| my baby went through a nursing strike too at 9 months when she suffered from a cold. meanwhile i pumped out milk and bottle fed her. do use your friend's pump - after sterilisation everything is dead anyway. is your baby sick or having cold? if so, may help if you clear her mucus before bf.
i helped her get back to my breast by breastfeeding her when she was very sleepy before nap, or before bed. may help if you dim the lights right down and lie down next to bub for some time before offering your breast.
i feel for you, as i remmebered it was stressful for me. i had to pump 8 times in 24 hours including getting up in the middle of the night to pump eery 3 hours to make sure milk supply doesn't diminish.
if you ahve tried everything and your bub still doesn;'t want to get back to bf, perhaps you want to consider giving formula. you have bf for 5 months afterall - not bad at all. it is also time to introduce solids, isn;t it. Good luck. |