Hello all. DD is 22 weeks, c section birth. Weighed well at birth (8.15) but dropped to 7.14 in 72 hours with dehydration so ended up on Transitional Care. She was BF but due to the weight issue I was encouraged to mixed feed. She finished BF at 16 weeks and for the last 6 weeks has been taking solids (baby rice etc) as well as 7oz formula per feed. Her appetite is HUGE and she feeds every 3-4 hours without fail (apart from night times - she sleeps a full 8 hours & wakes up ravenous!). Her weight is healthy, she is a curvy little lady!
For the last week or so she has concerned DH and I with her apparent lack of appetite.
She is now refusing most of her feeds and we are stuggling to get her to take 5oz at a feed. It is not due to the solids as she is refusing them as well. We can not for love nor money get her to take any solids at all and she gets distressed if we persist.
Today for example she had one 3oz feed then three 5oz feeds which is the recommended amount for an 8 week old according to the packaging guidelines. We really struggled to get her to take the 5oz....and this is totally out of character for her, let alone alarming for a 5 month old. On average she has been having 5-6 small feeds a day for the last week.
Tbh, the lack of appetite is so unheard of for her that when she started I actually thought she was ILL!!
Does anyone have any advice at all? I don't see my HV anymore as we had a big fall out (thats another thread altogether lol). I'm wondering if I ought to involve the GP. She is my 3rd DD and never had this issue before so any help would be gratefully welcomed!
Many thanks xxx