Posted by
michelley
17 yrs ago
my baby is almost 6 months and since 3 months, she's started to be really fussing during feeding times.
We've kept on enlarging the hole in the nipple since i've found that she is quite lazy and will drink even less if she has to make an effort to drink. But since 5 months, she's completely been horrible. only drinking 100 mL per feed (suppose to have 150-180mL) and then start to fuss, cry and scream.
People have told me to leave her alone and she'll drink it all up when she's hungry. but we've tried and even when she's super hungry, she'll just drink enough so that she's not as hungr, then stop. So on the whole, each day, she's drinking practically one meal less than what she's suppose to have.
she feeds so well when she's asleep. hahhaa. i've also tried using the sippy cup for her since i know she doens't like to work too hard when eating, but once she knows it's milk, she wno't take it.
any suggestions and advice? thanks.
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If your baby keeps gaining weight, no need to worry. If you really are worry about your baby, please visit doctor.
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"So on the whole, each day, she's drinking practically one meal less than what she's suppose to have. "
"supposed to have" is very subjective. All babies are different and the is no "normal", just "average". Average of course means that most kids are not. As jolin35 says if she is gaining weight at a reasonable rate she is fine.
Does she seem ok otherwise?
"We've kept on enlarging the hole in the nipple since i've found that she is quite lazy and will drink even less if she has to make an effort to drink"
Many bottle vendors have different caliber nipples, so it is perhaps easier to get a new one with a bigger hole built in.
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could it be she is distracted rather than she doesn't not like milk? At 4-5mths, they get so distratced by everything, in the daytime even when I so much so rub my nose while breastfeeding my girl(6mths) will unlatch and stop drinking.
Try to feed in a quiet or even darkened room, and do not talk to her at all, in extreme cases, don't even look at her.
and any bright coloured or pattern things should be keot away from her vision, meaning your clothes, her bibs or even the lights above the ceiling!
Just speaking from my own experience...
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she does get distracted a lot....i forbid anyone to speak to me or her when i'm feeding her! hahahhaa.
as for the nipples. i've already gotten the largest hole possible for this bottle and she's still not satisfied, so we got one of those hole punchers (for nipples) and enlarged it a bit more. but it can't be any larger or else it'll just be pouring out.
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Z
17 yrs ago
how is she sleeping at night? The thing that you want to avoid is her starting to take in the majority of her calories at night instead of during the day
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her last feed is at 11 pm. then i will feed her again at 7 am.
the strangest thing is she doesn't seem to be hungry ever. and she cries like there's no tomorrow when she doesn't want to eat anymore.
anyway, since she's not losing weight, i'll leave her to it.
thanx everyone.
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Your baby sounds like one of my twins. She started fussing over milk when she was also 3 mos old. She's now 14 months old and still not a big fan of milk. However, she does love solid food. If your baby is now 6 mos old, perhaps she'll be able to get enough nutrients from cereal, etc + her usual milk consumption. The big thing is to keep watching that she's gaining weight steadily. BTW, my daughter now refuses all milk formula (we've tried 4 brands) other than Isomil (soy milk). Be patient and keep a sense of humour. :)
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thanks babies0105!
it's frustrating to get people to understand. i started her on rice cereal and well see how that goes.
have u mixed the formula with the rice cereal? will she take it like that or will she smell the milk and refuse it?
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