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10 month old HATES formula and I can’t take it anymore

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Eggcellent29 · 28/12/2020 19:07

Feeds have always been a struggle. A horrible, upsetting struggle.

Baby now seems to only want a bottle at bedtime and another dream feed when j go to bed, so 12/14oz in a day

I’m beyond defeated by this. I feel like I just can’t fight him any more. I want to have lovely snuggly cuddles at nap time without a bottle ‘fight.’ But everyone is telling me he needs a certain amount etc and because I want the best for him it’s hard to know what to do

Has anyone else had this?

Please, don’t anyone suggest I put it in food. He won’t touch it if it’s got formula in it and will scoff it down if it’s cows milk. He eats really well and has lots of dairy

Same with different bottles. I’ve tried them all. My house is full of them. I’ve tried it all times of day.

He just.doesnt.want.it.

I feel like such a complete and utter failure. I had to give up bf ‘against my will’ so all of this feels like a constant reminder of how shit I am. Several times a day. For almost a year.

I guess I want someone to tell me that their baby didn’t want formula at his age and so they just did one/two before bed and their baby was fine 🤷‍♀️

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dementedpixie · 28/12/2020 19:16

Nhs says around 400mls for that age which is about 13/14oz. If they are getting other dairy products then those 2 feeds are just fine. By 1 year its 300/350mls and dairy foods and milk in cereal count towards it too.

Eggcellent29 · 28/12/2020 19:24

@dementedpixie Thank you ❤️

I think I will try just two evening ones. I need to just chill out. I won’t bore everyone silly with the details but he was very poorly when he was little and the hospital made such a big deal about feeding (which I l since found out was unjustified) that i thinknim a bit traumatised!

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dementedpixie · 28/12/2020 19:46

www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/what-to-feed-your-baby/10-12-months/#anchor-tabs

This is the nhs page

Rugbymumof2 · 28/12/2020 21:13

Neither of mine were big on bottles of any kind, had to start weaning my youngest at 5m ready to go back to work as she wouldn't touch a bottle.
She'd have one breastfeed morning and evening, but at 8m dropped the evening by herself and eventually started taking enough formula, but only the ready made cartons as wouldn't take it in powder form, to top up what she was getting from dairy in her food.

As long as he's happy and eating I wouldn't get stressed about it.

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