7 month old doesnt drink or eat when out

[Lottiebugz22]

Hi sorry its me again.
My dd has had issues drinking her milk since she was around 4 months old. She's now 7 months old and the only way she drinks a good amount of milk is if I lay her down in front of the tv and feed her propped up on a cushion.

She refuses all solids off a spoon and just chews and messes with finger food but people on here have told me not to woryy as 7 months is still young so I've relaxed a bit in regards to that. I know I've probably made a rod for my own back but she was going day after day with no milk what so ever so I have continued the laying in the floor tv thing as its the only way she will have anything at all.
She has periods of not drinking and then period of okay drinking.
Anyway this has a massive effect on how long I can go out. I can only go out a few hours a day and it's making me feel very isolated.
Is there any way I can get her to drink her milk out without a huge fuss or refusal? Any other experiences of this.

Hi sorry no experience of this.
Maybe try replicating TV with looking at a story book then this is a portable thing you could do out and about? It kinda sounds like she is taking the milk without realising cos she is distracted.
Do you have any contact with your health visitor? Sometimes they can get advice about feeding issues from the dietician.

my LO is 8 months and is always a pain when taking the bottle I'm public but I just try my best and if she refuses then she refuses. I know she will have a good bottle in the morning and at night time. Same with food she used to love being spoon fed and now she hates it so I just give her finger food, I prefer it that way anyway.

I read to her all the time. The only time she watches TV is when she drinks her milk it was the only way we could get milk in her even the doctors said keep doing that as she needs her milk as she was getting dehydrated from not doing so.

I've told my health visitor she said its something she will grow out of and mustn't like milk so try getting lots of calcium rich foods but she doesn't eat food yet I can't wait till she does it'll take some pressure off.

Why does she not eat any food yet?

Can you use your phone as a makeshift tv when out and about? Can you recreate the lying down by having her flat in the buggy?

Maybe the novelty of a friend or neighbor (young or old) offering a bottle would work?
Maybe someone you see often & trust in a library, shop, or church?

Blossom she just doesn't seem to want it. Ive been trying since she was 6 months old.
I've tried the phone thing unfortunately that doesn't work.
My friends have tried and when she has been babysat she has refused all day long until I returned home.
Its just an absolute nggttmare.
I've tried to go cold turkey from the floor tv thing and just hold her in my arms in a quiet room but again she wouldn't feed all day. I've had so many doctors visits and it's just the same response that she will grow out of it.

I offer her food every day by the way have done since she was 6 months

I had a reflux baby not in pain but when laid flat the entire bottle would practically pour out.

I was also very isolated by the facet it was little and often.

Id feed, hold him up for an hour then an hour later time to feed again.

When it took 15 mins to get out I was left with 45 mins.

He’s getting better now but I am feeling you this as I feel for the isolation you feel.

Maybe you could try giving her a purée without the spoon, just see if she will dip her fingers in something and taste it. I think sometimes they don’t like the texture of the spoon in their mouth?
I think babies often don’t like to drink when they’re out, my lo doesn’t when we’re out. But she makes up for it once we’re home. Maybe you could try a different type of bottle if you’re ff, or a different formula?

I've tried so many bottles and I've tried every formula. Literally.
The only one she will drink is aptamil the way she is now in that position.
Mynameisrachel that's awful I feel for you too thank you x

I'll deffo try the puree in a bowl and see if she does that with her fingers

Hi
I just wanted to update.
I went cold turkey on the floor tv feeding situation and she eventually caved in and had her milk in my arms in the quiet it was lovely. The crying wasn't great but the only way I'll break the habit is to go cold turkey. She still isn't having food though.