I just wanted to sympathise. My DD is 7 months old and is behaving similarly. Won't feed anywhere but in bed, which means if we're out and about she wont feed at all, not even in a quiet, dark corner. It has be lying down and it has to be my bed. She's also starting to resist being wrapped.
This mothering thing is hard, but it sounds like you're a great mum! I don't think you need to feel guilty - all you can do is give breastfeeding your best efforts, which clearly you're doing by seeking advice. Some babies do wean earlier than others, although 7 months seems young.
Maybe you could try patting to sleep without a wrap? I have found with DD sometimes she's too distracted to feed, so I walk her for a while and get her drowsy, and then offer the feed. Seems to work well for her (not so much for me, but I just have to do whatever gets her through!).
Will be keen to see if anyone else has advice.
Barb, I love the way you write your posts. Thanks for your dedication xx
Rommy's Mummy Thank goodness for Barb huh!?
No advice from me as, i too, am experiencing something similar with my DS! You are right, mothering is hard, but you should be proud.. after everything you have been through you are still BFing... Good on you xx
I can't tell you how many posts I have read asking "is my baby weaning at 7 (to 9) months. I have even posted it myself....and my DS ended up self weaning at around 21 months (still too early for me, LOL).
At this age their little minds are so busy and they just have so many more interesting things to do than lay there and BF. My DS got to a point where he was only having one BF a day and that was when he was really tired just before bed. I just kept plugging away and offering him the breast at the normal times he would have it, he eventually went back to taking it and everything returned to normal.
Of course, everyone's situation is different, but I would suggest that this is just another developmenal stage and there is absolutely nothing for you to feel guilty about. Just keep offering and I'm sure he will start taking the breast again soon
Good luck, let us know how you go.
Sounds like normal teething behaviour to me. I was getting some almighty chomps when mine teethed, and feeding was very fussy. Once they cut through it all eased up and we went back to normal. Hang in there, it'll sort itself out.. just keep offering
Well I thought I best come back in and give you an update...
Thank you all for helping me out. Just reading your posts gave me more confidence and a greater determination to push on. That in itself helped.
I called in my LC (Jill Bruce) who had helped us when Leo was 7 days old. She came in on the Wed am and by that afternoon we already had made progress.
My main problems were refusal and then increased feeding overnight (every 2 hours ). Jill advised that I was feeding him too much solids and he was therefore not hungry enough for the breast. Also I fed him in front of her and what I interpreted as a refusal she saw as a quick and efficient feed!
So now we are;
# offering more often,
# offering one side twice, then the other twice and if he refuses put him down, and
# only doing solid feed for breakfast and tea and then really only finger foods.
The difference has been amazing! Leo now feeds readily and happily from me wherever we are and if not then I am more relaxed and offer again.
Also at night he has been gradually getting bigger gaps between feeds again. Last night I even had 6 hours!!!!
Back to thinking about feeding long term again. I feel like I have my "baby" back!!
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Thank goodness for Barb huh!?
). Jill advised that I was feeding him too much solids and he was therefore not hungry enough for the breast. Also I fed him in front of her and what I interpreted as a refusal she saw as a quick and efficient feed!
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