Baby Won't Nurse Outside the House

That describes my daughter, except that she refused the bottle but did eat some solids.

My solution was to periodically offer her milk and if she wanted it, and stuck with it, she would feed. If she sucked, got distracted, took a little suck, got distracted, etc., I would say, "okay, looks like your not that hungry so we'll try again later," and pack back up.

My daughter is robust and healthy, so I wasn't concerned that she would actually suffer physical damage or risk starving in a few hours.
My milk supply didn't diminish, nor did the gross amount she'd end up eating. It was nice for me, because I was able to keep on with what ever activity we were on.

My son was the same way. I still mostly breastfeed but he is better about it. I would try to nurse as much as possible but if he kept letting go to socialize with those in the room, I'd just stop figuring he must have got enough for now. He's a pretty quick breastfeeder anyway. Good luck!

My son was the exact same way. Practice helped a little bit, but he still always nursed much much better alone with me in quiet at home. I think babies each have their own temperament and that influences how they feed.

I had the same issue with both of my boys- after a point they'd only nurse in my bed. Unfortunately I worked full-time and bring my boys to work with me so it was rough. They were always happy kids, but that combined with a nursing strike at 9 and 10 months respectively ended up with one weaning pretty early. I never did find any solution to the problem, but I kept on offering the breast and making sure I retreated to my room to nurse in bed as often as I could while I was home. I kept offering my second the breast until his first birthday when I stopped. It was sad. :(

I guess some babies are just like that. I saw a few LCs and they all assured me it was just a phase but for us it wasn't. I hope it goes differently for you. I wish I had some advice instead of just sympathy. Good luck.

This will stay this way until just after 1 years old - when they finally slow down a bit on the learning new stuff mode. Very normal - and definitely frustrating. Just nurse when you can, on demand and offer often. Don't go out of your way on the normal course of the day to make sure he nurses... because he will make up for it at night and overnight!!

I think all babies go through this when they decide to be interested in their surroundings. Unfortunately, it lasts for a couple of months and there's not much I found that would help. It helps if your baby is truly hungry, not just nursing because the clock says it's time. When I used to feed every 3-4 hours, after distractions, I started holding off until my baby was showing signs of hunger, not just when I wanted to feed her. When he's hungry, he'll be more interested in eating than the distractions around him!