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mixed feelings about total bottle rejection
Well, it's official. After four months of taking EBM from a bottle
without too much fuss, ds#2 has decided that really boob is the only way to go. The last three times he's been left with a bottle of EBM, he's fussed and refused it most stubbornly. And don't get me started on the failed attempts to give him formula (since expressing is such a pain for me) on the odd time I've left him. Total revulsion, which makes me proud but also annoys a bit, since it curtails the amount of time I can leave him. Oh, well. He's 5 months old now. Another month and then he'll be starting solids, and he can have a sippy cup of water then, and between those he should be able to tie himself over if I go out for 2+ hours. Man, though, I need a break from the little people once in a while, you know? Melania |
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"Melania" wrote in message oups.com... Man, though, I need a break from the little people once in a while, you know? I hear ya. At least he did take a bottle for a while ) Taryn refused one, but now at 7 months she will drink a little water from a cup or her Nuby sippy cup and she is eating solids nicely (even at what we ate tonight without mashing it up!). You might get someone to try a sippy cup and see if he will drink from that. How much can you express? Could you just mix a little EBM with a little formula? |
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Plissken wrote: "Melania" wrote in message oups.com... Man, though, I need a break from the little people once in a while, you know? I hear ya. At least he did take a bottle for a while ) Taryn refused one, but now at 7 months she will drink a little water from a cup or her Nuby sippy cup and she is eating solids nicely (even at what we ate tonight without mashing it up!). You might get someone to try a sippy cup and see if he will drink from that. How much can you express? Could you just mix a little EBM with a little formula? Well, I can express a fair bit. I have about 5 ounces going off in the fridge right now. I know he won't drink it (it's been there since Friday, and has been warmed up twice, and really should be tossed). I can get about an ounce every 7-10 minutes, so it represents 35-50 minutes of work, spread out over the day whenever I could snatch a minute away from them, which is why I'm reluctant to toss it. I have no luck with pumps (letdown's fine, but the seal is never good and most of it leaks out the bottom and into my lap instead of going into the pump), so I'm hand expressing. I wonder if I got about 2 oz of EBM per oz of formula in a cup, if he would drink it sitting at the table. He is desperate to do whatever big bro does, so maybe if they both had cups . . . certainly something to consider! I can't wait to start him on table food. As it is, I have to hold back from just sticking morsels off my plate into his mouth (as I did with J when he was a slightly older baby). Thanks, Nadine! Melania |
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Melania wrote:
Man, though, I need a break from the little people once in a while, you know? Melania Totally. :-D Sing it sister. Give me a call if you need a visit. I'll bring a treat. ;-) Jacqueline |
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Cuddlefish wrote: Melania wrote: Man, though, I need a break from the little people once in a while, you know? Melania Totally. :-D Sing it sister. Give me a call if you need a visit. I'll bring a treat. ;-) Jacqueline Thank you!!! Alas, we are all sick with a cold, and I don't want to infect the two of you. Our only social interaction these days is with the little germ vector downstairs, (dh calls her "plague girl"), since she probably gave it to us in the first place . . . I'll call you soon, though! Melania |
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Melania wrote: Well, it's official. After four months of taking EBM from a bottle without too much fuss, ds#2 has decided that really boob is the only way to go. The last three times he's been left with a bottle of EBM, he's fussed and refused it most stubbornly. And don't get me started on the failed attempts to give him formula (since expressing is such a pain for me) on the odd time I've left him. Total revulsion, which makes me proud but also annoys a bit, since it curtails the amount of time I can leave him. Oh, well. He's 5 months old now. Another month and then he'll be starting solids, and he can have a sippy cup of water then, and between those he should be able to tie himself over if I go out for 2+ hours. Man, though, I need a break from the little people once in a while, you know? Melania Will he drink from a regular cup? You'd have to help him with it, but my son started drinking from a cup at barely past 5 months old. He didn't figure out how to use a sippy until he was about a year old. Clisby |
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mixed feelings about total bottle rejection
Clisby wrote: Melania wrote: Well, it's official. After four months of taking EBM from a bottle without too much fuss, ds#2 has decided that really boob is the only way to go. The last three times he's been left with a bottle of EBM, he's fussed and refused it most stubbornly. And don't get me started on the failed attempts to give him formula (since expressing is such a pain for me) on the odd time I've left him. Total revulsion, which makes me proud but also annoys a bit, since it curtails the amount of time I can leave him. Oh, well. He's 5 months old now. Another month and then he'll be starting solids, and he can have a sippy cup of water then, and between those he should be able to tie himself over if I go out for 2+ hours. Man, though, I need a break from the little people once in a while, you know? Melania Will he drink from a regular cup? You'd have to help him with it, but my son started drinking from a cup at barely past 5 months old. He didn't figure out how to use a sippy until he was about a year old. Clisby Yeah, my eldest didn't work out the sippy cup thing till he was well past a year - we couldn't impress upon him the need to tip it up! Last night I expressed an ounce and gave the bottle to the baby to play with in his swing. He did not bad at getting the nipple in his mouth and chewing it. I think the big problem is that he's forgotten how to suck from a bottle nipple. I bet the cup thing would work - that's what we'll try when next the baby stays home with dh! thanks, Melania |
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Melania wrote: Clisby wrote: Melania wrote: Well, it's official. After four months of taking EBM from a bottle without too much fuss, ds#2 has decided that really boob is the only way to go. The last three times he's been left with a bottle of EBM, he's fussed and refused it most stubbornly. And don't get me started on the failed attempts to give him formula (since expressing is such a pain for me) on the odd time I've left him. Total revulsion, which makes me proud but also annoys a bit, since it curtails the amount of time I can leave him. Oh, well. He's 5 months old now. Another month and then he'll be starting solids, and he can have a sippy cup of water then, and between those he should be able to tie himself over if I go out for 2+ hours. Man, though, I need a break from the little people once in a while, you know? Melania Will he drink from a regular cup? You'd have to help him with it, but my son started drinking from a cup at barely past 5 months old. He didn't figure out how to use a sippy until he was about a year old. Clisby Yeah, my eldest didn't work out the sippy cup thing till he was well past a year - we couldn't impress upon him the need to tip it up! Last night I expressed an ounce and gave the bottle to the baby to play with in his swing. He did not bad at getting the nipple in his mouth and chewing it. I think the big problem is that he's forgotten how to suck from a bottle nipple. I bet the cup thing would work - that's what we'll try when next the baby stays home with dh! thanks, Melania I wonder if he's teething. My son started rejecting a bottle at about 6 months - and he'd had at least a bottle a day from the time he was about 2 weeks old, so I doubt he forgot. He was *really* teething, though, and all he wanted to do with the bottle was chomp on the nipple while EBM sprayed everywhere. Clisby |
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snip Will he drink from a regular cup? You'd have to help him with it, but my son started drinking from a cup at barely past 5 months old. He didn't figure out how to use a sippy until he was about a year old. Clisby Yeah, my eldest didn't work out the sippy cup thing till he was well past a year - we couldn't impress upon him the need to tip it up! Last night I expressed an ounce and gave the bottle to the baby to play with in his swing. He did not bad at getting the nipple in his mouth and chewing it. I think the big problem is that he's forgotten how to suck from a bottle nipple. I bet the cup thing would work - that's what we'll try when next the baby stays home with dh! thanks, Melania I wonder if he's teething. My son started rejecting a bottle at about 6 months - and he'd had at least a bottle a day from the time he was about 2 weeks old, so I doubt he forgot. He was *really* teething, though, and all he wanted to do with the bottle was chomp on the nipple while EBM sprayed everywhere. Clisby Oh, yeah. He's been teething on and off for a couple of months now, and is definitely going through a chomping phase. He doesn't have any actual teeth yet, though. So far, he's only bit the nipple 3 or 4 times, which is good - we'll see how he does down the road! Melania |
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mixed feelings about total bottle rejection
"Melania" wrote and I snipped:
Well, it's official. After four months of taking EBM from a bottle without too much fuss, ds#2 has decided that really boob is the only way to go. The last three times he's been left with a bottle of EBM, he's fussed and refused it most stubbornly. And don't get me started on the failed attempts to give him formula (since expressing is such a pain for me) on the odd time I've left him. Total revulsion, which makes me proud but also annoys a bit, since it curtails the amount of time I can leave him. Oh, well. He's 5 months old now. Another month and then he'll be starting solids, and he can have a sippy cup of water then, and between those he should be able to tie himself over if I go out for 2+ hours. At 5 months old, I wouldn't worry about leaving him without drink/food. I think that if he was hungry, he'd take the bottle (or cup as others have suggested). My best friend took a 5-month maternity leave with her 2nd DD. When she went back to work, her baby wasn't taking a bottle at all. The providers tried all manner of ways to get her to take formula, but she refused. So, she went without until she reconnected with Mom. In the end, I don't think it was an issue. So, I'd recommend not worrying over 2+ hours. How has your DS#2 acted other than when he was confronted with the bottle? HTH, -Patty, mom of 1+2 |
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