V refused milk and solids in my absence

[TrudyCampbell]

I was gone for about 4 hours today and Violet was on a hunger strike. I left when she was napping and she napped for 2 hours so she had to be hungry when she woke, and then she still wouldn't eat for another 3 hours until I got home. No breast milk, no pears which are her absolute favorite. She takes a bottle from my H with no problems at all and even holds it herself with a little help.

Does this mean I can never leave her for extended periods?

[TrudyCampbell]

Oh, and she won't eat solids from my husband either. This baby loves her mama. It's getting frustrating!

[thedahliharpa]

You can leave her. She's fine and old enough to go that long if she chooses. I would start trying to get DH to do as much solids on the weekends, even if you need to leave the house.

[laurack]

Aww it's just a phase I'm sure!

Mine eats fine at daycare and stuff but she is SUCH a mommas girl at home. Lately she is clung to me like a mollusk, when I pry her off and give her to hubby so i can have a minute to myself,the wailing starts instantly. Ugh, so tiring.

It's a phase it's phase it's a phase

Keep repeating and it becomes true!

[nilex0102]

DS did this for a while he loved the boob and everything solid had to come from "the royal food tester" as my hubby would call it - by now they are old enough to be ok go this stretch. As long as she is not unhappy about it I would not worry too much. She will make up for it when you are back - be it later in the day or at night.
Btw -Miss Violet is super cute!!

[TrudyCampbell]

Jan 6, 2013 16:08:32 GMT -5 nilex0102 said:

DS did this for a while he loved the boob and everything solid had to come from "the royal food tester" as my hubby would call it - by now they are old enough to be ok go this stretch. As long as she is not unhappy about it I would not worry too much. She will make up for it when you are back - be it later in the day or at night.
Btw -Miss Violet is super cute!!

Thanks! And very fitting because we always refer to her as Miss Violet

[Beener]

Emmy does this sometimes too and she had a HUGE hunger strike when I went back to work. Wouldn't take a bottle for a few days and so we had to introduce solids before I really wanted to. In any event, she's recovered just fine and eats like a champ. Maybe try to get out a bit more often without her if you can? Use it as an excuse to get a mani/pedi, massage, or go shopping!

[bebeetmoi]

Jan 6, 2013 16:06:08 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

You can leave her. She's fine and old enough to go that long if she chooses. I would start trying to get DH to do as much solids on the weekends, even if you need to leave the house.

As usual, I think she's spot on. Our LOs are old enough now where they will eat if they really need to, but sometimes choose to be stubborn. I think that staying at home all day, everyday with her is definitely a factor in the separation anxiety fiasco. DD stopped taking a bottle at around 5.5 months, and I think it was because she could go longer periods without eating and was willing to wait to get what she really wanted- boob.