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Infant feeding

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9.5 month old EBF baby, doesn't like the taste of formula

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littone · 13/04/2011 14:58

My 9.5 month old DD has been EBF so far. She still feeds a lot during the day, though the amount of solids has increased in recent weeks. She is able to drink from a bottle, but hates the taste of formula (Aptimil 1). She will be starting nursery at 11 months old and wanted her to take some milk during the day as she would normally drink a lot when with me. I really cannot express. Should I try loads of different formulas/cows milk/not worry?

All advise welcome!

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 13/04/2011 16:04

You could try different formulas, you could buy cartons to see if there is one she prefers before you splash out on a whole tin.

Will you be going back full or part time? Just asking as I went back for 2 days a week and both of mine had little milk while they were away from me and preferred to make up for it when Mummy got home.

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littone · 13/04/2011 16:13

Thanks for your reply. I will be going back part-time - two days per week for first 3 weeks then increasing to 3 days.

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GruffalosGirl · 14/04/2011 12:04

My DS was like this but unfortunately would not take any type of formula or any type of milk including cows milk, no matter what we tried. I even tried different types of cows milk, warming it and adding sugar. He still won't drink milk now. I read of other mums who had ebf and this had happened with their little ones too.

If she won't take it it's not the end of the world. Our DS started nursery for two days at eleven months and we just had to accept he wouldn't drink milk so made sure he had lots of yoghurt, cheese, custard etc. He just had more breast feeds at home and he was fine.

It really worried me and even now I'm paranoid about his 3 dairy portions a day but he has now started drinking hot chocolate and will have milk in cereal but still retches if you try to get him to drink it. (He's 2.4)

I'm going to try and get DD to have milk earlier though, I can't be doing with it again this time round.

MigGril · 14/04/2011 13:06

If it's only part time and she'll be 11months, I think you'd be prity safe to skip the formula and just try cows milk instead.

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littone · 14/04/2011 13:46

Thanks GruffalosGirl - am happy she is getting plenty of calcium in diet, was more worried about her looking for feeds. My DS was fully formula fed by this age so didn't have this challenge first time round! Not surprised you don't want to go through it all again with your DD

MigGril - I wondered the same - I gave her an oz of cows milk last night and she didseem to sip at it without pulling her don't like it face!

Think I may speak to nursery and see if they will offer her cows

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RitaMorgan · 14/04/2011 15:24

The nursery my ds (8 months) goes to are happy to give him a beaker of cows milk at snack time - he's only there 4 hours though.

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littone · 14/04/2011 16:38

Sounds hopefuk Rita then - thanks

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nickelbaalamb · 14/04/2011 16:40

why can't you express?
is it physical/haven't found a technique/can't face it?

She should be fine having breast milk for breakfast and then in the afternoon and just drinking water (or whatever else they can have at that age) with her food during the day.

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littone · 14/04/2011 22:52

Takes me 20 minutes to get 1oz, have not managed to get the hang of expressing with either of my babies. Also find it hard to get the time and amuse two children while I attempt it.

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PenguinArmy · 15/04/2011 01:51

DD at this age just didn't have milk in the day anymore

nickelbaalamb · 15/04/2011 12:33

I see.
It does take up a lot of time.
:(

Weemee · 15/04/2011 20:03

I was in a similar position tho' dd bf as she wouldn't take anything from a bottle. By 9.5 months she was drinking water well from a cup so thought that would try with formula- no way!! Wouldn't take it! Tried every brand, powdered, ready made, hot, cold.......

She started nursery at 10.5 months and had bf in am, bf before bed and just water at nursery and has done just fine. Once she hit 12 months, I started giving cows milk at home for bfast and snax and nursery do the same. Now 15 months she had her last bf on Saturday and has tolerated this beautifully! She even seems to be liking the milk more now!

I appreciate tho that expressing is a lot harder to do to get the same quantities and you may wish to persevere with formula just wanted to give my experince that it can be done (and this from someone who never dreamed she would be sobbing the day after stopping bf at 15 months!!!)

Hope you find a solution

Parietal · 15/04/2011 20:19

My DD also refused formula when she was meant to be going to nursery. But she would eat baby porridge which has formula in it and ate yoghurt so she managed to get through the day. Hope you find something that works.

Franup · 15/04/2011 20:21

I went back to work, 3 days a week, when my middle dd was 40 weeks old - she just did wake-up and bedtime feeds - which I discovered after I had a trial run and left her all day when she was 38 weeks and I discovered she would just wait for me. Contrary to some of the other posters, I didn't worry that she wouldn't have enough dairy - she was a fatty and ate loads - in fact I considered her the dream child, no expressing, no leaving bottles. It was brilliant.

I have had 2 tiddlers left at younger ages who I expressed for, and the first one who I gave formula to as well. But by 12 ms it was cm when I wasn't there and really my aim was to leave as little other milk as possible. They were fine and very adaptable and I know lots of ebf babies who have been like this.

And I just don't think you need to start cramming formula into an ebf baby just because you will go back to work at a later date, especially if you know the baby will be nearly a year. But with my first baby I too thought she would suffer unless she had exactly the same milk feeds away from me as with me, she ended up being fully formula fed by 10ms as I got myself into a state about it. So I was much more relaxed with my second 2 and bf them for 20ms and 30ms respectively.

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littone · 15/04/2011 21:32

Thanks ladies for all your stories. I spoke to the HV yesterday who said not to worry about it, she would probably eat more when I wasn't around and want a big feed once she clapped eyes on me! I spoke to nursery today and they are happy to offer cows milk and also extra snacks like yoghurt if needs be.

Am not worried about calcium intake as can still have BM when with me and she eats porridge, cheese, yoghurt, rice pudding etc. I guess like Franup with your first baby was looking to replicate the milk feeds she would have if with me. You ladies are giving me confidence that she will manage without if I am not around. Think will leave daddy and her to it one weekend soon and she how she gets on!

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