Baby (4 months old ) Won’t turn finish full bottle

[Dhano21]

Hi everyone I don’t know what it is but since yesterday my four month old will not finish the bottle I give her 150 ml and she only takes 90 ml max . I tried leaving a longer between feeds but even then she only takes 90ml

What do i do ?

Maybe she's just not that hungry today?

Is she otherwise ok? If so, just follow her lead.

Some babies prefer little and often. Their tummies are only tiny and they can’t read what the chart on the side of the formula tub says.
If they’re hungry they will drink, if not they won’t

It's ok, she just isn't as hungry. In another few days she might be very hungry again. As long as she is hydrated - regular wet nappies and bright skin, I don't think you need to worry

Are you practising paced feeding technique? Maybe she's trying to manage her little stomach.

Mine is 4 months and is a definite snacker. She eats little and often. I just try to follow her lead. When she's hungry she'll eat more.

Keep an eye on her temperature and other signs she might be a bit under the weather but she might just be having a less hungry day.

Either she is unwell which you will spot if she gets a temperature, cough, runny nose , looser stools etc or she just isn't hungry.Like the rest of us ,babies aren't machines and vary from day to day.Don't forget that if she were being breast fed you would have no clue as to how much she was having at any one feed.
I totally get it in that one's main job is feeding them but sometimes they just haven't read the manual!

My 5month old has been a very bad drinker since birth. Some days he will drink 5 or 6oz per feed and some days he will drink 3 oz at a time! I used to worry myself sick… he “should” be having 1000 mil per 24hrs - some day he will have 900mil and then for two or three days he will only have 600-700mils. I have now learned that this is just the way he is.
I bought baby scale and have been weighed him since he was 5 weeks so I knew he is gaining weight nicely.
Just observe him for the next few days and give him as much or as little as he wants to and try not to stress. You can revisit again in 2 days and hopefully he will start drinking more

Also forgot to say my first son was a milk drinking machine and was downing 7oz bottles every 3 hours like a little computer so naturally I was comparing this baby to my first one and that’s why I was sick worried. But they are all so very different.