Hi,
I'm not sure whether to panic or not and am hoping you knowledgable ladies can help. I went back to work yesterday and inbetween a feed at 7.30am and when I got home at 6.30pm my (almost) 7 month old DD yesterday only took 2oz and refused milk completely today. She is fine with water from a sippy cup, so my DP tried giving her milk in that today, but she wasn't having any of it.
As background, I have been expressing on an ad hoc basis since she was about 6 weeks, and we've never had any problems with getting her to take the bottle. She would normally take 4-5oz per feed. Because I have been concentrating on building up a stock for the freezer, she hasn't actually had a bottle in a while so I am not sure if this is a natural drop or a reaction to me not being there. She is now on solids 3 times a day, and I know her feeds have been getting shorter since we have been weaning, but she would have had at least 2 feeds during that time if I was home.
So, should we accept that she is dropping those feeds and just feed direct from breast at 4am, 7.30am, 6pm and 10pm? Is this enough?
And/or should I carry on expressing at work to maintain my supply in case she suddenly decides she would like some milk in the day time again? (This isn't going massively well, and I feel like I'm putting a lot of effort into getting milk out which will ultimately end up down the drain).
TIA