I need to wean dd from being fully breastfed to fully bottle fed asap. The forumla she's been given by paediatrician is Neocate which tastes unpleasant. DD is 5 months old.
We tried it when dd was 4 months old for 6 hours and dd gagged on the Neocate.
My question is this:
Will baby take to Neocate or do you think she'll just starve herself and not 'break'? DS at 4 yo would rather go pale and lethargic from hunger than eat. Ok, dd is only 5 months old so hopefully less stubborn.
Is the 'easiest' way to make the switch is for relatives to look after dd and I disappear and we then quit b/f completely? If so, how many days do you think this will take?
I feel really tearful, I guess I'm a bit of a softie and should have switched to Neocate at 4 months when we were supposed to. (DD is very allergic to substances in my breastmilk even though I'm on a dairy, egg, soya, nut and wheat free diet).
Please please help with any tips.
Many thanks.
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Desperately need support and advice - need to wean 5 mnth old from breast to foul tasting forumula immediately
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Gwu · 18/07/2007 17:04
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