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11.5 month old fighting bottles
« on: July 14, 2009, 10:58:16 am »
Hi.  My 11.5 month old has really been fighting his bottles lately and I'm wondering if I should start switching him to cow's milk now and put it in a sippy.  Any thoughts? 
How much cow's milk should he get in a day?

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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2009, 18:44:27 pm »
Hello Yellow rose,

Sorry for the delay in replying to you.

How many bottles of formula is your lo on a day?  It could be that your lo is looking to drop a bottle.

Also what size teat are you using?  Do you think your lo could be bored with the flow and ready to go up a teat size?

Is your lo teething at all?  This can also be a reason why your lo is fighting bottles.

It is recommended that your lo weans onto a sippy cup at the age of 1 however it is not 100% necessary to be done right away, some mums leave it closer to 2.
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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2009, 19:02:15 pm »
Hi, Paula.  Well, since I posted this, I decided to replace one bottle with a cup of milk and a snack.  I did that yesterday and he did alright.  He didn't drink much of the milk, but I know he's not going to take to it right away.

He was taking four bottles, three of which were 6 ozs. and one 7 oz. bottle.  He drinks about 4 or 5 ozs. and then starts to push it away, but he really fights the 3rd bottle, so that is the one I cut out.  However, even with that being gone, he's still not interested in taking more formula from his bottles.  I just want to make sure he is getting enough formula/milk.  Yesterday, he took about 16 ounces of formula and 1 ounce of milk.

Yes, I think he is teething because he always has his fingers in his ears, which I've heard is a sign of teeth coming in.

I really do want to switch him to a sippy, so we'll stay on this path of switching one bottle at a time until he catches on.  My oldest was off bottles at 1, but he was in daycare and the daycare provider pretty much did the switch for me.

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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2009, 19:07:55 pm »
The recommended amount is 20oz per day, but that does not have to just include milk that they drink.  It can include milk in cereals, yogurts, cheese, any dairy products.

At this age a lot of lo's are on 2 bigger milk feeds during the day, and then a small snack in between, so you are on the right track with replacing one bottle with milk in a sippy.

If your lo is teething have you tried rubbing some teething gel on his gums to see if that helps ease any discomfort.

If you are not wanting to buy any more teats for your bottles (which is understandable if you are weaning onto a sippy), you can try and make an extra hole in the teat to see if this helps your lo.  You can do this by using a steralised needle.
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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2009, 02:23:27 am »
I'm having the same problems now with my DD, also 11.5 months, and it's driving me crazy.  She'll take her morning bottle just fine (8 oz) but then refuses to take any in the afternoon, though today I was able to get 2.5 oz into her before her pm nap as she didn't eat a very good lunch.  Then tonight at bedtime she took another 2.5 oz then refused the rest.  She did have a good dinner, though a 2-part dinner - her's then she surfed off our plates an hour later, then it was trying to feed her that bottle 45 minutes later.  She's teething, I did giver her Tylenol tonight thinking maybe her gums were hurting so she didn't want to suck, but still only took that small amount.  She had about 13 oz of formula today plus some yogurt and cheese.  I know it's not enough but I'm at my wit's end trying to get her to take more.  ??? Tried some cold formula in a 4 oz bottle yesterday and it was refused, then today I tried some in a straw cup and it was refused.  I'm thinking tomorrow I'll try warm formula in a sippy and see if that works.  If not then I'll move on to cow's milk and see if that works.  
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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2009, 02:54:49 am »
Just wanted to offer:

Our pediatrician has a feeding chart indicating that anywhere from 16-32 oz is okay for los ages 10-12 months. They seem to start decreasing intake in this age range b/c of the increase in solids and the variety of solids where they are getting more nutrition from other foods as the pps mentioned: cheese/yogurt etc. So as long as you are getting to around 16 I wouldn't panic. 

I think many los drop a bottle and do a morning and evening bottle but sometimes cut the midday around this age. DD cut to three around 8 or so months but hasn't cut to two b/c it's hard to gauge her interest with cups rather than bottles as she doesn't chug them all down the way the way she used to do bottles, but I still offer three cups of milk a day now...she doesn't always drink them all, but milk is much cheaper than formula so it doesn't kill me as much as it used to with the formula.

Switching to sippy cups for us did lead to a decrease for awhile until DD got the hang of it. Then it went back up, although now I think it's back down as she approaches 12 months.

Lastly, DH and I decided to start weaning to cow's milk between 11 and 12 months figuring we'd meet with resistance and we did the gradual formula/milk mixtures and it worked well....although DD does prefer her milk warm (will drink it cold but not as much of it). 30 secs in the microwave usually does the trick. She is on all whole milk now and doing well.

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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2009, 15:09:28 pm »
Thanks Nicole!  I think we're off to the store today to buy some whole cow's milk and see if she'll take that.  She hoovered her morning bottle this morning then had 2 oz yogurt with her breakfast.  So she's had 10 oz of dairy so far today.  This transition time is so frustrating.  She hit 11 months and just decided that she didn't want those two daytime bottles - went from four 8 oz bottles to two in one weekend and now 2 weeks on we're down to only one consistently.  DH thinks I feed her dinner too close to bedtime, I'm sure it contributes but it won't get any better, especially once she starts daycare next month.  I figure if I can get small amounts of milk into her with lunch and snack then I won't stress about her taking only a small amount at bedtime.
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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2009, 15:20:43 pm »
Since she is almost 1 as long as she eats a decent dinner and takes a little bit of milk around dinner she should do fine through the night. Sounds like you are doing well with it and trying to not stress. She won't starve surely. :)







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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2009, 01:15:12 am »
Thanks!  She shocked me and took 5.5 oz tonight!  Maybe things are looking up.  She ate really well today too, not too much ended up on the floor.  Even when she refuses that bedtime bottle totally she still manages a solid 10 hours at night. 
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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2009, 14:18:36 pm »
Then she is probably eating as much as she needs and is good at regulating herself and not overeating. :)

Glad she is doing well!







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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2009, 16:13:28 pm »
She seems to be back on track (goodness I hope I didn't jinx things! :o ).  She drank 7 oz at bedtime last night and she drank it herself - refused to allow me to feed her, she had to hold the bottle herself and she happily chugged it down til it was almost finished (had 8 oz in it).  I was very happy!  Hopefully things will continue in this good vein tonight.  This morning she also refused to allow me to hold her bottle, she had to hold it herself, and she drank well, though only 6.5 oz.  Lots of yogurt and cheese for her today! 
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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2009, 01:05:11 am »
That seems fine. Sounds like she is going through a spurt of independence as well! Wants to do it all herself eh? They grow up too fast. Sigh.







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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2009, 01:46:40 am »
:( I jinxed myself!  Her Daddy tried to put her to bed tonight and it did not go well.  She flatly refused her bottle, even to drink it herself.  I brought the bottle in and saw the way he was trying to hold her and knew it would not go well - he doesn't recline her enough no matter how many times I tell him to - tries to feed her too upright and with her newfound independence it's not a good thing.  I may have to wake her in the night just to get some milk in her, in my opinion she hasn't had enough liquids today.  Sigh.....  Hopefully she'll be better for me tomorrow. 
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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2009, 23:42:47 pm »
2 steps forward, 1 step back eh? I'm sure she's fine. As long as she doesn't go days without drinking a good amount she'll be fine.







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Re: 11.5 month old fighting bottles
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2009, 02:36:50 am »
Yeah, pretty much that!  She just will not drink for her Daddy!  I was up with her about 1:50 a.m. feeding her that night.  I did the next night and she did just fine.  He did last night and I was up with her at 3:30 a.m.  He did the feeding tonight so goodness only knows what time she'll get me up.....Sigh......  I can't not let him feed her (had a big blow up this week about how he thinks I criticize him, etc.) so I'm stuck with the sleep deprivation caused by her not drinking her bottles for him. 
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