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1 yo refusing solids - should I stop bfeeding on demand?

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BubandMiniBub · 24/05/2012 21:46

So she's teething (again). We had both top two pre molars out last week and now we have all the signs that the bottom ones are on their way.

I get that this affects her a lot - she's never been the greatest sleeper but we go back to 5-6 wake ups a night for two weeks at a time when we get a new tooth and she stops eating. Takes absolutely nothing but breastmilk. She has always refused a bottle and will only drink a couple of oz of formula from a cup and is dairy intolerant so can't try that.

She turned 12 months old last week, has been walking and now running for 3 months so god knows how she isn't starving.

She has 10 teeth now and started at 5mo. By my reckoning, that's 20 weeks of virtually no eating and we only started weaning at 6mo.

It doesn't help that I am sleep deprived when this happens but now she is one, I feel like I can no longer use the mantra that food is for fun.

So what do I do?

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StrangerintheHouse · 24/05/2012 21:51

Sounds like my ds. I got a lot of advice to cut his bfing to make him eat solids. It made him miserable and he refused more solids and lost a tiny bit of weight Sad. I wouldn't recommend it especially when teething.

sc2987 · 24/05/2012 23:52

No. Read this and then stop worrying: www.pinterandmartin.com/my-child-wont-eat/

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