help my baby wont suck on my nipple

[nolazimmer]

my  16 week old baby wont suck on me!! Does this mean she doesn't like it anymore? I tried to pump but could only pump an 1 oz so I gave it to her, but I dont know what to do to make her stop crying. I have tried the laying down position the sitting position. Any ideas?

 

[piwife]

Try laid back nursing. If you can go on youtube and you will see videos of laid back nursing position. 4 mts is a big growth spurt. Just keep offering.

[nolazimmer]

i have tried that position as well. She feel asleep and I feel bad like she could be hungry but she feel asleep. She sleeped a lot today and I nursed a lot earlier. Maybe it is a growth spurt!

 

[mostlymaydays]

Does she get bottles often?

[nolazimmer]

no i have been only breastfeeding her

 

[liltrippymom]

If she was hungry she wouldnt sleep. Pump output means nothing about supply. .5-2oz is a good pump. Some women dont respond to the pump at all. Gl sounds like a growth spurt.

[nolazimmer]

so if she was hungry she wouldnt sleep! OK. Thanks I should really join a Lache group I want to nurse her for a long time.

[phillymomxo]

I would say if shes not sucking actively shes not starving. Try skin to skin and look for signs of hunger. Ive only been bf for 4 months sorry if I dont have the best advice..hang in there momma

[aehanrahan]

She could also be teething. That can cause a baby to not want to nurse if it hurts to suck. You can give her a cold, wet washcloth to gnaw on before nursing to help. Tylenol, teething tablets, and amber necklaces can help with the pain.

[mostlymaydays]

But there is NO WAY a 16 week old baby will just "not like it anymore"; they will not give up their will to live and eat. It could be a growth spurt. It could be teething. It could be a cold. She could have gas. See what pattern is developing here, or not. Might be a fluke.

[nolazimmer]

If she is teething could that be why she is sucking on her hand. I keep thinking that she is hungry but could that be teething?