Jennifer, I had a nursing strike with my third child when he was ten months old. My doctor - very pro-breastfeeding - advised me not to give him any solid foods or drinks. She felt that hunger and thirst would help to motivate him back to the breast. I did have a copious milk supply and needed to pump and freeze the milk but didn't give him any, nor did he get any solids (he was not really eating solids before this anyway.) What worked the best with him was nursing while moving. I tried it with him in the sling without any luck, and what eventually got him nursing again was having my husband drive us around and around in a deserted shopping mall parking lot while I held Dan on my lap and offered to nurse. He eventually did, and was very happy to be back at the breast. I know that some mothers who have found co-bathing helpful have found that it took several times before the baby nursed again. You might encourage her to keep trying that, especially since it seemed to relax the baby. I wonder if her milk supply is low if that was the reason for her baby's nursing strike - that it was getting low beforehand and the baby was finding that frustrating. Would she be interested in trying herbal supplements or Domperidone to boost milk production as she works on getting him back to the breast? I wonder if some painkillers for baby would help, too, given his teething situation. Teresa *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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