Today, the Nursing Tribe of Parker County met at East Parker Coffee Company in Aledo, Texas with Dewlene Broyles + Dr. Michelle Parker and local mamas with their babies to chat about all-things nursing strike. The most common reasons for why these may happen are:
—>Growth Spurts. Growth spurts, or also known as leaps, can cause babies brain to pre-occupied with learning that new trick or skill instead of wanting to eat.
—>Distraction. It is easy for a baby to become distracted if big brother or sister is running around and are more interesting than eating at that moment. Wanting to look at the tv, having visitors over or the puppy jumping around can also be reasons for distraction.
—>Teething. Having new teeth pop in can cause some temporary discomfort and unpleasurable experience for some babies.
—>Ear Infections. If their ear is bothering them, then they may not want to eat. Laying on their side or down can also cause increase pressure and pain within in the making them not wanting to be in those positions thus, not wanting to eat.
—>Colds or Respiratory Struggles. If their nose is stuffy, then they may not be able to efficiently breathe through their nose. This can make it harder to breathe all around and forced to breathe through their mouth. Breathing through the mouth while concentrating on suck, swallow and breathing in synchrony can be a challenge.
—>Big Developmental Changes. If they have just mastered to learn how to sit up or crawl, the last thing on their mind is wanting to eat. They want to move!
—>Overstimulation. It can be very easy for babies to get overstimulated. A lot of noise, such as guests staying in the home, traveling to new places, events, holidays, birthday parties and more can cause a reason for a baby not wanting to nurse. An overabundance of new sights, being passed around from family member to family member for family dinner, can also be other reasons for overstimulation.
—>Emotional Stress. Any new changes to the family dynamics? Mom or dad feeling stressed? Babies are very aware of their surroundings and can easily pick up the vibe of the room or their parents causing them to also feel emotionally stressed.
—>Tummy Aches. Is their belly full of gas? New spot of eczema potentially linked to a food in mother’s diet or their own that may not be sitting well can cause their sweet little tummies to not feel so great.
—>Mastitis. If the breastfeeding mother is starting to get mastitis, it can change the taste of her milk to taste extra salty. Some babies do not seem to mind while others will have a strong preference to not ingesting the extra salty flavor.
