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Stopping daytime feeds

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TempusFuckit · 11/08/2013 17:54

Hi,

I am on day three of stopping daytime feeds with my bottle-indifferent 8mo DD. She won't take more than about 30-40ml at a time, and that's a big bottle feed - we've currently got her to take about 60ml a day.

Will this get better? She seems a bit grumpy but we're filling her up on solids, particularly yogurt (We're BlW which complicates things too). Do I need to cut out the very first and last day feeds too, or if I hang on in there will she get the inclination hang of it?

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minipie · 11/08/2013 18:13

Don't quite follow - do you mean you are stopping giving BFs in the day in order to persuade her to take the bottle? But you are still BFing at night?

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TempusFuckit · 11/08/2013 18:44

Hi, sorry for confusion - yes, that's right.

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TempusFuckit · 11/08/2013 18:48

Should add, I'm still bfeeding for final and first feeds of the day, plus two night feeds

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minipie · 11/08/2013 19:47

Hmm I would suspect that at her age and with solids she will happily wait it out until bedtime/night and have larger bf then, rather than taking the bottle.

not sure what to advise - my dd is a similar age and I think she'd happily just live on solids and forget milk if I stopped giving it... hopefully others will be along soon with better any advice!

NothingsLeft · 11/08/2013 19:56

Milk should be their main source of nutrition until they are one. If anything I would hold off on the solids and see if she will take the bottle until she gets the hang of it or relents! Some never take bottles though, have you tired a cup?

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TempusFuckit · 11/08/2013 20:08

Thanks both - I have tried a cup, but it's not so much the technique, it's the willingness to have it. By the end of the day, she's thirsty enough to drink from the bottle. But a night of feeds later, and she's back to just playing with it. Gah.

Maybe getting her more hungry is the key. I was hoping someone would be along to say she'll probably get the idea in a day or two ... Ho hum.

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minipie · 12/08/2013 09:49

One other suggestion, I believe many people find their DCs will accept a bottle better if boobs aren't available - can you go out for the day and leave DH/DP with a bottle?

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TempusFuckit · 12/08/2013 13:29

Well he will be having her every Monday from next week when I go back to work, and then nursery on Tues/Weds, hence the drive to get her on a bottle now. No better today ...

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minipie · 12/08/2013 13:38

Will you be back home by bedtime? I think quite a few BFing mothers find their DCs are happy to go without milk in the day and then stock up in the morning and at bedtime (and overnight...) so may not actually be necessary to get her to take the bottle? I am not sure what age this is from but would guess about your DD's age.

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TempusFuckit · 12/08/2013 15:18

Yep, by 6pm. It's the overnight bit I'm afraid of Grin.

DS never took a bottle, but didn't do the reverse cycling - but he was three months older and also took a long time to settle at nursery. Was hoping to avoid a rocky settle and/or being up all night.

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TempusFuckit · 14/08/2013 10:48

Just thought I'd update for anyone who stumbles upon this while trying to do the same thing. She seems to be getting the hang of it a bit more - she took 90ml last night and 70ml this morning. Plus she only woke her usual two times last night. So fingers crossed we're getting there.

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minipie · 14/08/2013 14:48

good o. hope it continues

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