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7 month old won’t take any milk! HELP!

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mum2bemay22 · 01/12/2018 21:48

Can anyone help me, my 7 month old son won’t take hardly any milk and I’m starting to worry. I’ve rang the HV who is going to weigh him in a few days. He will only take a 6oz bottle in the morning when he wakes and then I use some on his breakfast in the morning, he barely takes anything throughout the day even though I offer it to him and before bed he refuses it full stop! I’m really getting down about it as he isn’t the chunkiest of babies and the last time I had him weighed he had dropped to the 25th line and now I think he is probably bordering underweight 😔. Has anyone got any tips? I formula feed him by the way. He is being weaned and having three solid meals a day, I do try the milk before and after foods but it makes no difference. Any advise would be greatly appreciated x

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mum2bemay22 · 01/12/2018 22:21

I have tried reducing the meal size but as I say, I really don’t think it’s anything to do with that 😕

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cestlavielife · 01/12/2018 22:24

Don't stress as he us eating other foods. but keep a diary of food and formula ask to see community dietician. They can tell you how to get calcium etc in other foods.

Mumshappy · 01/12/2018 22:25

Ds did have those but he was eating two or three after a meal. Hes got a big appetite. His dad is 6ft 4 with a huge appetite. My girls were totally different loved their milk

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mum2bemay22 · 01/12/2018 22:27

Oooo good shout about the dietician, thank you!

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Unihorn · 01/12/2018 23:22

It doesn't sound too bad, I'd try to get two 5-6oz bottles in, cereal with about 5oz then the rest from yoghurt/cheese and you're good really.

MisterTea · 02/12/2018 18:33

My son is the same, from 5 months he refused milk. He is now 7 months, I get a max of 13 oz in to him. That's it. I give him 3 varied meals a day. He's also cow's milk intolerance so in terms of cheese and yogs it throws a spanner in the works!!! There's no secret to getting the milk in other than mixing it with food. Sometimes I use the bottle to squeeze it in as he just CBA to suck the bottle. He has 2-3 oz 5 times a day . Cutting food out hasn't worked, neither has anything else. I give him broccoli, meat and chickpeas for protein and iron calcium etc etc. I just gave up with the milk. I use a doidy cup and offer it to him for fluids x

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