CALLING ALL MUMS WHOS BABIES DON'T LIKE MILK....OR DRINK HARDLY ANY!

[jakeyscousin]

cAN ANYONE PLEASE GIVE ME IDEAS ON HOW TO GET MORE OF MY BABIES FORMULA INTO HER FOOD THROUGH HER SPOON FEEDS?
dd ONLY OCCASIONALLY TAKES YOGHURTS BUT DOES LIKE CHEESE.
WHAT IS THE USUAL AMOUNT OF SPOON FEED YOUR LITTLE LOS TAKE?
MY dd IS 9 MONTHS AND DISLKES MILK....SHE'D TAKE NONE IF LEFT TO HER OWN DEVICES AS TOTALLY REFUSES IT NOW WHEN OFFERED IT STRAIGHT. dd ISN'T A BIG FEEDER AND ONLY TAKES EQUIVALENT ON A GOOD DAY OF HALF A STAGE 2 JAR......WHAT MORE CAN I DO TO GET MILK INTO HER DIET OR SHOULD i GIVE UP ALTOGETHER AND JUST LET HER DRINK WATER....WHICH SHE LOVES!

Is she breastfed?

NO SHE IS FORMULA FED....TRIED BRESAT FEEDING FOR 2 WEEKS BUT ENDED UP BLEEDING AND BLISTERED AND HAD TO STOP AS TOO PAINFUL!

Right ok, so is she having bottles then outside of her solid meals. If so I wouldn't have thought you need to worry about adding formula to her meals.

With regards to amounts per meal it varies from baby to baby, milk should form the bulk of their diet at this stage so don't worry too much about how much solid food she is taking

Ok so, things like

• rice pudding
• custard
• babybel cheese if she eats finger foods
• cheese sauces
• grated cheese in food are all good ways of getting extra milk in!

But it's prob just a phase, sure mine had a no milk thanks mummy phase around then and can't get enough of it now! (12 mths)

DD won't take any formula at either during meals or between meals....she just completely refuses it all the time. Since last night at 7 pm she's had 2 ounces! Can someone please tell me if its ok if 9 month old can have no milk at all at this stage and survive on spoon feeds alone?

I would speak to my HV to get some information and/or reassurance that this is ok.

Some babies do self wean early others take years! Meanwhile Sixopone makes some good suggestions

jakeyscousin - does she have any reaction when she takes the small amount of milk? When did she start disliking milk? Have you tried different formulas? It is v important that she takes her milk and I would work with your HV (providing she is a reasonable one that is) to get a plan in place for changing/trying new things one step at time.

Good luck.