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6 Month Old Baby Boy Will Not Take Formula
Asked by A.E. from Los Angeles
on January 27, 2009
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My 6 month old baby boy only takes breastmilk. I nurse or pump every 3 hrs to continue to produce, but it seems like my baby is not getting full. Keep in mind he eats ...
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- Mixing the formula with breast milk worked for us when I went back to work. My baby stayed full longer that way too. But I agree with previous advice that my son alway...
- Well I have a 7 month old and about 2 months ago I tried to give her a bottle because people were saying how great it would be and no problems and I wouldn't have to p...
- i cannot tell you how much money i spent trying different formulas and different bottles and nipples. My daughter NEVER took the bottle or pacifier, for that matter. E...
Son Won't Take Formula
Asked by A.L. from Dallas
on May 14, 2007
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Okay Mamas, I need some suggestions. Yesterday (Sat.) my DH decided to give my 9 month old son some Kool-aid. Now today (Sun) I cannot get my son to take his formula. ...
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- I'm not sure what brand you are using, but if you haven't tried Nestle's Follow-Up formula, give it a shot. Try mixing in a little fruit to add some flavor. At this ...
- Mix a little kool aid in the formula and ween him off the koolaid. Maybe instead of koolaid try white grape juice or apple juice.
- Try mixing it with his rice cereal and any other foods that can be bulked up so at least he gets the nutrition while he is on his boycott. He will probably come aro...
Baby Won't Take Formula
Asked by J.H. from New York
on April 14, 2008
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We are trying to introduce our 5 1/2 month old to formula after exclusive bf-ing since birth and it's not going well! We've tried diluting with water and mixing with b...
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- try a different formula. my daughter would only drink similac. She hated enfamil.
- I got my son to take formula by mixing mostly bm with a small amt of formula at first, then after he took that I'd just increase the ratio of formula to bm and he took...
- what kind of formula are u trying... if u havent tried similac i recommend it...
Wont Take Formula!
Asked by D.D. from Stationed Overseas
on February 16, 2008
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My almost 3 month old daughter refuses to take formula- I've even mixed it with breast milk but she spits it all out and cries! How can I get her to take a bottle of f...
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- You are in Germany, take advantage of the Kaufland. It may be that she doesn't like the bottle you are using. I use the Nuk bottles with the wide based nipple. It's ...
- Hello D., Although my children are well past the age of taking formula. I remember this stage very much. We had a dificult time with it, with both of our children. Her...
- Is there a reason for you to switch to formula? I worked for a year after my first son was born and I was able to nurse the whole. With my second, I was a stay at ho...
Refuses All Formula
Asked by D.P. from Los Angeles
on April 9, 2009
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8 mo. old baby girl allergic to soy and dairy (causes mild to moderate rashes). Recently stopped breastfeeding per doctor's direction, switched to hypoallergenic/amin...
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- I'm not sure what the reasoning is behind the doc directing you to stop breast feeding, but am a little curious about that. So often I hear of doctors doing things li...
- Hi D., My daughter is on neocate too and when she doesn't want it, I mix it with oatmeal. Usually it works for her. Also I put more formula when she refuses to eat,...
- I went through much of the same thing - did not breastfeed and baby did not take formula. But my baby had sever acid reflux, so what I did was rock him to sleep with ...
My Milk Supply Has Decreased and My Son Won't Take Formula
Asked by P.G. from Raleigh
on March 3, 2008
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Has anyone had this experience? My son is 9 months old and slowly but gradually my milk supply has decreased. We recently moved out of state to Durham (yes I know th...
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- Are you sure that your supply has really declined? If it has, your supply will come back. Try to drink a TON of water, and encourage your son to eat more. I have he...
- If you have any milk at all, try by putting just maybe 1/4 formula in a bottle with 3/4 breast milk. Work your way up to all formula. Also, if he is not used to a bott...
- Eating oatmeal is supposed to help. It helped me when my supply started getting low. Also make sure you are getting enough to eat. When my daughter was 10 months old ...
Milk Supply Decreasing and Baby Won't Take Formula
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on July 16, 2008
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Hello Moms!
Here's my predicament, my 9 1/2 month old daughter was exclusively breastfed until she was 6 months old. She's been doing great with solid foods and drink...
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- At this point she is probably ready for whole milk. I didn't start my daughter on whole milk until 12 months, but I'm pretty sure it would be okay. You should call you...
- You should try to increase your milk flow first. Try rice water (Horchata) they sell it in the mexican resturant's. I am breastfeeding and this is what I drink when my...
- My milk supply began to decrease when my son was about 9 months. It was so low by 10 months that I started him on whole milk because he would not take formula. I sta...
Can Not Get Baby to Take Formula
Asked by T.K. from Portland
on February 13, 2008
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My baby is 8 months old and I will have to look for new employment in the coming weeks and will not be able to pump for daycare feeding. What can I do to get him to dr...
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- Start mixing expressed breast milk with the formula. more breast milk to formula ratio at first then ease it down so that eventually you are giving him strait formula....
- I guess the first answer to your question is a question. Does he drink from a bottle yet? If you've already gotten him to take breast milk from a bottle, then I sugg...
- Have you tried using breast milk with a little formula mixed in? Over time increase the amount of formula and decrease the amount of breast milk. For example, start ...
My 8 Month Old Won't Take Formula.
Asked by P.D. from Washington DC
on April 24, 2007
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Ladies...I need some help. My baby has not been a great fan of formula from the get go but we have never had a problem as big as now. I was forced to wean her off br...
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- I had sort of the same problem with my 10 month old daughter Ava. She didn't like it either. My pediatrician told me to put it in her food or put it in anywhere to g...
- Could she be lactose intolerant? Try soy! Also there are iron/vitamin supplement drops located behind the pharmacy counter made by Enfamil.
- Hello P., I also breastfed two of my babies and like your's mine were not interested in any formula and believe me the Dr.'s put them on several different kinds. I al...
Help! Baby Won't Take Formula Anymore!
Asked by J.R. from San Francisco
on February 27, 2009
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My 8 1/2 month old DD has been rejecting the bottle off and on for months now. I FINALLY got her back on formula in the bottle right before I went back to work, and I...
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- Try the grow and go formula. It is a transition formula. You'll be switching to whole milk in a few months anyway. The grow and go is geared toward 9-12 mo olds.
- My baby flat out refused formula after breastfeeding for 9 months. The taste is drastically different and I think quite strange. Our lifesaver was goatsmilk. It was a ...
- It is recommended that infants are on formula for 1 year, but there are exceptions. One infant I cared for switched to whole mik at 9 months (with doctor's recommenda...
