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is 9mo too early to drop to only 2 bottles?
« on: May 09, 2008, 20:26:50 pm »
hi -

my DS is 9mo and the last week at the daycare he has basically refused his 2pm bottle (he gets one at waking and one before bed as well).  He's a good solid food eater, but these bottles are the only way we are having much success getting liquids into him (I will investigate the boards to find tips on how to get him to drink from a sippy or a cup - so far we are making better progress from a normal cup than from a sippy or a straw cup).

I seem to recall that my DD was taking 3 bottles until almost 1 year.

Is 9mo too soon to expect that a LO would refuse a bottle (or take only 2oz)?  I am planning to go over "how to make the bottle" again with the day care lady in case she's making it with too much or too little formula and DS refusing because it's yucky.

cheers - Eleni

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Re: is 9mo too early to drop to only 2 bottles?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2008, 20:31:12 pm »
Up until the age of 1 milk is still the main source of your lo's nutritian and he should be getting at least 20oz per day.

Could there be some other factors why your lo is refusing this bottle i.e teething?  My DS went through a really bad teething phase at the age of 9 months where he refused a bottle for about 3-4 days.

I would definitely keep trying to offer this bottle for as long as you can and try and rule out any other factors.

Do you think that your lo could be filling up too much on solids?

Can you post your current routine of bottles and solids, as well as times so that we can have a look at it for you?
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Re: is 9mo too early to drop to only 2 bottles?
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2008, 18:28:29 pm »
Hello Paula -

thanks so much.

Here is a rough schedule:

6:30/7: wake and bottle: 7-8oz
9:00: rice cereal mixed with fruit
10-11:30 nap
12:00 lunch: 3-4 T plain fullfat yogurt + 1 large jar baby food
14/14:30: 7 oz bottle (the one he has been refusing flat out or taking only 2 oz)
1 or 1.5 hour nap after the bottle
16:30: dinner of 1 large jar baby food and sometimes fruit (like 1/2 banana)
18:30: bottle (7-8 oz of which he generally finishes at least 6, but sometimes all).
immediately to bed.

STTN (most of the time)

Although 9mo, he still does not have his first tooth (DD also got first at 10mos) and we have been suspecting teething for so many issues for so many months without nary a tooth, we are not suspecting it for anything any more....  another problem I will be looking into is the amount of activity going on around him as they attempt to give him the afternoon bottle at day care.  he is extremely easy to distract, so that could be playing a role.

any other ideas you have would be most apprecitates, although i will definitely continue to offer him the afternoon bottle for another couple of weeks before totally giving up.

thanks - eleni

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Re: is 9mo too early to drop to only 2 bottles?
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2008, 19:58:36 pm »
Have you tried cutting the solids down a bit at lunch time to see if that makes any difference.  He does seem to be eating a lot of food.

Even though your lo does not have any teeth, he can still most definitely be theething.  When the teeth are moving in the gums, this can be very painful for them and cause them to go off their food.

I do know that when my DD cut her first tooth about a month ago, she was very fussy on her daytime bottles, but her night time one went down a treat.

My DD is also very nosey as to what is going on in nursery during the day.  I have asked nursery to feed her in her bouncy chair facing the other kids, so that she can see what is going on without having to turn her head around.  This has helped a lot, and they can usually get her to drink about 6 oz of her 8 oz bottle.  Not sure if they have tried this.
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