Hi, it’s difficult and confusing when this happens. More questions for a start - hoping to get a clearer picture. Who have you seen about this so far? What was their opinion? Has she/does she have anything other than breastmilk? Has she started solids? Does she have (or has she ever had_ eczema/bronchiolitis/cradle cap? Is there a history of alllergies in the family? Does anyone in your or her dad’s family have eczema or asthma? What have her weightgains been like? How often does she feed in 24 hours?

That’s enough for now - don’t mean to bombard you - it’s complicated
I haven't really seen anyone about it. Just trying to battle through. We had a really bad week last week so I took her to the doctor to check her ears to make sure it wasn't a problem causing the refusals. But doctor gave her the all clear. She does have occasional bottles of either ebm or sometimes formula. I'm not really in a position to get rid of them though. Did the same with her sister and we successfully mixed fed for 14 months. She has a small amount of ezcema on her elbows that appeared since winter came. All of my kids seem to suffer from seasonal ezcema, it goes away in summer. She had cradle cap but some oil got rid of it and it hasn't returned. No bronchialitis but we've had a rough winter with colds so she's had some congestion from time to time. There are allergies on my side, I have severe hayfever, sinusitis and allergies to many fruits and nuts. My husband and his sister were brought up on soy formula due to milk intolerances. Neither have any issues now. Her weight gain is ok. She's lighter than my other kids, they were all big chunkers but she isn't putting on as much weight but still seems to be following her own curve. She looks healthy enough although sometimes her output does concern me from time to time. I'd say she feeds 4-5 times during the day and 2-3 overnight. Depending on how she fusses or not.

She had a tongue tie and a bubble palate so breastfeeding has been a bit difficult from the start but its only in the last 6 weeks since my period returned that we've had these major bouts of refusal and fussiness. I've had two periods now and nothing has been quite right since.