Refusing to Eat: Toddler, Enfamil
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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'...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Feeding 18 Month Old
Asked by M.P. from Philadelphia
on October 31, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
My 18 month old is still waking up at night hungry for her bottle (Enfamil Next Step). What ideas for solid food can I give to increase the caloric intake ...
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- I don't think anything is wrong with the night bottle for now. If you do not mind giving it to her i would not worry. I think my kids were all about 2 when i weaned ...
- M P, I can't imagine that your daughter "needs" a bottle or any other nutrition (whether it were a cup of milk or nursing) in the middle of the night...she's 18 mon...
- I tend to agree with Faith...why formula at 18 mos? I would think she should be eating pretty much what the rest of your family is eating as long as it's not chokin...
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...
Need Advice, My 1 Year Old Refuses to Drink Milk
Asked by T.B. from Albany
on July 3, 2008
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I have a 1 year old that was drinking milk from her bottle no problem for about 3 weeks and then about 1 week ago completely refused her bottle all together and now wo...
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- Talk to your doc about alternate sources of calcium and vit D, besides the yogurt. There's also calcium in veggies and other foods. Our doc said it doesn't have to be ...
- It could mean she is allergic to milk. I would have her doctor do and allergy test. My sister is severely allergic to more than a couple of foods. Good luck. D.
- When I was young I also would not drink milk, until one day my mother, who was a big coffee drinker, put one teaspoon of her coffee in it. I loved it that way and I dr...
1 Year Old
Asked by R.T. from Fayetteville
on March 5, 2008
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Milk guzzling 1 year old will not drink any milk. Have tried milkshakes that didn't work. Any suggestions?
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- R. My son would not drink anykind of milk at 1. We were at sams one day and they were doing samples on the pediasure and he loved it. He would drink one a night befo...
- Hi R., My son is 14 months and I have been dealing with the same problem. I started trying with whole milk at the beginning of January. It has been a long process. ...
- My kids didn't like the switch from breast milk to whole milk. Could it be that he doesn't like it cold straight out of the fridge? My kids loved when I added a small ...
