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(HealthDay News) -- Sometimes, babies may stop wanting to breast-feed for a short period, for a variety of reasons. This is not necessarily an indication that your baby no longer needs to breast-feed.
The Nemours Foundation offers this list of possible reasons why your baby may take a break from breast-feeding for a few days:
New foods or other dietary changes may make your milk taste different.
Your baby is teething, and has sore gums that make feeding painful.
You are stressed, and your baby notices.
You've changed your breast-feeding routine.
You reacted loudly to an accidental bite, frightening your baby.
You've changed your perfume or deodorant, and your baby notices the different smell.
Your baby may have an ear infection, stuffy nose or other condition that makes breast-feeding painful or uncomfortable.
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