Pauline - posted on 07/16/2012 ( 6 moms have responded )
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Hi ladies, I think I may be causing my 13 month old baby girl nipple confusion ? Some history : she was born 3.5 weeks early , latched and breast fed perfectly , at six weeks through 20 weeks we tried everything to get her to take bottles of expressed breast milk while I was on campus ( nursing student ) , she absolutely refused , had the worst case of nipple confusion imaginable and ultimately I stopped trying after she began to loosing weight . I decided have her cup fed by daddy while I was at school. It worked. Now that she is 1 yr old , she knows I am not the only source of food, and does not take offense to the sippy cup , nuby brand that she has to suck and squeeze the nipple nozzle to get the water /milk out. It's been 108 degrees and up this last week so I've been giving her a bottle with water to keep her hydrated as she can not tolerate the heat , vomits and her soft spot on her head sinks in ... I stopped the sippy cup because she is cutting her MOLARs and for comfort , she spews the water or milk out her mouth down her clothing, she must Luke the cooling effect ? But in this heat that milk dries fast and smells awful ! Now as a result of this week drinking two bottles of water a day , I've noticed her doing some odd things at the breast , she will root around like she can't feel or locate my nipple turning her face side to side , she will constantly latch and unlatch, and become frustratrated or pull away ? So what do you think is going on ? Can it be nipple confusion. Is she losing interest in nursing ? Can this be a TEETHING phase ? Do I stop giving her the bottle with supplemental breast milk or water during this heat and try a different brand of sippy cup ? I just think its nipple confusion symptoms but am shocked because she is 1 yr old ! I don't know whats going on but its upsetting to have her trying to nurse for nutrition and have her root around like she cant feel my nipple and become upset , or constantly Re latch , I'm getting pretty tender :/
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Ellie - posted on 07/16/2012
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it maybe that you arnt producing so much milk and she is getting frustrated that not enough is coming out, my son messes about for a while, pulling off, getting stroppy, even slapping my breast before i feel my milk come down then he settles down.
Lori - posted on 07/16/2012
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I wouldn't guess nipple confusion. At 13 months it's not likely. However... teething does sound very very likely. It can become very uncomfortable to nurse for some babies when they are teething. I'd say just keep offering the breast. You do need to make sure she has easy access to water.. even if that means she spits it on herself and makes a mess. Since you're still nursing, it's not necessary to offer her more milk in the sippy cup. Just keep her cup full of water and she'll be fine.
Have your tried teething tablets? They worked very well for both my girls when they were teething.