Refusing to Eat: Enfamil
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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 ...
6 Month Old Refuses to Eat Formula!
Asked by L.K. from Los Angeles
on October 10, 2008
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My almost 6 month old daughter has been exclusively breastfed since birth (aside from the first two days of her life when she had formula until my milk supply came in)...
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- Hi, I had the same trouble at 5 months old. I ended up making forumla and putting a breastmilk floater in the bottle, so the first thing in the nipple was breast milk...
- Hi L., when my son was six months we had that same problem because i was only breastfeeding up until then, but someone told me to put half formula, half breastmilk, le...
- Hi L., Its just my opinion but I think formula is gross. Have you tasted it? Its disgusting especially compared to the sweet vanilla cream taste of breast milk. I'...
Baby Won't Eat ANY Meat Product!
Asked by L.L. from Rochester
on January 12, 2011
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My eight month old baby, who's been on solids since about 3 1/2 months, is a wonderful eater...with fruits, veggies, and grains, including finger food versions of thes...
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- My son was the same way. As he got older I would put just little meat on his plate, but he never had to eat it. I did not make a big deal out of it, nor did I hide th...
- Even though I eat meat I was grossed out by the whole concept of baby food meat so I did not give her meat until she was older. When she was a little over a year old ...
- My son is 9 months and is the same way. My doctor said not to worry and that meat simply isn't required - there are plenty of other healthy options. He said that my so...
7 Month Old Refuses Formula - Running Out of Stored Milk!
Asked by K.F. from Santa Barbara
on September 10, 2009
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My 7 month old baby girl has only been breastfed up to this point. I used to have a bunch of stored milk for when I had to work on the weekends, but due to her new "wa...
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- At first we mixed mostly breastmilk and a little formula until he got used to it. Just don't do too much at once because if she refuses it you don't want to waste that...
- Dear K., Congratulations on breastfeeding your baby for 7 months! You are doing a great job. You sound like a very good and concerned mom. You say you are able to ...
- Have you tried mixing in some breastmilk with the formula? Maybe start with a small amount of formula and slowly increase as she accepts it? Your milk supply is prob...
Refuses Anything Thats Not My Breastmilk
Asked by T.R. from Detroit
on January 28, 2010
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My son is 6.5 months now and I have wanted to introduce solids for quite sometime now, but he refuses. He will gag himself until he pukes. He won't even take a bottl...
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- I have the honor of working with Dr. Bill and Jim (the ABC show, The Doctors) Sears, pediatricians. I recoommend exploring their website, www.askDrSears.com. I do be...
- I feel for you. I breastfed also...a year for each of my boys and had the same choices as yourself. I believe that it's up to the mother to control this. Babies are ...
- T., it might be smart for you to talk to a feeding specialist about his gagging and throwing up. If there is a teaching hospital in your area, that would be a good pl...
8 Month Old Not Eating but Act Hungry and Still Refuses to Eat
Asked by M.P. from Provo
on June 28, 2010
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Ok to start out we just moved. Again. We had moved 10 weeks ago, but then got kicked out (the landlord was crazy!!) Anywho. I'm also going to be putting him in daycare...
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- when my oldest son did that it was cause he was allergic to his forumula and had to be changed to soy. my 2 yr old wouldnt eat his formula due to it being hot and he j...
- I don't think your son eats little at all. My almost nine month old drinks only 10 to 16 oz. of formula a day. Two months ago he was still drinking 26 oz and all of a ...
- I think you should push the solids more. And 4 ozs every 2 hours isn't really the way he should be eating. He should be eating abut 6-8 ozs every 4 to 5 hours. Stop sw...
Baby Refuses to Drink Milk
Asked by M.C. from New Orleans
on September 20, 2006
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my 5 mo old old refuses to drink formula, first of all i am still nursing, i am afraid to stop because he wont drink the formula. I should have known better because he...
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- I had the same problem. We first tried having my MIL feed him...he still only took an ounce or two. Then we put him in his bouncy seat, and he will eat that way. If...
- Start by having someone else feed him. You will also want to pump and mix. for 3-4 days mix 3/4 breast milk and 1/4 formula. then 1/2 of each for another 3-4 days, t...
- I went through the same thing when my son was a baby, I thought maybe it was the formula so I spent lots of money trying diffrent formulas and he would scream and Ii l...
Getting 1 Year Old to Eat
Asked by A.M. from Los Angeles
on March 26, 2009
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Hi Mommies,
I have a beautiful one year old who has decided that she doesn't want to eat anymore. She would let me feed her and she would feed herself. Now if I t...
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- Have you tried using sippy cups at all? My son at first didn't like to take them, but he didn't realize that there was liquid in them. Remove the stopper and let her s...
- A., Okay, going to be totally honest...I let my son have a bottle until he lost interest. Pedi's ALL tell us to take them off the bottle and it's mostly for the tee...
- A.~ Congratulations on the baby and great husband! As to her not eating, relax! It is a rare baby that will starve themselves! If she has no other options besides t...
11 Month Old Will Not Eat Much
Asked by S.S. from Rochester
on July 11, 2008
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My daughter will be 11 months on the 21st. She has been breastfed since she was born and used to to very well with eating baby food. When she started eating mostly bab...
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- give her the food, she'll be fine. I used to feed mine alot of soup because everything is cooked well for them and very delicious and I would eat it to. I would strain...
- you are so lucky. i would suggest giving her table food that is not hard, ex; mashed potatoes; small pieces of vegetables-things she can easily chew. but of course, ta...
- It's much better if she eats what the family eats at this stage, for several reasons. She'll develop a more sophisticated and varied palate, and she will develop the o...
Help..3 Month Old Will Not Eat
Asked by R.D. from Boston
on August 29, 2008
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Hello Everyone,
My 3 month old daughter refuses to take a bottle and the breast. She protests with a smile and pushes the nipple out of her mouth with her tongue. ...
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- Have you tried other bottle types? Maybe your child does not like that type. My girlfriend tried 3 different bottle type before they found one the baby liked. If y...
- Hi R., I have 5yr old triplets but never breastfed them. I belong to a support group called Keeping Pace with Multiple Miracles. There are MOMS there who can help you...
- Nursing strike suggestions: http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/back-to-breast.html In general, a baby who won't nurse, can't nurse. Your goal is to (hopefully...
