk in the evenings, and he'd drink the bottle and THEN nurse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-1#post-238122 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:55:21 +0000 irene 238122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us the first time it lasted for maybe 4 days. Then it just comes back and goes away on and off.... </p> <p>Hang in there - it is hard but hang in there ...... hugsssss </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-1#post-237396 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:36:01 +0000 ohapostrophe 237396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours lasted about a week. Keep offering, don't force it, hang in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-1#post-237341 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:21:56 +0000 Rosie Girl 237341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 5 months old and out of the blue is refusing to nurse. She screams and cries and won't latch, or if she does latch, its for like a second then she starts to cry. I don't want to be done nursing yet, but I don't know how to get her to latch and stay latched! Anyone else have this problem? What did you do? Was it the end of nursing for you? </p>