9month old refusing milk

[Librastar2828]

She has around 5oz when she wakes up 7oz at the most on a rare occasion. She then has around 5oz if that at bedtime.. This week she dropped her mid morning bottle she was barely taking 2oz and that was a struggle. I know this is way below what is recommended for her age. I replaced her mid morning bottle with a dairy snack of either yoghurts or rice pudding to bump her up a bit and she does have 2-3 oz mixed in with her ready brek. I have been trying to give yoghurts, cheese or custard ect as a pudding after lunch and dinner so she's getting dairy at every meal.

She loves her food and tbh the formula smells awful so I'm guessing it doesn't taste much better. She's not a big girl either weighin in around 17lbs. I know cows milk isn't reccomended till a year but surely cows milk if she will have more is better than the formula that she is barely having. Or should I just stick with what she is having currently. Does anyone's else's 9/10 month old refuse milk and have only 2 bottles a day already

 

[MindUtopia]

Would she have something in the afternoon if you offered it? If she's having water to drink at meals and truly doesn't want any formula, and also you're finding ways to sneak dairy into her foods, I wouldn't worry. It is less than recommended, but if she's a baby who otherwise eats well and she isn't losing weight, then it's probably fine. Just be aware that she might start wanting it again in time if she's going through a growth spurt or is extra thirsty, so I'd keep offering something if she shows any signs of hunger. I'd also start offering a vitamin supplement as well.

 

[Librastar2828]

Originally it was the mid morning bottle she dropped and kept the afternoon one but I found when she dropped from 4 to 3 she messed about with the afternoon one so I switched her bottle and lunch round which seemed to work.

She currently has a cold which is why her morning and bedtime bottle are a little off (usually 7oz) so hopefully that'll increase when she's better. I will keep trying with the milk maybe it's a phase. She did have trouble with weight recently she didn't loose any but she only put on a small amount within a large timescale. But like I said she messed about with milk and food a few months back possibly resulting in the slow weight gain. I'll keep trying with her I case she wants it again. She struggles with water as well she hates which is always a constant battle and I worry she dehydrates

 

[Mrsb3]

I would try the ready made carton it's actually quite nice! My son did the sane around that age when he was on powder stuff but now he loves his bottles tastes like vanilla milkshake.