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Rant re feeding.... sorry

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mummy2benji · 26/03/2013 15:08

Dd2 is 5 months and while she is on ranitidine for reflux, has fed (formula now) fairly well up until a week ago, despite illnesses with bronchiolitis and norovirus. I am presuming that she is teething as she hasn't been herself for a few days, we've had a couple of nights of inconsolable screaming (until the brufen kicked in - calpol didn't help), and she has been chewing everything and dribbling for a few weeks now. What I am finding so hard is that she is refusing to feed - just isn't interested, either pushes the bottle away or drinks 2-3oz and then fights with the bottle. I could probably handle this if ds1 hadn't had severe feeding difficulties as a baby due to silent reflux - he developed a feeding phobia, refused to drink milk and kept being admitted to hospital with dehydration and needing feeding tubes. My head is telling me that this is not the same, but I am starting to inwardly panic that I am going to have another baby who refuses to feed. Please reassure me I'm being silly and that other teething babies do this! Thanks for listening.

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AndMiffyWentToSleep · 26/03/2013 15:12

Yeah sounds like teething to me. Hope the tooth pops soon!

TheBakeryQueen · 26/03/2013 22:05

As soon as she shows signs of not wanting the bottle just leave it. If she's had 2/3oz, she won't dehydrate. You may need to feed more frequently though.

Try teething gel or granules before a feed.

Also freeze some cubes of milk into those feeding nets so she can bite on something frozen, safely, and get some milk at same time.

mummy2benji · 27/03/2013 10:08

That's a good idea, I'll try that. Thanks!

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