https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:41:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2455345 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 13:51:41 +0000 Adira 2455345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the others - sounds like an ear infection. Poor baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2455171 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 12:24:27 +0000 SweetCaroline 2455171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How's he doing? I would also suspect ear infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2453366 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:00:52 +0000 Truth Bombs 2453366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, definitely sounds like there's an ear issue </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2453324 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:27:07 +0000 nana87 2453324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SproutBee: glad he's nursing! I'd definitely get his ear checked out, just in case </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2453320 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:25:03 +0000 SproutBee 2453320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: right after I posted I actually thought to try this - and he's nursing in the football hold, yay! Definitely makes me wonder if that one ear hurts him. Maybe a doctor's visit is in our future... :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2453316 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:23:51 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2453316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could be an ear infection, could just be he's just more congested on that side and can't breathe. </p> <p>Things I've done in the past that seemed to help - saline nose spray, suctioning his nose before feeding, rubbing a little Vicks Babyrub on the side of my breast so he breathes it while feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2453311 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:21:11 +0000 nana87 2453311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it might be an ear infection if he's refusing to lay on one side. have you tried using that breast to nurse but in a different position so that he's not laying on his ear? like maybe football hold? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2453310 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:20:48 +0000 schubr03 2453310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say that it probably hurts to lay on that side. I just had this with my 7 month old. We took her to the doc. She didn't have an ear infection, but she had clear fluid in her ear that could have turned into an infection. They gave her antibiotics to prevent an infection. She's much better now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-baby-refuses-to-nurse-one-side-only#post-2453303 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:18:22 +0000 SproutBee 2453303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Help! My 4 month old has had a nasty cold for a couple days - lots of cough and runny nose - and starting last night has flat out refused to nurse on my left side. He won't even attempt to latch - just screams at it. He'll take my right side just fine though. </p> <p>Why??? Ear infection? Something else? </p> <p>I can obviously pump, but I'm so confused! </p>