Aisyah's Nursing Strike

Nursing strike can happen for many reason. Oh in case you don't know, nursing strike is when your baby refuses to direct latch or better word to explain, refuse to drink from your boobs. Sigh.

Aisyah is in the midst of nursing strike now. She got fever 5 days ago, she direct latch from me but only in small quantity. However once her fever was over the next day, she slowly started to refuse direct latch. She only drink once from me. So we gave her bottle. And the following day it got worst, she didn't want to direct latch at all. At all!

Her mood was so terrible. She got problem to go to sleep too because usually she slept while nursing. I guess she was frustrated too because  she couldn't drink from me. When she felt sleepy, she will scream and crying until her face went red. So I need to carry her around the house until she slept. Just like the old time when she was just born. But more challenging since she is now 8.6 kg. She also didn't want her dad to carry her. She only wanted me. ME.

(T_T)

I know, so challenging.

She also woke up at night to drink but since she couldn't direct latch, she felt so frustrated and cried loudly. It was so easy before, I just had to open my blouse and nurse her. Now my husband also need to wake up to warm the milk while I calmed her down. Yes, nursing strike causes stress to the whole household.

We were quite panic, we thought of bringing her to the pediatrician but on the way to pediatrician, she suddenly wanted to drink! OMG! I truly felt like a miracle there. I guess it is true nursing strike baby will drink if in moving car. When I came home that day, I tried to nursing her, she seemed unwillingly but still drank it. After 5 minutes, she started to feel restless and seem mad? Wuu. So I tried to give her my other boob. Again, she seemed unwilling. So I make sure the milk flowed first and gave her again. Yey she wanted it. This time around she drank the milk for about 10 minutes. Alhamdulillah.

That night I tried to nurse her again. But she didn't want at all. She even turned her face to the other side. Erk. So much hate for nenen?

So today, I can no longer take it. I brought her to the clinic near my house. Apparently she has ulcer but it is very small. The doctor said she is recovering and gave to me a medicine called Prelone Syrup which can reduce the inflammation. She also advised me to always give her nenen but never force. If the baby doesn't want, its okay but never give up.

I felt a bit relieve now knowing what was the reason she didn't want to nurse from me.

Kindly understand the act of drinking from bottle and direct latch from mom is very different. Baby need to work harder when drinking from mom. This is to help strengthen baby's jaw.

I really hope once her ulcer gone, she will want to drink from me like usual before. I really miss my baby, the second day she didn't want direct latch from me, I felt a bit like loss of attachment. It felt so terrible. Sigh.

Frozen dress gift from Nenek. She likes to dance now. So cute. Hee.

Her favorite show, Hi-5.

Okay till then, Assalamualaikum.

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