My baby is coming to 5 months. she only latches when we are outside. at home, she refuses to nurse and only takes the bottle. I'm a working mom and helper has been taking care of her while we are at work. I used to be able to latch her when I come back from work but recently she refuses to latch at home. but on weekends when we are out she does latch. Can some one tell me what went wrong?

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is is possible that your baby has started associating your work days as a non-latching day? maybe your baby sees you coming back from work and realizes its the day of the bottle? i have known babies understand the concept of home dressing and outside dressing and can sense the difference. also, it is possible that after a tiring day, your milk supply is lower and hence baby always wants the bottle? maybe because of the fact that you are fresher and out-there while outdoors, your baby wants to latch on? don't give up and keep trying. i think you can both take a nice bath and then try to help baby latch on while going to bed.

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