Will not nurse

My five month old son is breast and formula fed he has gone back and forth no problems...the last couple days he will not nurse ....could it be due to teething???? Never had this issue with my dd but she didnt have formula or bottles...advise please

Quoting Mary Stickles:" My five month old son is breast and formula fed he has gone back and forth no problems...the last couple ... [snip!] ... nurse ....could it be due to teething???? Never had this issue with my dd but she didnt have formula or bottles...advise please"

can nipple confusion happen at 5 months?
Maybe he has a preference to the bottle.

I don't know but I would just continue offering the boob like you normally would (or even more) and hopefully he'll get over it in a few days. Babies can go on nursing strikes like this sometimes and I'm sure with the bottle it'll be even harder to get through, good luck! Also, it definitely could be teething related.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Bosco123:</b>" I don't know but I would just continue offering the boob like you normally would (or even more) and hopefully ... [snip!] ... and I'm sure with the bottle it'll be even harder to get through, good luck! Also, it definitely could be teething related."</blockquote>


 

He has always had a bottle nicu for three weeks and didnt latch for another month after home he just doesnt seem interested in boob...drooling lots and chewing everything

I'm not sure as your LO has had both but they find it easier to drink from a bottle as they don't have to work so hard to get the fluid and therefore can become lazy and only drink from a bottle

Quoting Mary Stickles:" He has always had a bottle nicu for three weeks and didnt latch for another month after home he just doesnt seem interested in boob...drooling lots and chewing everything"

They really are like that wether they're teething or not. Can you stick your finger in his mouth and feel for teeth?

Quoting Mary Stickles:" My five month old son is breast and formula fed he has gone back and forth no problems...the last couple ... [snip!] ... nurse ....could it be due to teething???? Never had this issue with my dd but she didnt have formula or bottles...advise please"

Milk comes out of a bottle sooo much easier then having to work at the breast. Maybe he now has a preference.

Maybe he is lazy lol I just wanted to bf longer...i dont get much when I pump....i guess I will pump whatever I can and keep trying to bf him....sigh nothing is easy with this lil guy....almost 6months of bm is better than none I guess

Quoting Mary Stickles:" He has always had a bottle nicu for three weeks and didnt latch for another month after home he just doesnt seem interested in boob...drooling lots and chewing everything"

Drooling and chewing indicates teething. From a breast feeding flier, "Sometimes, picking your baby up to nurse when she is asleep can trigger her to nurse as before. These nursing strikes frequently resolve on their own."
~ Good luck.