Refusing to feed!

Please help 😭 My baby is 8 months old, exclusively breastfed and has never had a bottle. Yesterday she bit my nipple which made me jump and since then she is refusing to nurse and every time I try to she screams She has been up every hour throughout the night but still won’t nurse My boobs are sooo full and painful, it’s been 13 hours. She’s never gone more than 2 hours before
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I don't really have any advice, but I'm sure it'll pass for her. You will definitely need to express somehow though, so you don't end up getting mastitis x

Do you have any bottles in the house that you could try expressing and feeding her from a bottle. Hunger might mean she takes it when she wouldn't normally. Maybe also try breastfeeding when she's quite sleepy and try in a low lit, quiet place as she might be more relaxed.

@Simone she’s always refused bottles even throughout last night 🤦‍♀️ I’ve been trying all night long and then this morning I’ve given her breakfast and water as usual and then tried to breastfeed her again and it just made her start screaming 😭

Oh this must be so stressful for you, hopefully she calms down and takes it again soon. I'm not sure what else can to suggest 😔

Can you bounce on a gym ball and feed her? It soothes their nervous system, maybe that would calm her. Bounce vigorously at first then slow it down. That’s what I do with mine when he won’t feed with a cold etc, calms him down

I would hand express some out into a cup to relieve your breast then try and feed her

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