Not sure if this is EASY or bottle feeding, so feel free to move
Hi - just a bit of background, E was ebf until the past two weeks. She was on morning feed, bedtime feed and a midday feed usually before a nap as she sleeps so much better. We've transitioned her onto Nutramigen as she was a failure to thrive baby and still has mspi wreaking a lot of havoc on her little body if she eats anything forbidden. She LOVES the stuff, loves her bottle and although my public healt nurse said she should only have two 8 oz feeds per day, she's happily guzzling three down. I've tried on a few occasions to drop the amount gradually in the midday bottle but she's resisting hard. She eats very well as far as solids go and there's days she would happily sit for an hour and constantly eat finger foods. I really think she's getting enough solids wise but she's demanding that third bottle. By demanding I mean today she got 6oz and she threw herself on the floor screaming. If I attempted a nap she would have screamed for an hour like she has in the past. She drinks tons of water from a sippy but the only way we've been able to get her to drink the Nutramigen was through the bottle. I really don't have the intent on weaning the bottle, although she would take it from a sippy quite well. She's just incredibly messy with a sippy and that's why I haven't done it that way.
I don't think it's a prop issue as she's fallen asleep otherwise earlier in the day and had her bottle upon waking.
My gut tells me that her body is somewhat making up for lost time in growth if that makes any sense and she's finally drinking something that doesn't hurt her belly.
Am I crazy? She weighs 20lbs 14oz, was 8lbs 8oz at birth so a bit small yet according to my nurse, but I can't shake the feeling that she needs the bottle.
Thoughts?
TIA
