« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Difficutly Weaning  (Read 1450 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline megs

  • New & Learning The Ropes!
  • *
  • Showing Appreciation 0
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 3
    • Location:
Difficutly Weaning
« on: August 21, 2005, 02:58:35 am »
I have gone back to work so I had to wean my eight month old.  I worked at a school last Spring and I pumped so we took a bottle until he was 5 monhts old.  I was home with him all summer and nursed him only (no bottle).  Now I have gone back to work and I have no time to pump.  He is going to the same sitter that he went to before, but now he will not take a bottle at all.  He also refuses a sippy cup.  We have been struggling with this for a week and he screams and turns his head and puts his lips together when either a sippy cup or a bottle comes near.  I am very worried about nutrition and dehydration.  We have spoken with the doctor several times, a nutritionist, and our parents as teachers advocate, as well as many friends and family.  We are receiving conflicting advice from everyone.  There have been a couple of occassions that he has taken some formula from a sippy cup and/or a bottle, but when we try again later, he screams bloody murder.  Will this pass?  Is he just testing me?  Does anyone have any experience with this or any advice.  Thank you.
Logged

Offline tylersmommy

  • Resident BW Chatterbox!
  • *****
  • Showing Appreciation 172
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 3433
  • Nebraska, USA
    • Location: Nebraska
Difficutly Weaning
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2005, 03:35:15 am »
How are things going? Has he started taking formula again?
Logged
Melissa
Mommy to Tyler, 12/30/03 and Mackenzie, 10/17/06
<img src="http://b5.lilypie.com/Uavem6.png" alt="Lilypie 5th Birthday Ticker" border="0"  />

Offline hollyandchloesmom

  • BW Devotee
  • ****
  • Showing Appreciation 23
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 341
    • Location: uk
Difficutly Weaning
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2005, 08:49:16 am »
I know this isn't unusual, there is a small baby at dd1's nusery that doesn't drink milk at all!

My nephew now 18 months stopped drinking formula milk once his mom went back to work at 6 months.  Was breastfeed, then came off to go on to formula and was fine then one day just refused.  She was told as long as they get milk in their breakfast and through food they will be fine.  She was also told to flavour the milk if all else fails, I was told this once by a healthvisitor as well.  I know its not the perfect solution but they say that it is better than none at all.

Hope this helps and you resolve the issue.
Logged
jane
dd1 - chloe 24.4.2
dd2 - holly 18.3.5

Offline megs

  • New & Learning The Ropes!
  • *
  • Showing Appreciation 0
  • Gender: Female
  • Posts: 3
    • Location:
Weaning
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2005, 03:54:08 am »
Thank you both for responding.  Roman finally decided one day to begin drinking from a sippy cup.  He took a couple of ounces at a time, then the next day he took a little bit more, until finally, he has begun drinking 8 ounces at a time.  His refusal to drink lasted nearly 2 weeks, but when he changed his mind, he really started doing well.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »