I know this is anecdotal, but my dd suddenly refused to latch on d7, within
about 2h after I had drank a glass of cow milk.  She acted as if I were
trying to feed her something she didn't like from my breast.  She refused to
latch, fought, batted, and then finally latched on really angrily, like she
was saying, "FINE!  I'll take it if you're not going to give me another
choice!"  At the time I remember jokingly saying, "I'm never drinking milk
again."  That night her stomach was so bloated I almost took her to the ER.
After making this suggestion to dozens of moms before my dd was born, I took
my own suggestion and avoided dairy like the plague.  That was the problem
and, as long as I stayed away from it (militantly), my dd fed happily.  Any
slip-ups resulted in three days of misery for both of us.

Another thought might be that baby's nose is too stuffy to latch; has she
noticed if baby has trouble breathing through her nose?

HTH,

Debbie Gillespie, LLLL, IBCLC
Sunny Tempe, AZ

On Jan 30, 2008 10:11 AM, Fleur Bickford <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Permission to post. I've been talking to a mom whose 7 day old baby had
> been
> latching and nursing "perfectly" up until early yesterday morning. This
> baby
> will now latch and suck a bit for a few seconds, and then comes off and
> doesn't want to go back on. This is mom's third baby, and her other two
> were
> both breastfed. Mom had a vaginal delivery with an epidural, and baby was
> born very quickly (minimal pushing). Mom states baby was mucousy at birth,
> and has been mucousy at home, but doesn't appear to be congested. Baby
> nursed within an hour of delivery, and mom states that baby has been
> nursing
> and latching with no problems until now. States baby nursed through mom's
> engorgement and mild bout of mastitis with no problems. Monday night, mom
> states baby was mucousy and spit up, and sneezed up a lot of mucous. Mom
> also had given baby a pacifier Monday night. The refusal to nurse started
> around 2:00 in the morning on Tuesday. Mom has been doing skin-to-skin,
> and
> allowing baby unrestricted access to the breast. Talked to mom about
> allowing baby to self attach. Mom is also pumping to protect milk
> production
> and cup feeding expressed milk to baby. She is seeing an IBCLC tomorrow,
> and
> is making an appointment with her baby's doctor, but in the mean time,
> this
> mom is very worried and desperate to get baby back to breast. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Fleur Bickford BSc., RN, LLLL
> Ontario, Canada
>

             ***********************************************

Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]
COMMANDS:
1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail
2. To start it again: set lactnet mail
3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome