I fucked up. (Moo-related. Shocker.)

[FastHands]

UUUGH I am so pissed off at myself. I posted last night that my kid wouldn't take a bottle of formula that I offered when he wasn't satisfied after nursing. (Thanks for the replies, btw.) My plan was to grab a different brand at the store today and have DH try that brand straight while I run an errand tonight, and if that didn't work, we'd just spike a bottle with a little formula and get him gradually used to the  formula while my stash runs out. I was a little bummed that he didn't just take to it automatically, but no biggie, we'll figure it out.

Except, this morning, I pulled from my stash to make his bottles for daycare. I only have 3oz left. I pump, at max, 6oz at work. That's not enough for tomorrow. FUUUUUCK. I knew I'd been going through it faster than planned because back to back stomach virus and a run-of-the-mill cold tanked my supply, but I didn't know I was fucking OUT. So basically, I need to figure out something with formula, like, TONIGHT.

Someone please send me good juju that he magically likes another brand, or this is going to be a really painful process. ::head-desk::

[hereigo]

oh no! *fingers crossed*

[rupertpenny]

He will not starve. You didn't do anything wrong, shit happens, and he will not starve.

B was a bottle refuser, wouldn't ever eat formula or pumped milk, and she did not starve. She is happy and healthy.

[flutermed]

Good juju going your way.

[papie]

It will be ok. He won't let himself starve. (((hugs)))

[stellas]

He will eat the formula if he is hungry enough. It'll be ok!

[ninjabridemom]

Breathe. It'll be okay!

My sil had good luck with the similac for supplementing.

[jinkies]

It will be OK. He will get hungry, and he will eat something.

How old is he? A friend's daughter started with a soft-top sippy cup really early (4 or 5 months?) because she refused a bottle at daycare. For some reason she would drink from the sippy, maybe bc it felt like something else entirely, as opposed to the bottle feeling like a boob substitute?

Good luck!

[candreco]

Awww, it'll be ok, it might be a rough couple days with the transition, but he'll figure it out.

[FastHands]

Thanks guys. I know he won't starve and we'll get through it. I'm just kicking myself for not planning well enough to make it less painful. Homeboy is NOT going to be happy. Maybe I should get a different brand of formula and a couple pairs of ear plugs. heh

[revolution]

It will be ok! He will not let himself starve. When he gets hungry, he will take a bottle of formula. He might even take it easier if you aren't there.

Fwiw, I had a similar freak out to the pedi when dd went to daycare and I went to work. She refused bottles. Refused. Pedi promised me she would take a bottle and not starve. And she was right.

[lostlenore]

Jan 27, 2015 8:48:32 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

He will not starve. You didn't do anything wrong, shit happens, and he will not starve.

ITA with this. Don't be so hard on yourself!  He'll be okay & you'll figure this out. 

[livinitup]

My DD would not even take a bottle of fresh breast milk from me. And would not take a BM bottle from DH if I was in the house. Nope. Baby was all "Yeah, no mom. Boob, thanks."

So, this may be much simpler than you realize. Send the formula to child care. Baby will be okay.

[FastHands]

Jan 27, 2015 8:51:17 GMT -5 jinkies said:

It will be OK. He will get hungry, and he will eat something.

How old is he? A friend's daughter started with a soft-top sippy cup really early (4 or 5 months?) because she refused a bottle at daycare. For some reason she would drink from the sippy, maybe bc it felt like something else entirely, as opposed to the bottle feeling like a boob substitute?

Good luck!

He's 5 months. He does awesome with a bottle in general (he's been in daycare for about 2 months); it's just the formula he isn't taking to. In fits of desperation I've given him cold milk, and when he had a stomach virus the other week he took cold pedialyte happily. So I just assumed he'd eat anything, lol. 

[savan]

Try similac organic. My DD refused all other formulas. It is supposedly the sweetest one.

[Jalapeñomel]

He'll be fine! Try a different bottle too.


I would not give him milk....that can really fuck with his digestive system.

[FastHands]

Jan 27, 2015 8:56:52 GMT -5 livinitup said:

My DD would not even take a bottle of fresh breast milk from me. And would not take a BM bottle from DH if I was in the house. Nope. Baby was all "Yeah, no mom. Boob, thanks."

So, this may be much simpler than you realize. Send the formula to child care. Baby will be okay.

I'm hoping this is the case. I actually thought of this as I was about to leave the house, so I did send a 2oz bottle to daycare today in addition to his regular bottles. I'm hoping that I'll pick him up and they say he took it happily. That would be the best scenario.  If not, DH will try a different brand when I'm not in the house, because I have definitely heard that from several people. 

[lilac05]

It happens. He may surprise you with what he agrees to when he's hungry. I'd send it to daycare. If you're not there and his schedule is so consistent there, he may eat it more readily because it's habit. I'm guessing they feed on a schedule at daycare instead of on demand, right?

Good luck!

[FastHands]

Jan 27, 2015 8:58:45 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

He'll be fine! Try a different bottle too.


I would not give him milk....that can really fuck with his digestive system.

Sorry, cold milk was cold *breast* milk. I'm definitely not giving him cow's milk.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jan 27, 2015 9:04:21 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Jan 27, 2015 8:58:45 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

He'll be fine! Try a different bottle too.


I would not give him milk....that can really fuck with his digestive system.

Sorry, cold milk was cold *breast* milk. I'm definitely not giving him cow's milk.

Ah, ok.  But regardless, I totally wasn't judging you, because we have all be there when we are exhausted and will do whatever just to placate the screaming child.  

[spwspw]

Jan 27, 2015 9:03:18 GMT -5 @peggyolson said:

It will be okay! I've read that Gerber tastes the most similar to breastmilk, so perhaps that would help?

I've heard this too.  Gerber Good Start is supposed to be the most similar to BM.

[FastHands]

Jan 27, 2015 9:02:38 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

It happens. He may surprise you with what he agrees to when he's hungry. I'd send it to daycare. If you're not there and his schedule is so consistent there, he may eat it more readily because it's habit. I'm guessing they feed on a schedule at daycare instead of on demand, right?

Good luck!

Schedule-ish. They will feed him at 3h (unless he's sleeping) whether he's fussy or not in an attempt to keep a schedule, but I've told them I don't mind if they feed him earlier if he seems hungry, especially since he is under-weight.  It's rare that they need to, though. I mentioned before that I sent a small bottle of it today, so I'm hoping after his nap he'll take it from them without too much of a fight. 

I feel like I should bring them donuts or something tomorrow to compensate for the rage they may be in for. lol

[FastHands]

@peggyolson spwspw Thanks for the tip. I will grab some at lunch.

[gretchenindisguise]

I bet he takes the formula just fine tonight. Because babies are like that, they like to fuck with their parents then be all smiley like "what, you worried and fretted all day, nah man. This stuff is fine."

[gretchenindisguise]

And I think I've read similac gentlease is good for bf babies?

[FastHands]

Jan 27, 2015 11:26:45 GMT -5 luckydog said:

Jan 27, 2015 9:11:25 GMT -5 FastHands said:

@peggyolson spwspw Thanks for the tip. I will grab some at lunch.

Yep, dd prefers gerber. It smells better too so who can blame her!

Babies act so differently at daycare. He will probably take right to it! As my mom once said, he probably just thinks they have bad food. Lol!

This made me seriously LOL.

[orangeglow]

We do the similac advanced and it kind of tastes like a protein shake to me.  I feel like all I do is screw up with this kid.  Miraculously he's still alive for almost 7 weeks.  Hugs fasty

[FastHands]

Also, I keep thinking of last night when we tried formula. He first took a few big gulps because it looked normal, and then was like "WHAT IS THIS FRESH HELL??" and spit out the bottle. He tried again a couple of times but started actually spitting out the mouthful that he took. He ultimately started KICKING the bottle away before I could get it close. I wanted to kill him at the moment, but now I keep thinking about it and laughing. After that, he put his foot in his mouth, like "I WOULD LITERALLY RATHER EAT TOE JAM."

[FastHands]

Jan 27, 2015 11:33:44 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Jan 27, 2015 11:31:28 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I would think having your H or the DCP offer a bottle when you're not there would be far different than you offering a bottle immediately after nursing. Hopefully things go well today!

Oh for sure! If he's really hungry and knows you're not there to nurse I bet he'll be a lot more into it. 

I think this is part of why I thought he'd take it after not getting anything when he nursed. You KNOW I'm dry, kid. Kitchen is CLOSED. Move along! lol. But I'm guessing that's expecting too much of him to make that connection.

[cville]

Jan 27, 2015 11:32:17 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Also, I keep thinking of last night when we tried formula. He first took a few big gulps because it looked normal, and then was like "WHAT IS THIS FRESH HELL??" and spit out the bottle. He tried again a couple of times but started actually spitting out the mouthful that he took. He ultimately started KICKING the bottle away before I could get it close. I wanted to kill him at the moment, but now I keep thinking about it and laughing. After that, he put his foot in his mouth, like "I WOULD LITERALLY RATHER EAT TOE JAM."

Well, he's certainly an excellent communicator for one so young.

You didn't fuck up.  For real.

And he'll take the formula eventually, probably even tonight, if you aren't the one who gives it to him.  You are fine.  He is fine.  Everything will be okay and everyone will be great and fed.