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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
Breastfed 8 Month Old Won't Switch to Formula
Asked by A.P. from Bloomington
on August 14, 2008
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I have an 8 month old daughter who is breastfed and I cannot get her to take a bottle with formula. My milk is starting to dry up and I have to admit (selfishly) that...
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- Does she drink pumped milk? That will tell you whether it is the bottles or the content of the bottle. If it is the content, then try starting with pumped breast mil...
- Hello Hang in there and just finish up nursing until she is a year old. My first daughter took months and months to get used to a bottle/sippy cup with formula. S...
- I had a similar problem with my son. He just refused formula. He would take breast milk from bottles, but not formula, unitl we tried Similac Organic. I stoped nursing...
8 Month Old Drinking Less Formula
Asked by S.H. from Huntsville
on November 5, 2006
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My 8 month old daughter doesn't drink as much formula in a day as she used to. Today she has had approximately 14-16 oz, and it's almost her bedtime. She eats ok. S...
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- My doctor wanted my kids to eat more and drink less by the time they were on jar food. I wouldn't be to concerned about it just yet. My 11 month old is already on mi...
- Hi S., It's normal that your daugher is cutting down on drinking. My son is 6 months old and he will drink 19 oz a day normally. He get's 5 tablespoons of rice cereal...
- You can try the Orajel on her prior to each time you would normally give her a bottle and see if it makes a difference. My son cut down on his eating when his gums hu...
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Asked by N.H. from York
on February 12, 2010
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I have an almost 9 month old and I was wondering can I mix 4 oz of water with 1 scoop of formula
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- No No No No. The formula is made to be mixed as directed, if you dilute it you will be depriving your infant of calories and nutrients, essentially you could starve...
- Water is not nutrition. Formula is complete food and needs to be mixed according to directions. If you feed your child water with a little food in it he/she will bas...
- Follow the directions on the can of formula. do not try to use less. If you use less your baby is not getting enough nutrition which can result in poor development t...
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Asked by R.L. from San Francisco
on September 15, 2010
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My daughter is 8 months old now. At what age do I start to ween her off of formula and introduce her to regular milk? Also what kind of regular dairy milk is best? ...
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- I introduced both of my children to regular milk when they turned one....I started with mixing it with the formula and slowly easing the formula out of the mixture, it...
- Hi! When you switch your child over to milk when she turns 1 year old, I would highly recommend giving her non-pastuerized cow or goat's milk. You can find raw cow...
- I wouldn't start earlier than 10 months, but probably wait until 11 months. Start with 1/4 milk (whole) 3/4 formula, each week increase the milk by 1/4. You really s...
How Much Formula Should My 8 Month Old Be Getting?
Asked by J. from Knoxville
on May 18, 2007
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I am trying to figure out how much formula my 8 month old daughter needs to be getting each day. It is a struggle to get her to drink 24 ounces in a 24 hour period. ...
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- Ok, I know this might sound weird, but my daughter is 8 months old and I had the same problem. I flavor the formula with a little bit of juice, or put some jelly on a ...
- She might be full!!! WHen my daughter went from jsut bottle to solids and bottle she started drinking less of her bottles to! SHe would ahve a 6 oz bottle in the morni...
- It's normal that as your baby gets older, she will eat more solids and less formula. She needs the extra calories and energy as she is more active. I breastfed my ba...
Formula Advise for 8 Month Old
Asked by T.B. from Lancaster
on April 3, 2007
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My son is 8 months old and for about a month now he really isn't into drinking his
formula as much as he used to. He was eating five 7oz bottles a day... for months,...
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- I agree - you need to stick with the formula. Perhaps the amount will drop a bit, but he needs it until he's 12 months. You might consider taking advantage of a reduce...
- This is something that I would call your pediatrician about. I don't think you're really supposed to wean them off of formula/breast milk until they're a year old and...
- T., My son went through this at about the same age. I started mixing up a premeasured pitcher of formula each morning. Around the same time my son decided he was no...
Off the Formula???
Asked by L.M. from Norfolk
on January 5, 2008
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I have an 11-month old who is already past his stage 3 baby food and is onto eatng what we eat, (with some exceptions). He is almost completely off the bottle and ont...
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- I took my son off formula at 11 months when he refused to drink formula from a bottle or a sippy cup. Since our ped had told us that at 12 months we could switch to W...
- Hi Lauren, My name is J. & my son, Sawyer, is now 16 months old. I am also expecting my second child in July. Congrats! Sawyer was off his formula at about 10 month...
- you can put him on the milk when fill he is ready but you need to use whole milk until he is at lest 3 years of age for his bones to grow. when he is 3 then put him on...
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Asked by L.K. from Modesto
on May 12, 2008
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Hi, i just wanted to see if anyone has went from breast feeding to sippy cup, my mom breast feed both me and my sister and then winged us straight to a sippy cup or we...
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- As long as you're willing to breastfeed for an entire year you'll be fine. There is NOTHING in formula that is necessary for a baby and don't let your doctor bully you...
- If you are planning on breast feeding for the whole first year then from what I have been told and read there is absolutely no problem with skipping formula, or even a...
- Hi, L.; With my daughter we went from breast feeding to regular cup in about 2 days when she was 9 mo. old. So whatever you and your baby want to do is good. A...
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Asked by K.B. from Lansing
on January 9, 2008
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I have a 4 year old daughter, and we used Similac Advanced with her. I am currently pregnant with our second child and was wondering if I could get some input. My frie...
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- I was on assistance when getting formula for my daughter, so I had to use Similac, and have no first-hand experience with off-brand formula. However, the FDA regulate...
- K., My advice is to save the money. Our pediatrician says formulas are all the same...they have to be (due to FDA regulations, etc.) The difference between them is t...
- Hi, I think Off Brand is totally fine. Big companies often produce more than they can sell undera certain brand name and just put the same stuff in a container with a...
