Does the baby have teeth coming in?  That was my first thought.  Get
rid of the pacifier, so all sucking needs come from mom.  Try different
positions, especially with baby sitting up (ever try eating lying
down?)  At 6 months, it can work well for some moms depending upon size
of breast to have baby sitting on her lap, facing her, baby's mouth at
breast level, nursing that way.  The more upright, the less likely to
gag/spit up.  What does the baby do when he gags, spits up?  Has baby
started solids recently? Which ones?  Does baby have a red/sore throat?
Swollen glands?  A cold?  All of those could cause the gagging/spitting
up.  I guess I have more questions than answers.

Joylyn Souter


On 7/29/10 1:53 PM, Eitan Family wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A mother of a six month old boy, breastfed with occaisonal pacifier
> use but no supplementary foods called me and asked what to do about
> his nursing strike. The odd thing about this strike is that sometimes
> he starts to breastfeed then immediately gags and spits up. The baby
> has been to the doctor, who found nothing wrong with him. When the
> baby is sleepy he will sometimes nurse. This has been going on for
> about 3 days. I did go over the appropriate steps to help him get back
> to the breast and protect her supply. There was one previous strike
> that lasted about 3 days. The mother started the pacifier to stop him
> from sucking his fingers. I did recommend discontinuing the pacifier.
> Other than those things the breasfeeding relationship has been easy
> and pleasant.
>
> Any ideas about the gagging?
>
> Thank you,
> Malka Eitan
>
>

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