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Liking bottle/formula less and less..or so it seems...
« on: August 01, 2010, 13:59:51 pm »
So DD is 9 months and 1.5 weeks or so...and lately she has been drinking less and less. She's a big girl...at least 23 lbs...loves food food..seems to prefer it to formula actually....So I'm wondering if this is normal?Is it.....something I should worry about?
She used to do 6 ounces 4x a day---now its more like..4....maybe 5 ounces per feed.
She is more mobile now, she can crawl...and is trying to walk as well..does that maybe have something to do with it?
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Re: Liking bottle/formula less and less..or so it seems...
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2010, 14:38:46 pm »
From my experience, I found that DS was starting to get ready to transition to 3 bottles at around that age, both because of how his naps were, but also because he was able to go longer and longer between feeds.  Plus, like you mentioned, they start eating more solids (which is what you want going into the beginning of the 2nd year).

It could be that if you get her to 3 bottles a day, she might drink more milk/formula.  It looks like she's doing ~20 oz right now, so maybe trying the 3 feeds will help pick it back up to ~24.  My DS was doing ~24 then (still does now, but just eats more ::)).  But, if she's happy, eating and gaining weight well, then it's probably not an issue.  All LOs are different.

Anyways, hope that's not too rambling!

Here are some links that really helped me out, that might help you, too :)
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=67569.0
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=67398.0
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=67403.0

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Re: Liking bottle/formula less and less..or so it seems...
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2010, 14:45:52 pm »
Thanks Sara
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Re: Liking bottle/formula less and less..or so it seems...
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2010, 17:34:50 pm »
How are things now? Did you decide to drop to 3 feeds? My DD was on 3 bottles from about 7 months because she was refusing due to reflux - it did help get more into her. Don't forget that dairy in her food counts towards her daily intake so if she is getting at least 20oz of liquid milk plus foods like yoghurt, cheese etc then she will be getting what she needs.

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« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2010, 18:26:26 pm »
Well, trying to add in milk products.....not dropped one yet...but will try tomorrow.
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« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2010, 14:25:10 pm »
Update..I cut out the 2nd bottle of the day....gave her a snack instead..and it went well. She took 5 at the 3rd time slot (now the second time slot) and 6 before bed....
hope it goes ok today!
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Re: Liking bottle/formula less and less..or so it seems...
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2010, 17:50:51 pm »
Yeah! Glad it went well! It may take her a few days to settle into a new routine but sounds like she is off to a good start!

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Re: Liking bottle/formula less and less..or so it seems...
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2010, 19:03:37 pm »
That's a nice update :)  Hope it continues to be a smooth transition :)
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