My 15 month old has been weaned off the breast now for approx a month. Problem is Shes still not happy about drinking from a bottle. I've tired different bottles/sippy cups etc. I've also tried cows milk and different formulas.
Shell drink the morning bottle. But she won't have any during the day and she's especially not happy about the bedtime one. Don't know what to do to get her to drink it. Shes under weight and not the best eater so im desperate to get her to drink more milk!
Can you limit her morning milk then try smaller amounts during the day? TBH she doesn't really need that much milk at 15 mths b/c she can source calcium for other alternatives(ie: cheese, yoghurt). If you are worried about her being under weight then more food is better rather than milk.
Does she eat solids okay? At 15 months it's not unusual for bottle refusal. Why not try a straw cup or plain cup?
The underweight thing adds extra stress to you I went through a period of worry with my little miss too. I really ramped up the fatty good foods like avocado, cheese, ricotta etc. I am also guilty of making omelette with extra milk powder (not formula) and milkshakes with the same.
It's not really normal for 15mnth olds to have a bottle. Most health authorities recommend babies should be drinking from a cup by then. Tell us more about her weight issues? Is she outside the charts? Has she been sick? Have you sought advice from health professionals? What did they say?
I have an appointment to see a pediatrician next week. She's dropped from 50th down to 10th percentile for weight which is why I'm a little concerned... She has her good and bad days with eating, as do most little ones!
I just thought that a bottle might ease her transition off the breast?
it's a good idea to see the paed. But the crossover of percentiles is not necessarily a bad thing. And if it is its important to get to the bottom of why things have changes. Breastfeeding was clearly supporting her growth and development very well. Has she been sick? Or are their allergies or intolerances in the family? Eczema? Asthma? Ear infections? Is she just now growing to her genetic percentile - ie was she bigger than she was destined to be as an adult - and she's had to "slow down". Bottles seem to be a necessary part of baby development - it's advertised heavily. but most breastfed babies go from breast to cup without ever using a bottle and frankly they just don't get it! Is she having calorie dense foods - they can have plenty of good fats, meant etc at this age. And thats all better than cow milk. Once again, the common foods we are often sold as good for babies are low cal- many of them we would eat if we were dieting - not if were were trying to grow. But good to get it all checked out.
Tina, I couldn't get Kyson to drink cows milk until he was almost 2.5 years old. He would flat-out refuse to drink it. We tried a whole bunch of tricks to try to get him to drink it (babychino's, soy milk, adding a little flavouring, different cups etc.) and nothing worked. Then one day he decided he liked it and has drunk it ever since. Funny little monkey. I wasn't terribly worried though because he always ate a lot of yoghurt and cheese.
Shayla has recently gone from the 75th percentile for weight, down to the 50th and then the 25th according to the MCHN's chart. I don't pay much attention to the chart though and just look at her and she is a very normal looking 14 month old. I think the reason she dropped in the percentiles is because she crawled and walked so early. Most of the kids that the charts are based on would not be walking at the age she was, so she's had month of extra baby fat burning exercise so she was bound to be lighter than the average kid her age. Also, when I plot her age on the WHO charts (which are based on bubs that are/were breastfed) she's actually still closest to the 50th percentile.
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I went through a period of worry with my little miss too. I really ramped up the fatty good foods like avocado, cheese, ricotta etc. I am also guilty of making omelette with extra milk powder (not formula) and milkshakes with the same.
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