It is not always easy to understand why your baby suddenly starts to refuse the breast or why your baby has never latched at the breast.
There are a number of possibilities such as:
- Difficult delivery
- Medications used in labour making baby sleepy
- They may be in pain due to tummy ache, an illness or possibly oral thrush
- Overabundant milk supply where baby struggles to cope with the flow of milk
- Stress
- A major change in routine
- Mum and baby have been separated for a period of time.
When a has baby that has been breastfeeding well and suddenly stops is called a ‘Nursing strike’. This can often last 2-4 days but sometimes it can be longer.
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