Author Topic: milk intake drastically dropped - how to handle it?? (Read 4175 times)

*Becky* · « **on:** March 02, 2012, 18:55:27 pm »

DD has always been a very good eater. The last few days she has been hardly drinking her milk i.e. today 15oz as opposed to her normal 27. It is not teeth as she was cutting her first tooth last weekend and was still eating and drinking fine but DS has had a virus which left him with a poor appetite so I 'guess' it could be that.

I just wanted advice as to how to handle it really. She was on 4 bottles a day but we had decided to cut back to 3 just as this started. Is it ok to stick with 3 or do you think I should be offering 4 still???

Yesterday was a 3 bottle day and she took 15oz and then I went back to 4 today and she still took 15. Do you think just keep on with the 3? I worry about dehydration as she will not drink water out of her sippy.

Thanks

Lolly · « **Reply #1 on:** March 02, 2012, 20:00:00 pm »

If you think she is ill then I would stick with the 4 bottles until she is well again, it may be the same amount of milk but she will be having it more frequently which would probably be better for now if she is ill. Once you know she is well see how the milk intake is and re-evaluate.

HTH!

Laura

*Becky* · « **Reply #2 on:** March 02, 2012, 20:02:28 pm »

thanks laura xx

*Becky* · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2012, 14:46:05 pm »

today she took 6oz of the am bottle but then 3 of the second and i really had to push to get her to take that which I don't want to do.....
She is not that ill, I am confused as to what to do. Do you think stick with 4 for another 3 days or so and then re assess?

*Becky* · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2012, 19:14:52 pm »

so it went 6,3,4,7

the middle 2 were a struggle.....cannot tell if this is just her way of telling me she does not want 4 bottles!!??

londonlady · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2012, 21:26:48 pm »

I think if you're happy she's not that unwell and she's eating solids ok, then maybe try the 3 tomorrow as you were saying she was taking the same volume... Just to see what happens yk?

Does she take any water with her meals? And can you add any milk into her meals tomorrow to bump her up?

xxx

*Becky* · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:29:43 am »

she will not use her sippy so no, she does not have water. I do add milk to her cereal and I have been adding it in where I can. my mum has her today for the first time as we are out for lunch so will not make any changes but if still the same tomorrow then I will try 3 again.

She did drink all her bottle this am so that is something.
thanks Rach x

*Becky* · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2012, 18:43:50 pm »

refused the 2 midday bottles - drank bedtime. Yikes, just do not know what to do here...

*Becky* · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2012, 19:01:23 pm »

ok well after talking to DH we are just going to go to 3 bottles and 'try' giving her milk before her pm nap in the hopes that she will take it then...fingers crossed.

Lolly · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2012, 19:16:44 pm »

I think that's your best bet really. Make sure you do it for at least a week to let her adjust to the new routine before you decide if it's working or not.

What type of sippy cup are you using?

Laura

*Becky* · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2012, 19:18:53 pm »

a small pink tommee tippee one. I remember DS was the same and then one day when he was about 1 he picked it up and drank from it...

londonlady · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2012, 19:43:58 pm »

Sofia has the same one. It's tricky because she needs it really full to be able to drink from it at the angle she can tip it to, but when it's full it's quite heavy for her to lift with 1 hand (which is how she seems to want to drink.) So I usually help her with it and she drinks a fair bit. Have you tried any other cups - maybe a straw one?

Try not to panic about her milk intake. Is she still sleeping ok? I know a lot of other mums whose 8-9m olds are already down to 2 bottles and they're just making up the extra ounces where they can with dairy foods.

x

Lolly · « **Reply #12 on:** March 04, 2012, 19:47:15 pm »

I am a fan of the free flow tommee tippee cups - we still use them for drinks in front of the TV! Do you tip it up for her? We got ours to drink from them by letting them play with them, we showed them to tip them up onto their highchair trays and splash in the water and encouraged them to put their fingers in the water and into their mouths - messy but fun! We also tipped the cups for them when they put them near their mouths as they really didn't know what to do with them at first! They all do get the hang of it eventually though!

Laura

*Becky* · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2012, 11:41:00 am »

we are struggling along. I spoke to the HV yesterday and she seemed to say that anything over 15oz was just about ok.

We managed 5oz this am and i got 3 into her cereal. She just does not seem to even like seeing the bottle. She IS very whiny and has a lot of BM's so I suspect teeth but I cannot actually see anything.

londonlady · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2012, 12:36:26 pm »

Hope the HV has given you some reassurance she is getting the nutrition she needs. Teething is such a rubbish rubbish time. You almost wouldn't mind if they religiously sprouted a tooth each time they display all the symptoms, but more often than not it comes to nothing!! So frustrating.

Sending hugs and "OUT OUT TEETH" vibes. x

*Becky* · « **Reply #15 on:** March 06, 2012, 14:19:18 pm »

Quote from: londondixy on March 06, 2012, 12:36:26 pm

You almost wouldn't mind if they religiously sprouted a tooth each time they display all the symptoms, but more often than not it comes to nothing!!

yes this xx

londonlady · « **Reply #16 on:** March 08, 2012, 22:14:57 pm »

How's M doing with the milk Becky?

Sofia has dropped down in the last 2 days - she was on 4-5 bottles a day totalling nearly 30oz and today has taken about 10oz in bottles and another 4 oz that I've added into food. She refused every bottle except the morning one but DH managed to get her to take a few oz at BT...?? Am thinking teething as I can see her gums bulging, but she is eating solids just fine and seems to be suddenly showing a preference for them. I offered a bottle first this pm and she refused it but happily gobbled up dinner when offered... Maybe this is a turning point in the milk / solids consumption?

Just wondered if M's had gone back up or if it has stayed lower?

Rach.x

*Becky* · « **Reply #17 on:** March 09, 2012, 10:34:37 am »

thanks for thinking of us Rach. We are now on 3 bottles. She takes around 5oz in the am and i add the other 3 to her bfast. Her second bottle is painful, she only takes 3-4 oz and it is a struggle but bedtime she takes around 7. She is so so so whiny atm so I am wondering teeth and we are getting strange NWings but it could also be SA.
I am trying to just go with it after being quite stressed last week. I cannot do more than offer it.
In our case she is not that keen on solids either - and she was such a good eater up until this!!!

Kyaggi · « **Reply #18 on:** March 09, 2012, 17:08:29 pm »

We have the same problem except our 5.5 month old dd isn't into eating solids much. I find it a struggle everyday to get her to eat its like I am chasing her around with a bottle all day. It's exhausting. Sometimes she will take 5 oz in the morning and other times 4. Midday is just up to her sometimes 6 oz sometimes 3. It's so frustrating I offer 6 every time and throw half away most feedings. She has been doing this for a long time now but the doctor said she is gaining weight fine so Im not supposed to worry but I am worried.

*Kara* · « **Reply #19 on:** March 18, 2012, 20:09:37 pm »

Ladies - I found with bad teething that DD would develop a pain association with her bottles and would refuse them. I got advice to try some Orajel about 10 mins before a bottle to take any pain away so she would "forget" that the bottles hurt her... it took a couple of days, but it did work.

Becky - we were down to 3 bottles at 8.5 months... We did this:

Wake 8ozs
Breakfast an hour later
Lunch at noon
Nap 2 at 230 so 8 ozs bottle at 215 in her room in the dark to keep distractions down and keep her relaxed!
Dinner 530pm
BT 8pm so 8ozs around 815, again in her room in the dark!

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