I wrote two weeks ago about a 4 1/2 month old who has been refusing to nurse in a consistent fashion for about a month now. Mom does *not* want to give up, however the constant stress and strain of wondering if baby will feed or scream (actively fight the breast) is really taking its toll on her. Mom will pump milk and give in a bottle as a last resort if baby refuses to breastfeed, which he drinks. Baby did not get bottles before this. When she does this she has no supply problems. We have discussed overactive let-down, drugs(none), the pill (no), baby's ears, UTI. She has ruled out pregnancy. Mom uses every method known on earth to try to get this babe to feed at the breast. (Well, maybe *someone* can come up with something new?) Could reflux cause baby to refuse feeds? If so, how is it diagnosed? What could be going on here? I'm stumped! Thanks! Bracha Haskel (If I keep posting at this rate I won't be a lurker any more!) LLL, Childbirth educator Golan Heights, Israel *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html