Refusing food help and a terrible milk drinker

[Impossibletofindausername]

Hey

My little girl has reflux and is a nightmare fussy bottle feeder. So got told to wean early we started at 19 weeks and she was enjoying it done 2 weeks of single veg then done 1 week of fruit and didnt really find anything she didn’t like, have since been doing mix veg etc and she’s enjoyed it however I feel she’s slowly showing less interest and now only having a few spoons if that anyone experienced this? She’s 24 weeks on Tuesday. Eating less than she was, milk wise is no better. Do I just keep offering each day? Or should I stop for a few days? It’s so stressful as if bottle feeding hasn’t been enough of a nightmare for 3.5 months now weaning is taking steps backwards

[louisevh2]

Hi, babies seem to all go through phases with food, my little boy used to eat lots of veg when I started weaning but is really fussy with it now and eats more fruit. I would say keep trying every day, some days may be better than others

[Impossibletofindausername]

@louisevh2
Thank you for your reply I have decided to just keep going she’s still hit and miss but guess it keeps her having something . Another mind field this weaning x

[Lottiebugz22]

Finally someone who gets what I'm going through.
My daughter is exactly the same. Never drinks milk properly always a battle to get a couple of ounces in her she just refuses. She's sick on a morning always after first lot of milk. I've tried weaning she just clamps her mouth shut although she will take a bit sometimes.
Not much help to you but just wanted you to know I'm having the same problems as no one else seems to have them. All my friends babies drink milk and eat food no problems. It's depressing isn't it. Xxxxx

[keylovesAva]

It's helpful to see that other mums have ups and downs with this too.

My 7 month old just doesn't seem all that interested and I've pretty much maintained her milk but the HV said I need to cut milk alot to start to build the interest. I'm concerned about this as isn't milk their main source of nutrition at this age

We tried morning weaning this morning, firmly shut mouth with a spoon and all finger food ignored

[Lottiebugz22]

Yes it's so frustrating isn't it.
My health visitor said about 20-25oz milk is sufficient but it's getting the babies to take the food

[keylovesAva]

@Lottiebugz22 definitely

So what do you do when you offer food they refuse it do you give a full feed or do you skip it?

[Lottiebugz22]

Basically I make her a bottle as usual and she will take a couple of ounces and refuse. I just leave her for a bit and try later. It's really hard work because you feel like you're just constantly feeding xx

[lovehasadiameter]

Following as my DD is exactly the same. Used to take her bottles no problem but was always very sick after them and was treated for reflux but then started refusing her milk completely. Advised that weaning would improve things but now it's just a daily battle to get her to take anything at all, be that formula or solids.

[Lottiebugz22]

I've got an update.
Tried feeding my daughter some apple puree BEFORE milk and she did take it and then she drank her milk fine.
Everywhere tells you to feed after milk but this worked for me earlier so maybe worth a try?

[Impossibletofindausername]

@Lottiebugz22

I feel that your going through the same thing does your little one have reflux? Has she always been hard to feed?
It’s horrible isn’t it I dreAd the daily feeding and how it’s going to go and now trying to wean feels like I spend the day offering milk or food and weaning hasn’t helped she’s still being sick. How old is your little girl? I keep debating trying food then milk, did you give the milk straight after or wait a bit?
Thank you for your reply

[Impossibletofindausername]

@lovehasadiameter

Is your little one on reflux meds? Sounds like me we got advised to wean early it wAs going well but she doesn’t seem as interested at the min and it’s not helped the reflux she’s still being sick and now the food as well. Does your little one drink much milk?

[Impossibletofindausername]

@keylovesAva

Has your baba ever been interested in solids? Least you know she’s getting her milk my little girl fusses and refuses her bottles half the time. I’d probably feel better if I knew she was having a lot of solids. Maybe you can try cutting her milk back and see does it help and if not you can go back up on her milk, sure she will get there some babies just take longer to be interested don’t they

[lovehasadiameter]

@impossibletofindausername she was on reflux meds but they now think she might have CMPA so have stopped them and changed her to hydrolysed formula this week... But it's just making her more sick

It's a struggle to get her to take more than 2oz each bottle but we've found if we do a dream feed she will take 5-6oz so we have reintroduced that...might be an option for you if yours is also refusing milk?

It just feels like we are going backwards... Because she takes so little all day she is back to being up for feeds all through the night and it's just exhausting.

She doesn't show much interest in food at all anymore either. Like yours she was really keen for food for the first couple of weeks but now after a couple of spoonfuls she clamps her mouth shut and refuses to take anymore and if you give her finger foods she just throws them about.

It's so stressful isn't it? It's such a worry and you feel like you spend your full day just offering food

[lovehasadiameter]

Sorry that was in paragraphs before it posted!

[lovehasadiameter]

My health visitor was out today to discuss it and she advised just trying to get high calorie foods in... Mashed potato, cheese, avocado, pasta etc. And a way of increasing their milk intake is to mix it with like weetabix and porridge etc. I can only get my DD to take about an extra half oz this way but could also be an option for you?

[Lottiebugz22]

No I waited about half an hour after giving her the food.
Shes only sick on a morning now she's older but she has lots of wet burps she is extremely windy. I find winding her frequently as you would a new born does help a bit.
Yes I relate to the dreaded feeling its hard to have a life as well or get anything done as all the time is spent trying to feed or worrying about feeding. Hopefully they will grow out of it xxx

[Lottiebugz22]

Second morning tyying food first before milk. She didn't want it but she drank her water from her sippy cup and then she had her whole bottle of milk but it took a long time. How is everyone this morning?

[Impossibletofindausername]

@lovehasadiameter

So my little girl was tried on nutramigen and Aptamil pepti and she point blank refused to drink them was even worse battling with that so we are on normal Aptamil and omeprazole but I’m not convinced omeprazole is helping so going to try wean that down and see if it is. Them hydrolysed milks are so thin aren’t they. My little girl won’t dream feed never has 🙈.
I haven’t tried finger food yet but can imagine that’s what she will do with it as well how old is your little girl?
When my little one is 6 months only few weeks time I’m going to try weetabix with milk or cows milk and test if it is this allergy I’m not too convinced it is though . She doesn’t seem kean on the porridge or baby rice

[Impossibletofindausername]

@Lottiebugz22
How old is your little girl?
I might try food then milk guess not got a lot to loose. My little one has a lot of wet burps you hear it catch the back of her throat. I can’t wind her frequent because once that bottles out usually won’t go back in. I have tried that in the past but didn’t seem much better. I’m praying she grows out of it soon.
Our morning was same old drank her bottle eventually and did have a few spoons of breakfast. How long it take your little one to drink her bottle

[Lottiebugz22]

Up to an hour xx she's 7 months old on the 12th

[Impossibletofindausername]

@Lottiebugz22
Oh really makes me realise my little girl isn’t too bad for how long it takes . How’s her food going? Yesterday my little one seemed interested and today isn’t 🙈

[Lottiebugz22]

Well I tried her with porridge but she wasn't into it until she had her rattle in her hand and I fed it to her and she had a hold of that but won't be getting into that habit.
I tried a strip of bread on the table and she picked it up and chewed bits off tried to swallow and gagged a bit which I've been told is normal in baby led weaning.
I seem to have more luck with the baby led weaning xx

[Impossibletofindausername]

@Lottiebugz22

Oh it’s bottles with my little girl if I walk around she drinks it they love a bit of distraction don’t they I start off sitting down with her but to finish it usually results in a walk

I keep saying I need to try baby led just scares me of them choking and my little one gagged and projectile vomited on lumpy mash last week 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[Lottiebugz22]

Well my baby girl is back to not eating again! So frustrating x

[Impossibletofindausername]

@Lottiebugz22
Sames here she started having bits again and the last 3 days she only wants sweet stuff and then since yesterday with any veg on its own keeps gagging and she’s had it all before we are going backwards with the weaning it’s driving me mad