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At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« on: July 21, 2011, 12:19:03 pm »
Hi everyone,
I have an almost 7 month old daughter. She was exclusively breastfed until 6 months. The I started with solids and formula as I will go back to work.
She is not that interested in solids.
For formula she is not taking what she is supposed to, for the moment Im with 3 bottles and 1 brestfeed. She has been waking up around 5 (when I was breastfeeding she woke up earloer to eat). So when she wakes up at 5 i breastfeed and she goes back to sleep. Today she was up at 7 and at 7.15 I offered a bottle. She took 120ml. Then aT 11 she took 160ml and I offered solids but ahe didnt want. I will offer again a bottle at 3 and I think she will only take 150 ml as usual. At night I will brestfeed but as I start feeling that i dont have that much of milk, i will ofer a bottle.
My question is, as she is not drinking that much, do I give a DF? To try to have her to drink more?
Or do I only offer 3 times a day, to try to get her to drink more?
Im really desesperate, as she is not drinking that much and solids are not that interesting for her.
Thanks a lot for your advices
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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2011, 12:29:25 pm »
I wouldn't start a DF now, she's at the age when you are looking to drop it really.

I'm sure she didn't take much at the 7.15 bottle because she only ate 2 hours earlier. Have you got her on a fast flow teat? Can you post your whole day so we can see what is going on.

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Eat - what times and how much
Activity - how long for
Sleep - what times and how long for.

If she eats at all over night make sure you include that info too!

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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2011, 12:41:44 pm »
Hi Laura,

Our routine is as follows:

E 7.00am (started yesterday with bottle) 120ml. I takes her around 35min or so, as she takes around 90ml at firt, then she burps and then again. at a point that she doesnt want anymore.
A 7.30-9.30
S 9.30-11.00
E 11.00 bottle 160ml, took 40min. I sat there to see if she wanted more, but she didnt want and she seemed to me she was full.
E around 12 took 1tsp of spinach puree, didnt like it and she didnt want more (that was today)
A 12 - 1.30pm
S 1.30pm - 3 pm
E 3 pm bottle, usually she takes 160 ml
E 3.40pm fruit, takes around 4 tsp
A 3.40pm - 5.20pm
S 5.20pm - 6.00 pm

Bath at 6.30pm
Breastfed at 7pm and at 7.30pm she is in bed.

I havent used a fast flow teat, I will try at 3pm.

For the BF at 7pm I will complement with Formula, as I can see that my breast are going down.

Since 1 week she has had NF around 4.30 or 5 am. I BF. I know at 7 am will not be that long since I fed her,
but Im afraid that if she wakes up at 7am and I dont feed her, then the whole EASY will be wrong and then before BT maybe she wont be that hungry.

When I was exclusively BF she woke up around 2am and then around 5.40am more or less, now it seems she sleeps more.

What do you think?
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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2011, 13:34:59 pm »
Definitly try a faster teat, she is taking a long time to feed. Ideally a bottle feed should take around 20 mins at the most really - did she take a long time at the breast?

Laura
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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2011, 14:30:31 pm »
Hi Laura,

For the bottle of 3pm, I tried the fast flow teat, and no change. She drank 120ml an hour later I gave her half of a banana.

Breastfeeding took around 15 to 20 min both breasts.

I really dont know!
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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2011, 14:58:20 pm »
What bottle type are you using - have you tried any others with different shaped teats to see if that makes a difference?

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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2011, 15:38:10 pm »
Hi,

Im using Avent, do you think this maybe the cause? which other I could try?
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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2011, 12:37:45 pm »
Hi Laura,
I bought today A Tomme Tippie bottle. I hope this can make a difference. Im really worried she is not drinking enough.

This morning she took 210, but I think it was because it is the first night she didnt wake up to eat. But then at 11 she only drank 90ml!!! I really hope at 3 she will drink more.

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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2011, 14:35:29 pm »
That was a good first bottle! So she's had 10oz today so far - that's half of what she needs already!

Was that with the new bottle? If it was stick with it for a couple of days to let her get used to it before you can really see if it's better for her or not.

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Re: At almost 7 months do I start with a DF?
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2011, 07:59:57 am »
Hi Laura,

First and second bottle was with Avent. Afterwards I tried the new one and I think she likes it more.
I hope it will work.
Thanks a lot for your help!
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