Won't take last bottle of day...why?

[Sabine]

My ds is 9.5mo old.  He gets 3 meals of solids per day and is stil taking 4 bottles.  Over the last few days, he hasn't been interested in his bottle before bed and as a result has been waking b/w 5-530 when he used to sleep until 6-630.  Any suggestions on how I can get him to take this bottle better??  Should I be dropping any bottles??

Here is his schedule most days

6-6:30 wake and BF
7-730 solids (4tbsp cereal and 4tbsp fruit)
9-915 nap for 1-1.5hrs
11-1130 bottle (5-6 oz)
1200-1230 solids (1tbsp meat, 4tbsp veg, 4tbsp fruit) and sips of water
200 nap for 1-1.5hrs
330-4 bottle (5-6oz)
430- solids supper (4tbsp cereal, 4tbsp veg and 3tbsp fruit)
700 bottle and bed


I have found if I give his solids any later than 430 it will make the 700 bottle impossible to take.
He usually takes on average 20-25 oz of EBM per day.

Any suggestions on what I can do??

Sabine

[LŠuren]

Like you say it may mean you need to go to 3 milk feeds at approx.

1st.  6-6:30 wake and BF
2nd.  move the 2 middle bottles together so he gets in the middle of the day.
3rd.  7:00 bottle and bed

You will find sample routines here - https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=10386.0

HTH's

[thitz]

Sabine, I had the exact same problem.  My lo wouldn't take the last bottle either.  I ended up keeping all her earlier bottle times but just giving her a pot of yogurt (like the little mini-gos) just before bed.  She loved them and it counts as a lot of calories and calcium.

Tarri

[Sabine]

Calum's mom...

I like this schedule.  When should I give the 2nd bottle??  You said mid day--when would that be??
I have been doing bottle before solids b/c if I do solids first he will take very little bottle.

Thanks for all the great advice to everyone:)

[LŠuren]

Sabine, it depends on his 2nd nap unfortunatelty, so I have left it up to you. Ideally 1 or 2pm 

[*Natasha*]

This is how our day looks my DD is on 3 bottles:

6.30/7am - Wake cuddles with Mum and Dad
7.30am - Breakfast with 2ozs of milk in a sippy cup
8amish - Bottle 8ozs
9.45am - Sleep 1.5hrs
12.30pm - Lunch with 2ozs of milk in a sippy cup
1.30pm - Bottle 6.5ozs
2.30pm - Sleep 1.5hrs
4pm - Sometimes snack and a drink
5.30pm - Dinner with water in a sippy cup
6.15pm - Bath, Bottle 8ozs
7.15pm - Bed for the night.

Hope this helps