12 week old baby rejecting the breast?
my baby has been exclusively breastfed since birth. she has always been a great feeder and is gaining weight well. recently she cries when i try to breastfeed her. she will feed for a little while then unlatch and is impossible to get back on. i have found that standing up and making a shooshing noise while jiggling her will get her on the breast but she is just not feeling like feeding the last few days. she has done this before and stopped. i am wondering if her gums are sore or if she is just not hungry? its really weird! and very annoying! is this a phase or what? i mentioned it at my last clinic appointment and they just dismissed it cos her weight gain is so good. its driving me nuts though and i am starting to dread feeding her.
she takes an expressed bottle at night no problem but i couldnt get her to take an expressed bottle this afternoon either..
she also feeds really fast. she gulps and is on the breast for never more than 10 mins unless she falls asleep and comfort suckles. is this normal?
she is peeing loads as usual. she hasnt pooed today but has been fine and pooing regularly. she is perfectly happy unless i offer her a feed she clearly doesnt want. i just worry cos she has these teeny nibbles and then eats her hands is clearly hungry but refuses to feed. i think she's much more interested in looking at the world, playing in her gym or chewing on her fists!