glossary
What is a nursing strike?
Quick answer: A nursing strike is a sudden refusal to nurse by a baby who previously nursed well, usually lasting 2 to 5 days, triggered by teething, illness, a scary startle at the breast, or change in smell or routine. It is rarely self-weaning, which is gradual.
In practice
The playbook: protect supply by pumping on the baby's usual schedule, feed the pumped milk by cup or paced bottle, and re-offer the breast without pressure, often half-asleep feeds break the strike first. If it stretches past a week or feeding volumes worry you, bring in the pediatrician and an IBCLC.
In Milk First
Log any session in two taps, backdate the ones you forgot, and let the 7-day average chart answer supply questions with real numbers. Every pump files its milk into the stash automatically.
Milk First speaks this whole language for you: seshes logged in two taps, every bag on its correct clock.
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