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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, this happened to me when my office reopened and I started going back into the office on consecutive days. DS had 3 days of bottles during the day in a row and then refused to nurse after that (except in the morning). Flow preference is real. I was able to get him back to the breast but only by completely cutting out bottles for several days (did it over a long weekend). It took him about a day to realize that he wasn't going to get a bottle. It was really, really rough. DS crying because he wanted a bottle was rough, and mentally both the nursing strike and the back to breast process were rough.

PP makes a great point that kids are their own people and things don't necessarily go to plan. Sometimes you just have to go with their flow even if it wasn't what you had originally envisioned. But I think many things related to breastfeeding are emotional rollercoasters even when they are going to plan. (Like right now I am weaning at 1 year, which had always been my plan. But I still feel really sad about it and sometimes debate whether I should stop weaning.)

Sending you lots of love -- there is no easy way out of a nursing strike IMO. However you decide to proceed is the right answer for you and for your baby.

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