Yesterday Rebecca gave me a nip a few times when feeding, the third time I yelped a bit loudly and sat her on the floor and said "No" - and she cried. And then decided to go on nursing strike. So for the past 24 hours when I try and feed her she has writhed, screamed and cried her little heart out. It wouldn't be so bad if she was willing to drink from a bottle or a cup but she takes barely a sip before stopping, spluttering or simply refuses. It doesn't exactly make me feel happy either as this was not the way I wanted to stop feeding at all. It's not been an easy day as she's been really upset a lot of the day and tired too. A lot of the guidance about dealing with nursing strikes says to try and spend time cuddled up together, have a bath or go back to bed. All this would have been OK had i not had a hair appointment, had to sort out Ben for nursery and then spend all afternoon waiting for a bloody plumber to turn up who, when I called him at 4pm had "got caught up in another job" and hadn't bothered to let me know. Aaargh What a bloody frustrating day all round
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