Paula
The first thing I thought of is that baby has been getting bottles, and
therefore refusing to breastfeed. However you said baby even refuses ebm in
bottle. So still it could be that, because of and during the move in with
her parents (husband deployed in the military), the mother and/or
grandparents gave some formula bottles. Baby then got used to a fast flow
and bottle nipple, and refused even the ebm in bottle, I guess associating
the scent of it with less than satisfying feeds????
It could be that mom's supply is going down and this can make the milk more
salty and so baby doesn't like the taste.
Realizing this is a very stressful time for all, suggest a couple tactics
and mom can try one at a time. One idea would be to use a nursing
supplementer with formula if baby will latch to breast getting the taste of
formula. A nipple shield could also be tried. Even better than this, I
think, would be a babymoon, in which mom/baby spend loads of STS time
together in bed, and just cuddled up let baby decide to latch on. Of course,
mother should express her milk often to keep her supply going.
Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC
MISSISSIPPI USA

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