Refusing to Eat: Toddler, Nuby
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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...
Breastfeeding Babe Refuses Bottle
Asked by C.G. from Norfolk
on January 30, 2008
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I have been breastfeeding my baby exclusivly since she was 2 weeks old. Now that she is 4 months old I would like to seperate from her for longer than 1 hour. I have ...
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- Hi C., I understand as my son breastfed til he was 14 months. I would recommend Avent bottles with the smallest nipples. I believe they have 1 or 2 holes. The mo...
- I went through the same thing as you. My youngest refused to take to the bottle. I finally found one that he liked. It was Gerber Nuk bottles. If she likes the Ger...
- It is sometimes hard to introduce a bottle to a breastfeed baby. One thing you may have to do is to let her cry till she is hungry enough to take the bottle. Have yo...
Refuses Sippy-cup?
Asked by T.M. from Tampa
on March 14, 2007
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My 11 month old daughter refuses to use a sippy cup. I've tried different brands-put water in it and formula. I started months and months ago! I don't force it but alw...
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- I know it seems like everyone elses kids are doing just fine, but that isn't the case. A lot of people have problems with this, don't panic! I personally didn't have...
- My daughter went through the same thing. And I struggled for a couple months doing different things. Here's what finally worked for me. I don't ever give my daughte...
- My little one did not do the sippy cup at all b/c she couldn't get it down that you had to tilt the cup, so we started her on the sippy cups that have the soft straws ...
15 Month Old Baby Doesn't like to Eat, Requesting for Help !
Asked by D.K. from Philadelphia
on March 15, 2008
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I am very concerned about my 15 month baby. She doesn't like to eat or even drink millk. I have to play dvd and do different things to make her eat. She doesn't want t...
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- I went through this with my then-11-month old. You just have to keep trying. Of course, we were working on table foods at the time ... and every baby is different. ...
- My first son used to do the same thing - I didn't start solid foods until later b/c he had so many food allergies - I think they get "lazy" - they like to swallow, etc...
- Some kids go through that. But should have a doctor check things out to make sure bowels move right and nothing wrong with mouth, throat and stomach area. Fruits are g...
7 Months and Refuses to Eat Baby Food
Asked by L.J. from Chicago
on December 28, 2010
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My 7 month old is my third child (the others are 5 and 2) and she was doing a great job with eating baby food, I started her at about 5 months and she was up to three ...
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- The waking up at night is now a habit and not a necessity - some kids do it anyway, regardless of whether they eat baby food or not. Once a night at 7 months is too m...
- A few things 1) food should only be eaten from a spoon, fork, or fingers. Never in a cup or a bottle unless medically necessary. 2) Taking in more calories has little ...
- The baby food really doesn't have any nutritional value and really doesn't have many calories either. As long as she's taking her bottle, that's all she really needs ...
20 Month Old Daughter Will Not Take Milk from a Cup
Asked by A.W. from New York
on March 29, 2008
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My little girl will not drink milk from a cup. We have tried all types of sippy cups with all kinds of characters on them, but she refuses. SHe will drink juice or w...
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- Have you tried the NUBY brand sippy cups? They have a silicone nipple part, so it is a little like the bottle feeling wise, but is still a cup. That was how we got m...
- Have you tried the straw sippy cups? Those worked well for us but it was not immidiate and took a little time.
- Have you tried the Nuby brand it has a rubber top, very durable for chewers. it worked for me when i was trying to get my daugther off the bottle, it like a cup but wi...
5 Month Old Refuses Bottle
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on January 6, 2010
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My breastfed daughter will not take a bottle. I am leaving in 3 weeks for a 3 day conference! Currently she will take about 2-3 ounces from a bottle while I am at work...
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- Can't help with the type of bottle - - my kids were born in the '80s and a lot has changed since then. But one piece of advice I can give - - don't forget to pack a b...
- It took my Mary Beth a while to take to the bottle as well, but you have to keep trying and be patient. Instead of breastfeeding her in the morning or at night, keep t...
- Something to remember...she won't starve herself, even though it may seem that way. She will eat when she needs to.
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...
6 Month Old Suddenly Refuses Bottle and Sippy Cup
Asked by B.F. from Denver
on April 27, 2009
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Hi,
My son is breastfed, but took a bottle well for the first 4 months of his life. He was getting around 1-2 bottles a day so that my husband could feed him. Aro...
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- Our daughter did the same thing. We're still working on drinking from a cup, but she has accepted the Avent trainer cups as okay. For constipation we do Flax oil, pe...
- If you are present he is going to smell you and not take a bottle. I would make sure the nipple opening is correct for his age too, as if it is hard to suck then he w...
- My only suggestion with the refusing of the bottle is to keep trying. Consistency is key with little ones. As for the constipation issue, I recommend looking at you...
