Baby dehydrated and droppng percentiles

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I've posted previously and getting increasingly desperate!! Back to work in a month and my 11 month old only eats 1 oz solids 3 times a day if lucky. I cut out both b f s during day but now she just feeda all night. At a total loss now as she won't really take bottle. Will take water from beaker and bit of formula but don't think she's having enough as she now has sunken Fontainelle.
Totally at a loss. Doc said re introduce one b f but then I'm concerned what she'll do at nursery. This probably doesn't make any sense - too tired. But posting anyway just incase!

Have you tried straw cups, you can teach them to drink from a straw usually quite easily. Ds started on straw cups at about 10/11 months. But hated blitz things and just ate anything he could pick up and shove in his mouth. Hated spoons, would tolerate soup but nothing else.
As in, if she can eat a biscuit she can eat pasta twirls, or bits of chicken. Try just putting a small amount of food on her tray at a time and let her get on with it.

Excellent name codandchipstwice making me hungry! Oh u poor thing sounds like you had a nightmare. I'm struggling when currently her biggest chunk of sleep is 3 hours, let alone being up every hour especially once I'm back at work. That's one of the main things I'm worried about too - besides being very concerned about her weight / dehydration. But yes I guess that's my worse case scenario thanks, tho sorry u had to go thru it. ??

Thanks yellowsnownoteatwillyou. I'm feeling bad as I kinda knew all along she'd probAbly prefer finger food but the Amount of gagging made me nervous. Plus she had a few proper chokes too which is terrifying. Xmas now so I will have all the family feeding her up with Turkey etc and see how we get on. Straw bottle / had forgotten about them. Will try. Thanks so much for top tips all. X

Do you use a normal straw?

I tried penne pasta today suggested here, but again no luck. I have been giving her a chicken leg and she has been shredding it to pieces but very little goes in.

Your priority is to get her back to health.

So feed her when she needs it (my dd fed all night and I was very tired, no exhausted, when I went back to work). She will also be feeding because she misses you.

I would also consider changing childcare to a childminder if the nursery have no joy in getting food in.

Of course Iggly. It was a bit of both really- pressure from HV to get her on to solids and me reading various things about how to get her ready for nursery but cutting back b f hasn't really helped the solids much anyway Hoping she'll just decide she'll eat at nursery now with all the others and yep, if not then I'll be up every hour at night I guess. Thanks everyone. I knew it didn't feel right so should have gone with my instincts just hard when HV telling you they're not getting enough from breastmilk and to drop feeds. ( just having a little cry about it all now - can't believe I've done this to my little bunny - what an idiot). Thanks for all the advice.

I coslept to survive the wakings. It was hard but we got through it.

The gagging etc is scary - I would distract myself when feeding my two solids e.g. potter closely in the kitchen or have the radio on.

I found with pasta at the beginning bows or twirls work best for grip and not really saucy. So I used to use pesto or a lighter sauce made from Philly or even just butter if he was having other things with it. Ds is 16 months and can now eat spaghetti or spirals and loves noodles. But wasn't so keen on too much sauce if it was too wet at the beginning.
With the gagging or choking you have to fight the urge to rescue them straight away and react calmly. Get a good poker face even if you are screaming with terror on the inside.
It takes a bit of trial and error and weird combination of food, just because you think it's odd, babies don't mind as much. Sometimes it is about texture.
And the size of the pieces changes as they get better motor skills.

Thanks yellowsnownoteatwillyou Will try more pasta etc and try to fake calmness!! I always knew I'd be a worry mummy'. !!

Hello Codandchipstwice -if u still out there - how long did the night time hourly feeds go on for before he started to eat more solids?

I looked after a bottle refuser. Within a week she was drinking milk out of a lidded cup and within a month was eating almost as much as the other children and sleeping through the night. She was bf during the day right up to the day she started with me.

my dc was similar, hardly any solids before starting nursery. dc really took to them there and also would drink water there. I fed her mornings and evenings and all through the night until I went cold turkey at 20m.

20 months. Omg. Am I just a lightweight with lack of sleep then? Struggling with mad chunks of only 3 hours ever really. Ok looks like I'd better suck it up for quite a while longer. Thanks for your comments. Merry Xmas all! X

He started being able to eat at about 13 months, and that coupled with being at nursery full time meant he ate much more. Sadly for us he then had got used to having my boob as comforter so ended up Ferbering him just before 2 as I couldn't hack it (had 3 under 3.5 so others also woke up etc). Took 4 nights of Hell and then it got much better

Omg u poor thing. What a nightmare. Well done for getting through that. She's actually eaten pretty well today with all the xmas gorging going on today! Thanks. X

Hi anyone else still out there !!
Tried twisty pasta. She sucks a bit of it and the sauce and not bothered. She ate a bit better over xmas but still waking every 1,2 best case 3 hours to b f at night and seems to be awake longer - like a couple of hours from 1am ish. Waking up 6-8 times a night, some of it wind.

I don't even know why I'm writing this.
Does anyone know any magic spells to make her ear during the day and sleep at night ? Holding out for nursery now which she starts in 2 weeks. Starting to feel really worried about holding down my job as come 3am I'm usually in tears thinking im going to flip out if she doesn't sleep soon. ( getting maybe 5 broken hours max per nigh - I know people have worse but I'm a lightweight ?)
Feel free to ignore this and sorry if you've bothered to read it and made your eyes sore.

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Oh dear poor you, still no better. You must be exhausted. I now see why people sometimes need a break. I really have it easy with my ds. I feel so lucky.
Weird thought and question. What happens if you just give her whatever you are eating off your plate? Are you eating together?

Hi! Yep we're about to really push the eating together thing. OH leaving work on time and even bought a different table so we can all fit around it! ( we have a small flat). I offer what I'm eating for lunch alongside what she's having or sometimes do the same and yes she does always want and try some - not so great when it's twiglets like today!!
(Oops out walking her in pram as only way she naps and I've just walked into a xmas tree sticking out of a bin while typing!)
Anyway thanks for the tip! Pls excuse any typos- not got glasses on!
Take care xx

Oh dear, damn Christmas tree dumpers!
So good she's wanting to try things, but just not eating enough at meals then, so still hungry for milk.
I have no ideas, I'm afraid. I'm sure someone will be along with more ideas.
And hopefully nursery will go well.
And don't worry,ds likes twiglets as well.

Thanks yellowsnownoteatwillyou !!
How old is your son ?

With ds1 I did feed on demand when not working until he was 3. Your supply is very flexible by 10 months. I'd feed your baby when you're there if I were you.

He's just turned 17months