eating issue
Can anyone relate and help?
I'm having the hardest time getting Miles to eat his formula.
He's never been a big eater. 20oz was a good day.
Well, now it's totally dropping.
It's 12:35 and with 3 bottles today he's had a total of only 5 1/2 ounces.
He only has 2 bottles left for the day.
He has no juice. Occasionally he'll have a couple sips of water with his meal, but this is how our daily schedule goes.
6:00-6:30ish bottle
7:30-breakfast
9:30-bottle
11:30-lunch
12:30-bottle
3:30-bottle
5:30-dinner
6:30-bottle/bed
The last bottle is the ONLY bottle he'll drink. He usually drinks 7-8oz at that time.
So, I called the pedi and he said make sure he gets no less than 20 oz. He switched us to soy in case there was an allergy(stupid IMO-he's not drinking because he thinks, 'hm..this is going to give me a tummyache)
He said if he's still not eating, he needs to be seen.
Yesterday I was able to get 18oz in.
The day before, only 14oz.
I tried it in a cup in case he was sick of bottles, no avail.
Not only am I afraid he's not getting the nutrients he's supposed to have, I'm afraid he's not getting the FLUID he's supposed to have.
I have tried giving him juice. He looks at me like I am the devil.
Water is OK, but I guess if he's drinking SOMETHING I'd rather it be formula.
Oh, and I space his bottles out so he eats them before and in between meals, so I know he's not just over eating solids.
So, besides the following:
~try in a cup
~try to feed him less
Does anyone else have any suggestions?
posted by Jen at 12:36 PM
4 Comments:
I've been wondering about this with Maura, too. She only has 4 bottles a day, and she might get 20 oz. between all of them.
I try to be sure that she gets plenty of formula in her cereal, and I count that in the 20 oz.
I always offer water with her meals.
As long as he's having wet diapers, he's getting enough fluids.
I wish that I could be of more help. I will be watching for more helpful comments, too! Thanks for bringing this up!
1:10 PM
I'm not any help, I'm still nursing. But, I do know that my friend is having this issue with her son... 9 months. He just one day started refusing his formula. His check up was last week when I hear what her ped said I'll let you know?
Like Christine said if he's having wet diapers he's getting enough fluid.
2:45 PM
Wish I had some advice- but as long as he's happy and healthy with plenty of wet diapers I don't know what else could be going on. Good luck I hope your little guy decides to get back into eating soon. Oh and thanks so much for stopping by to comment on my blog! Nice to meet another Momma of 2 boys :)
9:19 PM
Steven is almost three and still doesn't eat. I understnad your stress. I wish I had something to offer.
4:15 PM
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