What is a baby's "nursing strike"?

What is a baby's "nursing strike"?

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A nursing strike is when a baby who otherwise nurses really well suddenly decides not to nurse for a period of time. Nursing strikes can happen for a wide variety of reasons, but usually nursing strikes are because something has changed in the nursing environment. Either a period of stress or separation, and the baby is just telling Mom that it's not very happy with what's going. The baby could bea little bit ill, teething, or maybe it's just having a day where it doesn't feel like eating.