She isn't going to starve! Babies have a natural instinct to eat - breastfeeding is hard and if she is teething, it probably hurts her mouth.

Have you tried giving her something from a a sippy type cup? Tylenol for her sore gums? Numbing gel?

i would try oral gel for babies

i gave her some tempra and some orajel. my pump isn't working properly so i hardly get anything when i pump. i've just been offering her the breast as much as possible, which is probably why i'm so stressed because she bites and pinches and arches her back and cries when i try to feed her. she had some oat cereal with pears and a little tiny bit of apple juice in water this morning (from a sippy cup) and i gave her a little more juice and water about an hour ago just to give her some fluids. i don't want to feed her any more solids until she eats. she seems fine, i'm just worried about her weaning herself. oh yeah, and i got my period last night. it's only the second time i've had a period since she was born 7 months ago and the last one was about 3 or 4 months ago. maybe it's related somehow. lately, she has been nursing more at night than during the day.

thank you for responding so quickly though. i'm feeling a bit better already.

That is pretty common at 7 months when she is eating solids. She'll nurse less and less because she'll need less and less for nutrition since she'll be getting it from solids.

Yeah don't stress when they are super hungry they will eat ....No worries.

dont stress too much. when she gets really hungry, she will eat.

hooray. my mom came over and put her down for a nap. i waited for a while and i could hear her on the monitor sucking really hard on her soother so i went in and picked her up and she ate lots. she didn't even wake up! i knew i was getting stressed for nothing but it sure makes a difference knowing she's eaten something.

Good, now you can relax!

I know how you feel. My daughter will be 7 months on the 18th and we are going through the same things. She doesn't want to eat and when she does, she doesn't eat very much. I keep being told that things will get better, so hang in there!!

thanks everyone. she ate about 4 times last night lol. and today looks like more of the same but i know she will be okay. just hope this passes soon. i'm not stressed like yesterday though.