My 5MO Baby not drinking formula

[carolweir]

Could I ask for sown advice please. I am really worried about my 5MO LD.
In the last 24-48hrs, she has completely gone off her formula. I can't even get the bottle in her mouth and if by chance I do, she doesn't drink much or pushes the teat out with her tongue. I thought maybe she is teething, but seems early and I read on healthline that loss of liquid appetite is not a symptom of teething. What could this be? We go away on Saturday and worried that I will be in a foreign country etc. thanks for any help u can give

Also he sounds just as your baby, he will start drinking and once he has enough there is no way he will drink more! He pushes the bottle away and won’t even look at it. Offering little but often also doesn’t work- he just won’t touch it until he decides he is hungry. Nights are horrific for me now… he will refuse the bottle and after fussing he will go to sleep only to wake up in another hour becouse now he wants some milk… takes only 3 oz and goes back to sleep and wakes again … It’s extremely tiring :(

Hi Bluemamma
Sorry to hear u r struggling too. I hope it gets better for u soon. It's such a worry when our little one doesn't want to feed. I have had anxiety at the best of times, but with lack of feeding, my anxiety peeks which isn't pleasant at all.

Hi. My nearly 5 month old is doing this too and wondered how everyone was getting on? Mine was really fussy yesterday but did end up taking over 800ml in the day as he luckily did a good morning feed and 300ml at 7pm. He slept through until 5:30am but then only took 110ml and took 40ml at 8am and won't entertain any more. I know 800ml is fine but I feel like today it'll be so much less and he normally has 900-1,100ml a day! He's not pooed in two days so that might not be helping?