Is it possible to have a baby/child who just really doesn't like nursing?

[jeliphish]

...like they only do it because they have to. DD1 would have stayed attached to my boob 24 - 7 if I would have let her. If she wasn't hungry she would still nurse forever just because she enjoyed it.
DD2 on the other hand will REFUSE to nurse if she's not hungry. Since the day she was born its been very scheduled (her schedule, not one I created). At night she may cluster feed a bit but other than that she will go about every 4 hours or so. She has even slept practically all night since day one. If I try to nurse her and she's not hungry she gets so mad and refuses to latch on.
Do some babies just not comfort nurse? She just seems like she could take it or leave it while DD1 seemed to crave it like a drug or something.
Could this effect the amount of time she nurses for? DD1 made it past 2 but I don't get the same feeling from Maggie.

[Altair]

My baby acted like this for the first 3 months, then switched to a booby lover!

[Limabean1975]

Hi Jeliphish!

I don't know, but it's pretty much the same here. DS was a serious boobaholic (still nurses a bit). DD nurses to eat, and fast & efficient, too. She does *some* comfort nursing - when she's tired, she'll fall asleep nursing - but that's not how she usually goes to sleep.
ANd when she does to that, it's so easy to de-latch. With DS, that would start him up again - I never understood the Pantley Pull-Off (No Cry Sleep Solution) - I could de-latch him 60 times and he'd still root back on! With DD, I can de-latch her in at most two tries.

She actually bit my nipple HARD today when she was upset and it was not what she wanted. She's 11 weeks old! I was not expecting biting yet.

[Beckamomof4]

My oldest! He plain flat out refused to nurse! I WISH I had the support almost 10 years ago that I do now. Perhaps he would have

But he is my only total formula fed kid, never gets sick, and has an outrageous IQ! So I guess I did something right lol

[Swandira]

My second baby gave off the "I don't care about nursing" vibe when she was an infant -- actually, she seemed to prefer the bottle -- and even had a couple of mini-nursing strikes here and there, but she's still nursing at 3 years 5 months old now. She loves to nurse and asks for boob multiple times a day. So I say just enjoy it as much as you can, but it's probably not safe to assume that your baby won't nurse just as long as the other one did, or that you won't have another boob-hog on your hands in a few more months.

Nealy
mama to T, 12/02; L, 2/06; and O, 12/12/08

[Claire and Boys]

Originally Posted by Altair

My baby acted like this for the first 3 months, then switched to a booby lover!

Mine too. I had an overactive letdown and I think that contributed. At 2.5 yrs now he is a complete boobaholic.