Refuses Formula: Infant
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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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Need Help Getting Baby to Take Formula
Asked by L.C. from Sacramento
on February 26, 2009
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Hi,
My daughter is almost 7 months old and I am trying to get her to like formula. I am still nursing her, but want to stop within the next month or two. She has ha...
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- I don't know why you are wanting to stop nursing, so I am going to assume either your situation has changed or you are just plain done nursing. That being said, formul...
- HI L., This is very common. Here's what you need to do to transition. First few times or days, mix 3 parts breast milk with 1 part formula. Once she easily takes this...
- Is it possible for you to pump until the baby is set on solid food and juice and water? Every time I see formula I gag at the odor and the chunkiness of it all- it loo...
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...
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...
8 1/2 Month Old Won't Take Formula
Asked by J.R. from Sioux City
on April 19, 2007
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i have an 8 1/2 month old daughter and she has been bottle-fed from the start. she all the sudden will not take her formula. i have tried switching formulas, i have ...
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- is she eating solids? Sometimes they dont need as much once they start eating solids. Mine eats 2 meals a day and has like 3 or 4 bottles. She use to have more bott...
- my oldest daugther who is now 3 1/2 and went through the same thing around 9 months so we mixed up the formula as usual and then mixed it with oatmeal cereal so she co...
- my daughter did this i had to start he on whole milk early
