Advice on getting 7mo to take formula please.

[notso]

Supposed to be going away next month for one night for my 30th birthday celebration, have had to delay for two years due to pregnancies! I am so looking forward to a night off.

However DC4 will not drink formula despite months of trying and all types of formula tried. He will take EBM from a cup or bottle but I am finding expressing really hard and only get 2-3 oz at a time so not sure I can get enough to cover all his feeds.
My other 3 DC have all been fine with the odd bottle of formula so this is new to me.

TIA

[notso]

I never thought of mixing dinkystinky, might try that.

Have tried loads of brands keely, thank goodness for readymade cartons or I would've wasted loads too.

[keely79]

Perhaps try a different make of formula? Both my children (mainly breastfed) had a real preference for one type over others - to the extent that they would refuse bottles made up with another brand (bought in despearation one evening when normal one wasn't available - had to throw nearly unused can out - grrr). For us, Hipps Organic worked.

[dinkystinky]

Can you do a mixture of EBM and formula (really warm so you dont get the taste much)? That's what I did for DS1 and DS2 to gradually ease them onto formula

[notso]

Haven't tried those bringmeroses, thanks for the suggestion.

He does eat food so he won't starve, I just want to go away and enjoy myself rather than be worried about him the whole time.

[bringmeroses]

What about trying soy or goats milk formula? Maybe it's the taste - soy especially is quite sweet.

Or depending on age of DC4, DH could offer food with water if you are weaning. Hope you enjoy your 30th.

[notso]

Tried everything Mogwai warm, cold and room temperature.
It's definitely not the bottles, he will have water/EBM from any bottle or cup. He just doesn't like the taste of formula, he has a good suck and then gags and turns away, if you try him again he screams.

[MogwaiTheGremlin]

Have you tried giving the formula at different temperatures i.e. warm/room temp?

My ds will only drink a couple of ounces of ebm from a bottle so I'm really not the one to help but, for what it's worth, he eventually took that from a MAM bottle whilst sitting in his bouncy chair. Weirdly I find distracting him works best so I have tv/radio on and let him make a bloody mess play with it as much as he likes.

Interested to see other replies as I've got two weddings next year which will involve leaving ds overnight.

[notso]

Thanks for replying bringmeroses, however DH has looked after him while I was getting my hair done and DS just refused the milk and screamed until I got back.

[bringmeroses]

Mine never liked bottles till they stopped BF-ing; but I would say that if baby is hungry while you're out eventually the bottle will be accepted I'd imagine.
Enjoy your night. Hope someone else can be more helpful!