refusing bottle while at work

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Laney has always hated the bottle but it has gotten really bad lately. Today she only drank 1/2oz!

I nurse her in the morning between 6-8am (depending on when she wakes up)

I come home at lunch and nurse her around 12:30

I get home and nurse her around 5:30

The babysitter (I work MWF) offers her a bottle around 10 and 230 but she usually refuses it completely or only drinks .5-2oz.

I know she is hungry because the days that I am home she nurses at those times.

She doesn't eat very much solid food either so I don't think she is trying to cut back due to that (actuallu I'm worried about her solid food intake as well but that's another story)

Plus she is still nursing every 2-3 hours overnight.

Any advice? Would you be worried?

[vidalia]

Natalie started refusing a bottle at 4 months and we worked on introducing a sippy cup. She took pumped milk from the sippy after some practice with water. Do you think she might drink from a cup? I wouldn't worry too much because I bet she is making up for it by drinking more when you come home and she nurses. I know it can be stressful though...good luck!

[TrudyCampbell]

This could be random advice but someone in my IRL moms group had this problem and their daughter ended up drinking milk off of a spoon from one of those spoons that dispense baby food... I hope you know what I'm talking about... so I figured I'd throw it out there.

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hmmm interesting. I haven't thought to try a sippy- she does know how to use one. And I also have one of those spoons so that could work too! Thanks ladies! I'm just worried she isn't getting enough food/nurtrion because she eats so little and she is starting to look thinner (which I know can be normal at this age too)

also Trudy! Love your new (?) siggy!! Haven't seen it before

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So does she eat 4 times during the day? Then a couple more at night? That could be plenty assuming she is happy and having wet diapers I am sure she is fine!

Now if you could get her to eat more during the day, she might go longer between feeds at night!

[TrudyCampbell]

Jan 7, 2013 19:25:22 GMT -5 ladybug said:

hmmm interesting. I haven't thought to try a sippy- she does know how to use one. And I also have one of those spoons so that could work too! Thanks ladies! I'm just worried she isn't getting enough food/nurtrion because she eats so little and she is starting to look thinner (which I know can be normal at this age too)

also Trudy! Love your new (?) siggy!! Haven't seen it before

Thanks!