https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:30:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2810266 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:53:16 +0000 winniebee 2810266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the input! He seems to have turned a corner - still not a HUGE interest with the exception of before sleep, but he is at least nursing some here and there while awake. He is still really battling a cold, but his demeanor is greatly improved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2810079 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:54:02 +0000 gingerbebe 2810079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: DS1 didn't really eat much solids either. But he's been my non-food motivated child. I do think his decreased milk intake HELPED him eat more solids. He wasn't really into feeding himself or eating much food until 10-ish months old. DS2 did much better on solids beginning 7 months old, although he too wasn't interested in self-feeding in any way until like 10-ish months old. Neither kid really picked up eating their own food until closer to a year old and we spoonfed in addition to finger foods for a long time. We aren't a BLW family - my kids just never really got into eating on their own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2809972 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:32:59 +0000 Amorini 2809972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Similar to what @gingerbebe: said, we went through something similar. DS didn’t stop nursing but he definitely nursed a lot less and seemed less interested. He wasn’t too big on solids at the time, but did eat some. I thought he was starting to wean, but it was teething/illness recovery and maybe something else. It all ironed out and he was back to his normal boob-loving self in less than a week. When he has colds at that age, I sat him up rather than a cradle hold to help with the post-nasal drip discomfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2809970 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:26:56 +0000 winniebee 2809970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: interesting! I think I would be ok with it if he was eating a bunch of solids, which he hasn’t been with the recent Illness. Did yours eat a lot of solids? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2809810 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 11:00:51 +0000 gingerbebe 2809810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Teeth could be an issue, ears can definitely be an issue, but for both of my sons, they started gradually weaning on their own at 9 months. Their intake dropped drastically, especially my eldest. He dropped to like 16-20oz total per day (more like 16) and that was with great effort on my part. DS2 dropped to more like 20oz a day. Both gradually weaned down 1-2oz each month and DS1 was barely at 12oz by the time he was 1. Bottles, boobs, weaning, it was all a non-issue for them because they did it themselves. So its possible he's getting enough between the 4 feedings (mine were only on 4 milk feedings a day at that age). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2809749 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:00:47 +0000 winniebee 2809749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: Cradle type hold? Not laying down though. He has two teeth and it hasn't been an issue before, but the top front teeth look close too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2809748 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:57:57 +0000 Pumuckl 2809748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you nurse him laying down before he sleeps? If so maybe that feels better for him? And yes to @snowjewelz: suggestions, could it be he’s teething? That’s usually when mine didn’t like nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2809740 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:44:54 +0000 snowjewelz 2809740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Poor G :sad: I wonder if it's both ears and teeth... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-strike-double-ear-infection#post-2809728 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:30:23 +0000 winniebee 2809728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>G is almost 9 months and BF has been easy breezy until a week or so ago. He got pretty sick for a few weeks and a week ago was diagnosed with an ear infection and ran a fever for 5 days. The first round of antibiotics did nothing and as of Saturday he went on new antibiotics. He is overall doing better (but is still fighting a cold). </p> <p>The problem now is nursing. For the past week or so, he will only nurse well before sleep (so, before both of his naps, bed, and overnight). If I try to nurse him while awake, he pushes me away or screams. I can sometimes get him to nurse for a few minutes but then he pushes away and gets mad. He won't take a bottle from me.</p> <p>Does this seem like normal behavior for having been on the stronger antibiotic (Cefdinir) for over 72 hours? Should I continue to push nursing? Take him back to the doctor? I've been pumping some. He has plenty of wet and dirty diapers, but also isn't really into solids b/c of the cold.</p> <p>Any insights are appreciated. </p>