DS (7 months) boycotting milk....

[Olipop]

He is now on 3 meals a day and doesn't want to take milk. The only time he wants it is in the night and he tends to wake 2-3 times. He is still breast fed but he has only had one decent feed today (when he first woke up). Do I need to worry or will he get all he needs from his food?

bumping myself....

Olipop - this happened with my dd at about the same time. She had also just gone on to 3 solid feeds a day and I was worried sick as it was during the really hot spell in July. She is also bf and I thought it might have been her not wanting the physical contact in the heat. DD had gone from being a beautiful sleeper to being up and feeding 3 times per night too so I can sympathise.

The phase just seemed to pass though and at that time she went from (prior to the no-feeding episode) having bf every 2-3 hours to having a feed at about 6 am, one between breakfast and lunch, another one between lunch and dinner and a last one at bedtime. She had kept this schedule for the last few weeks.

At about the same time as she settled into this pattern I thought that enough was enough during the night and decided one night to not feed her and after a few miserable nights has fallen back into a great sleeping pattern of 7pm-6am.

Not sure if this is helpful in any way but though I'd share my experience with you.

Good luck!

Has he been on solids long? How long has this been going on? I found with my ds that once he got established on solids (IYSWIM) he lost interest in milk for a couple of weeks. Then he went back onto it as quickly as he had gone off it.

It might just be a phase.

Thank you - he has been on solids for a month. Was also wondering about putting him onto formula now (his first razor sharp teeth appeared on sunday and he has given me two bites already). I will really miss breast feeding him though. I'm also worried about the lack of feeding affecting my milk supply. Oh and DH is pushing me to give formula as he thinks it might make him sleep through...I don't know

I'm certainly no expert but i'd guess that as you've been feeding him for 7 months your milk supply should be well and truly established by now and that your body will cope with this blip. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will be along soon to giver better advice!!

As long as you're happy with it, i'd try to stick to the bf rather than have the faffing around with formula. I can't believe how easy it's become in the last few weeks.

I know...especially at night!! I don't want to give him formula but everyone (in RL at least!!!) seems to think that I've done my time and should be putting him on the bottle now.