Quiet strike

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In paediatrics and midwifery, a breastfeeding strike is a temporary refusal of a baby to be breast- fed , provided that breastfeeding has taken place regularly beforehand. The child turns away and screams so that it is not possible to put the infant on. Unlike breast refusal, a breastfeeding strike occurs suddenly.

A breastfeeding strike is considered a communication disorder between mother and child. The causes can be varied:

  • Distraction from the environment
  • Pain of the child (earache, teething pain, sore throat, etc.)
  • An uncomfortable experience while breastfeeding (startled by a loud noise, etc.)
  • Changes in the smell and taste of breast milk (onset of pregnancy or onset of menstrual bleeding , first use or change of shower bath or perfume, the mother taking medication)
  • Confusion of nipples due to the use of pacifiers or teats the first time
  • Mother's stress
  • A food ingested by the mother, such as garlic, that the baby does not like.

If necessary, the child can be fed with a spoon or mug. The pumping breast milk prevents a reduction in milk production.

A (temporary) breastfeeding strike does not have to mean that the child wants to wean . Normally, the silent strike passes after the causes have been eliminated.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Veronika Scherbaum, Friederike M. Perl, Ursula Kretschmer: Breastfeeding: Early Childhood Nutrition and Reproductive Health. Deutscher Ärzteverlag, 2003, ISBN 3-7691-0407-2 . P. 133. (accessed on September 18, 2008)
  2. ↑ a b c Thomas Steck, Edeltraut Hertel, Christel Morgenstern, Heike Pachmann: Compendium of obstetrics for midwives. Springer, 2007, ISBN 978-3-211-48645-0 . P. 331. (accessed September 18, 2008)

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