https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:12:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-bottle-preference-or-new-development#post-2631385 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 21:00:09 +0000 travellingbee 2631385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah just normal behavior for that age. L is all over the place while nursing and yanking on my poor nipples. :( He is super distracted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-bottle-preference-or-new-development#post-2631383 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 20:55:39 +0000 Pollywog 2631383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO doesn't take bottles if I'm in the house and is almost 8 months. He is a super distracted nurser. He gets most of his milk in pre-sleep feeds </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-bottle-preference-or-new-development#post-2631286 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:47:44 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2631286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's normal at that age. The older DD gets the less she nurses per session. Also she's a wiggle worm while nursing for most of her sessions now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-bottle-preference-or-new-development#post-2631265 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:40:34 +0000 DesertDreams88 2631265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was fed 80% BF / 20% pumped milk months 1, 2, and 5.<br /> LO was fed 50/50 BF/pumped milk months 3, 4, 6, and 7.</p> <p>We are now on month 8 and some changes are happening. He used to nurse for about 25 minutes, one or two sides, very focused. I would feel a letdown /flow sometimes. Now, he only nurses for about 5-8 minutes, both sides total, and I don't feel a letdown/flow. He pops off, very distracted, trying to crawl or flip around. He also bites (ouch!). He doesn't *seem* hungry, but if I offer a bottle, he'll drink about 2-2.5 oz easily (normally he drinks 5oz bottles.) My supply might have decreased a bit because I've decreased the length of my pumping sessions at work, but not that significantly. </p> <p>Is this a nursing strike? A bottle preference? A normal development as he's more distracted and trying to crawl?</p> <p>And, if it's a bottle preference, no way am I attempting paced feeding at 8m. It was hard enough to get him to take a bottle in the first place.... :) </p>