Hi mumamillie, I am certainly no expert and am having my own challenges at the moment with BF but wanted to say that your period can definitely affect bub. My bub got really fussy and would try to feed but then pull away roughly and get really frustrated and cry a lot. Apparently the milk gets a salty taste that bubs don't like. It has gotten better for me, the first AF was the worst.

to you as I know how hard it is, I felt like DS did not have a decent feed for days with my first AF. Not sure about the bottle refusal though, but I am sure that you will get lots of great advice from the more experienced mums.