Nursing Strike - San Antonio,TX

What you pump and what she takes are 2 very different things. She nurses/takes as much as she wants not the amount that you are able to pump.

The bottle is easier and if her ears, teeth whatever are bothering her she'll go for the bottle. Just keep offering her the breast first and make sure she isn't too hungry when you try, give her tylenol about 1/2 hour before you know she'll probably be hungry, clear out her nose before nursing so it's easier for her to breathe.

Yep, when they are sick or teething, or just distracted. Once it is resolved, you may try to JUST offer the breast. She won't starve herself.

Nursing strikes happen and it doesn't mean that she'll stop nursing. Here is some more information about things you can do - http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/back-to-breast.html

Yes - it happened when my son was 6 months and had a virus that ended up getting into his lungs (it was just a normal cold virus but caused him to wheeze). He went on a strike for a few days and finally when we were admitted to the hospital and he got breathing treatments and started to feel better, he started getting hungry and nursing again. He would not take boob nor bottle at that time. We successfully nursed for a year -- so yes, we went back to it. It was difficult and stressful watching him refuse me, taking the time to pump and then him refusing the bottle too. Tough stuff when the little ones are ill! Best wishes!

Could be ear infection. My youngest son had several ear infections as a baby and the pressure from being tipped on the side made him not breastfeed. He cried whenever he laid down. When the infection , if there is one, is cleared up all will go back to normal.

VERY common around 8 or 9m, don't give up. Sometimes they just get picky about surrounding noises and lights, or have some pain from teething, which they would have w/a bottle too. Keep it up. Pump if you're worried aobut your supply, but your body should adapt to your baby.