Baby refusing breastmilk

Did not have any breastmilk for first 4 days and baby was at risk of jaudice coz no intake. So we started giving formula milk. Now that BM has kicked in, we wanted feed baby BM together with FM (coz BM amount still very low) but baby is rejecting the BM (cries when we feed BM), so we mixed BM and FM. After an hour of feeding, baby kept crying... how to get baby to go back to BM and away from FM? Would like to exclusively feed BM after amount is huge enough to support full BF.

momo

learning with my rainbow baby

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Give them some time to get used to everything. They are still getting used to the world and everything. If you put yourself in their shoes, even different milk taste, temperature and texture is also something new and peculiar to them. When you say BM is it expressed or latched? If latch and cry could be position not comfy or right. Or baby simply need to get used to latching and tongue/swallow action. If you r talking abt expressed BM that’s bottled fed that she is rejecting, then try diff ways. It’s all trial and error. Play with the temperature, amount, etc. also check if her tongue may have any issue (could be tongue tie? Can Google it) when difficult feeding persist despite all that’s done right. Worst case scenario find a lactation consultant. Some money is worth paying especially you’re at the start of the feeding journey, good to start early

momo

learning with my rainbow baby

2y ago

expressed BM... baby now knows that he had been sucking air for first 2 days of his life and realised the power of FM so he is upset if i latch and nothing comes out for him... but even when feeding expressed BM, baby also dont like the taste and will cry.. so we have to mix both BM and FM when feeding using syringe.

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