Doesn't seem quite right to me.
DD is refusing to drink anymore than 90mls total of formula a day. We try adn give her full bottles, but she'll only drink a very small amount before turfing the bottle and looking for something to eat.
She is eating very well for a girl of her age, including lots of dairy. She also drinks a fair amount of water by choice.
I'm a little concerned at her not really taking in much formula though. Milk is the most important part of her diet at this age, and she's surely not getting enough.
She also still has reflux episodes after every single bottle. She will have a few chucks everywhere after formula, but never after water or any solids. Formula is the only thing that seems to worry her.
I'm *nearly* tempted to maybe try her on Cow's milk (watered down to start with) but I really don't want to be playing with her gut at this stage, so I'm holding back. We had lots of issues with DS' gut flora when he was a baby(due to comp feeding with forumla), and I don't want DD to have to go through that if I can help it.
Any advice? Should I be trying to get her to have more smaller amounts of formula throughout the day? Or is it ok that she doesn't have much at this age?
Should I consider cow's milk for her at this age?
Hmm I'm pretty sure my kids were on at least 3 or 4 bottles a day of formula at that age - around 250ml a pop.
Can you try and reduce her solids? Or give her the formula before the solids (sorry if this is what you already do, I'm just thinking out loud..) or... gee I dunno!!! I've never had this problem - has it been going on a long time? I remember DD1 doing this for about a week at a time when she was cutting teeth..
She's been like this for about 3ish weeks now.
I have tried cutting down solids.... it's the end of the world! She will scream bl00dy murder if she doesn't get something to eat when everyone else is eating! She's never been one to stop when she's full either.....
I always give her formula first, but she's still not keen.
She uses a sippy cup well, but when I offer the left over from her bottle she just doesn't want it. She would prefer water or food. lol
She doesn't seem at all unwell. Apart from a bit of nappy rash that we can't shake.
She's on the fastest teat and has been for a while. She doesn't get upset when she's drinking the formula, or when she's had enough...
10 month old weaning from formula
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