8 month old refusing his bottles

[Sophxracka]

My 8 month old son is refusing his bottles, he will only take 2-4 oz of a bottle. He is currently being offered a 6oz bottle every 6 hours, he’s never been a big milk drinker and used to have no more than 4-5oz at a time. He’s now eating solids 3 times a day as well as a snack or two, he is drinking plenty of water but I’m worried he’s not having enough formula. Ive tried offering him the bottles throughout the day incase he needed less oz more often but he just pushes it away and gets agitated if I try to give him the bottle.

Babies all wean at different rates, it sounds like your LO loves his food and is basically fully weaned! My DD was the same and at 8 months she was only having 1 7oz bottle before bed. We lived in the US at the time so she regularly saw the paediatrician who said it was not a cause for concern but to introduce vitamin drops (we mixed them into yogurt) and ensure she drank plenty of water from a sippy cup so she wouldn’t get dehydrated. She’s now 4 and still a great eater!

Okay, thank you! We’re in the UK, but I’ve messaged my health visitor for a check up and will ask her for her opinion. He is eating plenty of food so I’m not worried he’s hungry, just worried he’s not getting all the vitamins he needs.

As long as his diet is balanced he’ll be getting everything from food. Keep offering milk, and if you want add some iron/vit drops to his breakfast.

I don’t know what kind of food you make but you put formula into their food if you worried.
Say if he has porridge on a morning put a scoop of his milk in

OP, I could have written this about my 7 month old. Feeding him has been a nightmare from day one, and we ended up in hospital at 13 weeks because he was refusing to feed. He now has about 5 bottles during the day and takes 4oz at most. He’s a wonderfully happy lad who’s filling up nicely so I’m not worried about his health as such, but he’s clearly not satisfied as we’re now back to two night feeds, even with offering plenty of solids (which he loves, thank god).
So no advice but plenty of solidarity - it really is rubbish when what should be a bonding experience becomes a battle!