10 month old on formula strike. HELP!

[steph.]

Lo has been refusing formula for about a month now and i dont know what to do. She used to have breast milk morning and night and formula during the day but since turning 9 months i can barely get 2oz of formula in her all day I try mixing it in her food but i cant get much in that way. I´m hoping to have her off the boob by the time she is 1 but i need to get her to drink her formula again! Does anyone have any tricks i could try ? My mum suggested mixing sugar or chocolate powder in her formula to see if she will drink it, but i´m not too keen.

 

[DaisyBee]

Have you tried formula in a sippy cup or just bottle? Is it the bottle she is refusing or the taste of formula?

If it's the taste of formula, they can drink cows milk from 12 months so you don't have much further to wait for that. I wouldnt be flavoring the milk if it was me.

If my kids were refusing it that much I would call their dr and see if they have any advice as well.

 

[MrsM17]

Urgh! Snap. My sons been refusing it for 10 days now since he was poorly. Wont take the bottle, wont drink it in a cup. Currently hiding approx 6oz a day in his food.

My issue is he is cmpi so I cant give him cheese/yohurts etc... I am phoning my health visitor today to ask for advice then possibly the doc. I cant see a way out though as if he doesnt want it he doesnt want it x

 

[Saphira]

I know how you feel. :/ Some days are a nightmare getting my daughter to drink her formula. I've read it should be their main form of nutrition for the first year so of course I began to panic when I could hardly get 10oz in her for the day (and that was a battle)! My husband ended up calling her pediatrician's and it didn't seem like something that shocked them at all. In fact, he was told it's relatively common for babies to gradually wean themselves off formula around 7-12 months. Of course not all babies will do so but my daughter certainly is as her formula intake is less than half of what it used to be. We've never bombarded her with solids either as I was hoping she'd stick to at least 17oz of formula a day but it's rarely ever that much nowadays. We've tried everything too.. she sees her sippy cup as a toy and she's had it since 6 months old so it's nothing new. She doesn't drink much from it, if anything so that's not a solution. Our best bet has been giving her yogurt and oatmeal type purees mixed with her formula to make sure she's getting her dairy in other ways. In the end, when they refuse and continue to do so there's really not much you can do as it can't be forced. I'd give her pediatrician's a call if you're concerned and see what they think. Good luck.

 

[x_WelshGirl_x]

Im having the same trouble with alex. He's only had 6oz today and 2 yoghurts! He's only had 1oz for bedtime, he just refuses any more, he will keep his mouth firmly shut and cry, I dont know whether its don to teething or what but I feel so bad thats hes having hardly any milk at all. And cutting down his food isnt an option or he wouldnt be having hardly anything at all then.

 

[steph.]

Thanks ladies!!! It comforting to know that my baby isnt the only one who is off her milk. I´ve been looking enviously at what seems to be all the other babies i know downing 8oz in 5 minutes flat

I´ve spent a small fortune on every single sippy cup/bottle/straw cup on the market but had no luck .I think its time to accept it and try to stop stressing

 

[Vickie]

By 1 year of age Hannah was having 5-7 ounces of formula a day and that's it! Once she got well established on solids she couldn't have cared less about her bottle Oh how I stressed over it. But she never lost weight and stayed right on track with her percentiles so I don't know why I let myself get so upset

 

[x_WelshGirl_x]

I stress over Alex too, he had 3oz this morning and refused the rest. Hes never been a big milk drinker and I guess if they dont want it theres nothing you can do about it. I know alex is fine, putting on weight fine too. Im hoping once these teeth come through he might take more but if not then I refuse to stress over it anymore x

 

[babyfromgod]

My LO isn't a big milk drinker either. It is so stressful. I went through it with DS1 too. But they have both gained weight fine so i shouldn't worry. I just look at those babies that drink huge amounts and think to myself i wish my LO did that!!