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6 month old not drinking milk following sickness bug

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Mumtobe888 · 01/08/2023 18:39

Hello, first time mum here and after some advice!
my 6 month old woke up Thursday night projectile vomiting around 8ish and this lasted until 2 in the morning. Ever since I’m really struggling to get him to drink any milk. Whenever I try he just squirms and cries until I stop. I’ve tried just tried to give him his bottle before bed and again just cried until I put him down in his cot. He’s now gone to sleep so I’m going to try again soon when he’s asleep hoping he’ll take better to it.
has anyone got any advice? Is it normal for him to still not be wanting his milk this long after a sickness bug?

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Wanderinghome · 02/08/2023 00:31

Is he still having his normal wet nappies? Is he drinking anything else? If you're concerned I'd ask the dr to check him over. In the past I've given probiotics to improve gut health and given breast milk lolly ices to increase fluid intake.

SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 02/08/2023 06:49

Is it normal for him to still not be wanting his milk this long after a sickness bug? if it's formula then yes.

Has he had a change in milk recently? If you've moved to Follow-on you might want to try him with his usual first stage milk as there's less iron so it's kinder on the tummy.

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