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pls help - 6 month old and feeding

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harpyk · 04/02/2009 09:31

HI i wondered if anyone could help. ive been breastfeeding my baby since birth and used to give expressed bf from bottle since she was young but at 3 months she rejected it so i went back to exclusive bf. Shes six months old and still gets up 3/4 times at night and ive introduced solids but shes not having any of it. ive tried formula milk in a cup and bottle for last 2 weeks but she just wont take it and im to start work in 4 weeks. pleaes help im just sooo exhausted

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oopsacoconut · 04/02/2009 10:29

Have you tried EBM in a cup? My DD is almost 6months and we have just introduced a cup with a little EMB in it. We just used it as a bit of a game - praising her when she sucked and making strange sucking faces when she has it. Initially she struggled with the speed at which the milk came out when she sucked. She was used to milk coming out and stopping when she stopped sucking . We used the Toppee tippee cup from 3 months - we got it from our big Tesco I can't seem to find the 3month ones anywhere else though.

harpyk · 04/02/2009 11:46

hi yep ive tried ebm and that she takes sometimes i dont know if its the taste. ive tried sma (that was a no) and cow and gate and now im tried apitimal which she takes about 2 3 gulps of at best.
i was considering just feeding her at night and once in evening from breast and leaving some ebm for childminder. do you think that will be enough milk for a whole day ( she will be 7 months by then)?

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