This rejection started since 23/12/05 and until now 3/1/06 he is   still not 
willing to get back to my breast when awake. I am really    worried  that he 
is going to go off my breast forever. All the websites say  that  babies should 
get back within days but this is not the case for  me.    Sometimes I can see 
that he wants to suck desperately but when  I   offer  him the breast, he will
start crying. He would  rather suck his own   fingers  !!      I sincerely  
hope that with your help from your experiences with other  mums, I will be  
able to breastfeed him smoothly again.      Is there any similar  cases where the 
babies reject the breast for   more  that 2 weeks  and manage to get back to 
the breast successfully ?   



Cee
 
Yes, babies that have refused the breast longer than two weeks have still  
learned to breastfeed.  The key would be....is she still using the 4  bottles a 
day?  It's near impossible to break nipple confusion/preference  and get calm 
nursing established with the bottles still in the picture.   Baby is old 
enough to use a sippy cup with some assistance or even the edge of a  regular cup, 
for use when mom must be at work.  With the elimination  of the artificial 
nipples and some stubbornness on the mom's part she can win  this battle and have 
baby back at the breast. 
 
Cheryl Taylor White, CBE
_www.drjaygordon.com_ (http://www.drjaygordon.com) 

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