Eating Loss of Interest: Toddler
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Breast to Bottle!!!
Asked by N.C. from Denver
on June 14, 2007
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I recently had a baby and she is now 7 weeks old, she is nursing and on occasion she had taken a bottle. For the past two weeks she refuses to take a bottle and my Ma...
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- Mix your breast milk with the formula. She may just have to get used to the taste of it. Start with mostly breat milk and gradually increase the amount of formula co...
- My daughter had a hard time taking a bottle, too. I found that if I gave her bottles away from our usual nursing spots and avoided having her in the same/similar posit...
- Don't worry about nipple confusion, I don't believe there is such a thing. I never let my daughter pick she was given what she was given. It is surprising that she i...
Breast to Bottle
Asked by S.P. from Los Angeles
on March 30, 2010
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Hi Everyone! I'm knew to mamapedia and so excited to be a part of it. My daughter is 8 months old and absolutely refuses to take a bottle. She has actually gone 8 ho...
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- My daughter NEVER took a bottle. I tried everything, to no avail. When I had to return to work, I totally stressed out. Then I read Dr. Sears' Baby Book and he wrot...
- Ugh. We had similar issues. I found that I could not make any headway because she would want to breastfeed. This may be one where you need to solicit some help. I can'...
- You mentioned breastfeeding.... will she still nurse? If so, that seems to be your option for now. Even just at morning and night if that's all you can do. I'd swit...
My Son Won't Nurse
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on November 6, 2008
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My son is 9 weeks old and this past week, he stopped nursing. He will nurse when he wakes up in the middle of the night, but throughout the day he refuses. He gets R...
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- I am just wondering, will he not nurse at all or are you nursing sessions so short you don't think he is getting enough? My son is 10 weeks and over the past few weeks...
- JB, My daughter did the same thing and I finally met with a lactation consultant, who was extremely helpful. In my case, my daughter was so distracted watching my son...
- Sometimes babies go on nursing strikes. It usually only lasts a week or so and then they'll go back to it. Just make sure you offer your breast before every bottle f...
7 Month Old Refuses to Eat from Bottle
Asked by S.F. from Denver
on April 13, 2008
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I have a 7 month old daughter who will not eat from a bottle. I have been breastfeeding. Up until about 2 months ago, she would occasionally eat a bottle of pumped m...
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- Go with the solid foods and try a sippy cup or regular cup. She's not going to starve herself. She'll eat one way or another.
- Well I don't really have any advice, but I have a one year old boy who has never and still does not take a bottle. I still breastfeed him. He eats other food too, but ...
- I had the same problem with my daughter. My son had no problem going back and forth from breast to bottle, but my daughter never liked the bottle. I tried every kind...
8 Month Old Refuses Bottle
Asked by R.A. from Washington DC
on September 16, 2008
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My 8 month old is rejecting the bottle. He was taking the bottle for months, we got too slack with it and now he completely refuses it. We're trying all the obvious,...
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- Actually, if he's already taking a sippy cup, congratulations!!! You're already doing what a lot of doctors recommend, and getting him away from the bottle. He's sti...
- My 11 month old loves the Nuby sippy cups. They do not have any valves just a soft top that is great for transition from bottle to sippy. She also likes the Nuby cup...
- I am a part time Occupational Therapist (pediatric) and off course a mommy. I nursed both of mine and my daughter was stubborn with this too. First is it you that is...
2 Month Old Refuses to Nurse
Asked by A.O. from Sherman
on July 25, 2008
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My wonderful Norah, who has been a great nurser until today, is refusing to nurse. She turns her head away from me and will even cry when I offer her the breast. At fi...
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- my daughter refused to nurse a couple of weeks ago, and it was due to the fact that i had eaten 4 pieces of garlic bread - it must have made my milk taste bad - i pump...
- My 11 week old just went through nipple strike as well...it lasted almost 5 days. He would scream at me when I offered the breast. However, I just kept offering it, pu...
- There are so many reasons a baby could go on a nursing strike that it is really hard to answer this question with out know what your day to day routine is like. The b...
Breastfed Baby Refuses to Nurse on Weekends
Asked by E.P. from Oklahoma City
on November 20, 2006
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My daughter is almost 4 months old and goes to daycare during the week and gets 3-4 bottles a day. For the past 2 weekends she refuses to breastfeed on Saturday and Su...
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- I don't know what to say other than she is getting use to the bottle. Most babies like bottle feeding better because it is easier. Babies can be tricky and every singl...
- Hi E., I am no expert for sure.. but here are a couple ideas, some babys ween themselves, it seems early but every baby is different. If you drink on the weekends, th...
- I had the opposite problem which lead me to nursing 19 months with my last daughter. But when I had to give her a bottle, I would let the milk drip in her mouth until ...
Breast to Bottle?
Asked by R.G. from Fayetteville
on December 30, 2010
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I have breastfed my daughter since she was born. She is now 9 months old and I am 3 months pregnant. Her ped said that we could continue breastfeeding as long as I was...
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- If you can eat more yourself it will richen your milk. I had to finally stop nursing my first son at 6 mos because I was pregnant with his brother and just ran out of...
- the pump is not a good estimate of what you are producing. My daughter drinks about 7 oz at daycare and one of my pumping sessions, I only get 3 oz. I would increase...
- I can't figure out why doctors say that. I would never know how much milk my babies get. I exclusively breastfed them all for 6-12 months before introducing any food...
Going from Bottle to Breast
Asked by J.O. from Los Angeles
on November 17, 2008
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My seven week old had problems latching on so i supplemented with formula, then my milk supply was low so i rented a breast pump and increased my milk supply. My quest...
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- I certainly think there is a possibility to get to 100% breatsmilk. I had a similar issue with my oldest son. Really using 5 oz of formula isn't horrible at all. Wh...
- oh yes yes yes! J., it sounds like you have a lot of determination. and that's the main thing you need in order to get your baby back to breast. keep in mind th...
- Dont give up! My son was the same way for the first 4 weeks. He was impatient. He would latch on but wanted his milk now.. He didnt like to wait. So i just kept try...
7-Month Old Refusing to Nurse, Also Refuses Bottle and Sippy Cup - Need Help!
Asked by B.F. from Denver
on June 19, 2009
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Hi,
My son is 7 months old and is exclusively breastfed. Breastfeeding has been going well for the past few months. Two weeks ago, he started biting me at the begin...
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- Is there any chance the antibiotics did not work and he still has an ear infection? This happened to my oldest when she was 7 and had strep throat. If you have not y...
- Hi, I have a 7-month old as well and he also drinks far less milk than he used to, even though he is still drinkingn from a bottle. Sounds to me like yours just wants ...
- Hello! Well, I feel for you. I have a 10-month-old who I'm actually in the process of trying to gradually wean from the breast but he has the opposite problem, he do...
