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Lost interest in bottles

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Ironmaiden · 08/02/2006 21:36

DD is nearly 9 months and eating solids really well but she's lost all interest in milk. She'll have her breakfast bottle but only a few sucks of her daytime bottle and refuses her bedtime bottle completely. She does not drink water or juice either.
She is not dehydrated as she has wet nappies and she always sleeps thru the night.
What should I do? Is she too little to be fully weaned?

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Ironmaiden · 08/02/2006 22:28

Bumpy

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mumfor1standfinaltime · 08/02/2006 22:59

Seems weird, have you tried the milk or water/juice in a cup?

I would try to give milk in other ways ie yoghurt, cheese etc.

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Ironmaiden · 09/02/2006 12:54

I've tried water in a plasic cup but it goes everywhere and just makes a mess and very little goes into her mouth.
Last night she had only 2oz of her bedtime bottle but still slept for 12.5 hours and woke up happy!

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mumfor1standfinaltime · 09/02/2006 16:24

As long as she is happy, I wouldnt worry about bedtime bottle. She obviously is eating enough during the day and has a morning bottle.
Ds had trouble with cups to start with, the easiest one we found was 'tommee tippee first cup' they are only about £1.50.
Like I said, try to give her other milk products during the day.
Do you give her cereal for breakfast yet? I find giving 2 or 3 oz on some cereal such as weetabix is useful to 'pump up' the milk intake.

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Ironmaiden · 10/02/2006 19:00

Thanks for that. I used to give her cereal for breakfast but stopped because she couldn't manage a full bottle and cereal, it made her too full then she wouldn't eat lunch and the whole day was a mess. She's on 3 bottles and two big spoonfeeds a day.
I'll check the hoard of baby cups I've tried and see if I already have the one you suggested (I've tried every one I'm pretty sure)if not I'll get one.

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mumfor1standfinaltime · 10/02/2006 21:28

She sounds like she is getting enough to me, she sounds satisfied with what she is having.

Ds is 13 months, when he was 9 months, I just slowly decreased milk and increased food intake week by week. After a couple of months or so he eventually managed to cut out his afternoon bottle. (he was also on 3 full bottles)

Now he has 6 oz milk in a bottle in the morning (working on a cup for this at the mo!) and 2 weetabix.

Food for lunch with 3 or 4 oz milk in a cup.

Food for tea, water in cup.

Bedtime bottle of 7 oz.

I found as the weeks go by, things just seemed to click into place!

pollthemoll · 15/02/2006 19:25

Glad to see this discussion. I too have just logged on to say the same thing. ds, just 8 months old, is a great eater and wolfs down an indecent volume of solids 3 times a day but in the last 4 or 5 days seems to have gone off his milk. He'll take 4 or 5oz first thing in the morning, 2 or 3 during the afternoon and all of a sudden has started totally refusing his bedtime bottle. I am a little freaked by all those 'must have minimum 18oz a day' guidelines and also ds has gone from sleeping through till 7.30ish to waking up at 5.30, I assume because he is hungry or thirsty. Any advice? Should I cut down solids a little? Or is this a common thing with 8-monthers I wonder... Health visitor says not to worry, but I am not keen to start getting up long before dawn if there is any easy fix out there.

jodie1984 · 15/02/2006 20:53

hi, ds is 7.5 mths and the last week he has been refusing his bed time bottle, he was still sleeping through but i was still concerned he wasnt getting enough. Anyway he was having he tea at 6pm and last bottle at 7.30pm then bath and bed. i moved his tea to 5.30pm which meant he ate a tiny bit less so when it came to 7.30 he drank 4oz last night and 6oz tonight!!
i dont know if this will help anybody but its worth a try if you think it will help.

good luck. xx

harriea · 17/02/2006 10:13

My 7.5 month was refusing his bedtime bottle which WAS leading to waking up early screaming with hunger. Was taking 5-6 z of the 2.30 bottle but only under duress. SO yesterday we cut out the 2.30 bottle completely and it SEEMS to have had the effect of him then drinking a full bottle before bed and sleeping till 7. On;y i day but its a start. I think if they are having a bottle morning and evening and a little in food during the day that is enough - I think the guidance is 16-20oz.

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Ironmaiden · 18/02/2006 23:36

harriea, r u following Gina?

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forevermore · 23/02/2006 21:25

just resurecting this

dd is only 7 months and lost interest in afternoon bottle...4ozs under duress

currently she has a couple of ozs at 1amish (not sure why) morning bottle(7am ish),
midmorning breakfast including a couple of ozs(10amish),
afternoon bottle (2pmish)(no lunch since she'd never take a bottle otherwise)....wondering if i should just give lunch instead of struggling with afternoon bottle?
she enjoys dinner (5 pmish) and bedtime bottle

is it too early to have morning and bedtime bottles only and a litle milk in food during the day?

i think it may only get her having about 18ozs a day in total but fear is if she then starts refusing bedtime or morning bottles, which are already hit and miss as it is.

in reality she would love to just have 3 meals a day, since once you get the flavour right.....(little madam) she loves solids

roll on 12 months i say

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Ironmaiden · 27/02/2006 12:26

Thanks Forevermore for bumping me again, I am REALLY worried now, acctually gonna try starting a new thread to ask for advice.

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chocolateshoes · 27/02/2006 13:41

My 8mth DS doesn't have much milk at 2.30 either - I think its more of a drink than a feed IYKWIM. I did worry for a while that he wasn't getting enough milk especially as I'm bfding so am never quite sure how much he has had, but as he seems fine & is gaining weight well I've stopped stressing so much. I am trying to give him plenty of milk (some as formula) with his foods eg with Ready Brek, sauces etc.

I did read somewhere that if they start to cut back on bedtime feed you should reduce the amount they have in the afternoon. that way they should go back to taking more at bedtime.

Don't know if any of that helps!

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Ironmaiden · 27/02/2006 14:20

I've cut the lunch time bottle out completely and she still refuses the bedtime bottle!

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chocolateshoes · 27/02/2006 15:55

Hmmmmm....I'll try and think of another solution!

Marie12 · 28/02/2006 15:23

I am having the same problem at the mo. Last week and a half, 9 month old DS has been refusing his afternoon and bedtime bottles, only has a 7 oz bottle first thing in the morning now. Has cows milk in his weetabix, and has at least 1 yoghurt a day, sometimes a bit of cheese or eggs in his food, but he won't drink water or juice at all.

Gone from sleeping 12 hours at night to waking up at 5.30/6am every day as he is so thirsty. Really worried he will get dehydrated and also we are fed up with our sleep being disturbed!!!!

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Ironmaiden · 28/02/2006 15:58

You could be me Marie12! In my original post 3 weeks ago I said she sleeps thru but not anymore! She's up 3-4 times a night.

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Ironmaiden · 28/02/2006 16:03

A few good suggestions on my other thread begging for help!
\link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=2400&threadid=150344&stamp=060227185714\Here}

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Marie12 · 28/02/2006 16:03

Is she still refusing bottles then iron maiden?

Marie12 · 28/02/2006 16:07

thanks for the link btw, ironmaiden!

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Ironmaiden · 28/02/2006 16:15

Some days yes, it's got complicated. If she doesnt take the bedtime bottle she wakes in the night for a bottle, if that's happened she wont drink breakfast bottle, then gets hungry or thirsty mid day but I've cut the mid day bottle completely now and so often try to give juice so she's hungry enough for solid feed at tea time but then I have to cut that down too so she'll drink her bed time bottle and the cycle goes on!!!!
Weaning has driven me cracked since day 1! I see u've joined me and Charliegirl on our support thread, we've been helping each other out with weaning for a while, maybe u can help us too! More the merrier!

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Marie12 · 28/02/2006 16:25

Thats interesting. My DS wolfs his food, whatever I put in front of him! Wondering if that is why he dosn't want his milk - he might be full up from the food. Other theory is that the teat hurts his gums....

Sounds like we are going through the exact same thing though. My DS won't drink his breakfast bottle if he has had one in the early hours (5.30/6am ish).

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Ironmaiden · 28/02/2006 16:35

If I have to give a bottle at 5am I then get her back to sleep and wake her at 7am to get her routine back. I only give a bowl of cereal then.

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