Please help us,
We have been doing EASY since my DD was 8 weeks old and doing great. She is now 7 months and we have hit a hurdle. Namely EATING. She wont drink her bottle
schedule
7 awake
wont eat until around 7.30, taking 2-3 attempts to take bottle, now only drinking around 6oz
8am cereal
9.30 - 11.00 sleep
11.15 bottle, again takes up to an hour to drink bottle, then only takes around 5 oz
12.30 vegies or yoghurt
2.00 - 3.30 sleep
4 - bottle will usually take all this bottle - 8 oz
5 - vegies
If no afternoon nap, bed time routine starts at 6, bath, book, bottle (5oz) and bed by 6.30
If she has an afternoon nap, bed time routine starts at 7, in bed by 7.30
OK, so what I need help with is that she is fighting me at every feed. She never seems to be hungry for her bottle. Usually she will bite the teat or just push the bottle away. Does EASY change as they get older? should I try giving her the bottle every 5 hours instead? Should I decrease the amount of solids I am giving her? (she has 3 meals of around 3-4 tblspns)
I would have thought that if her last bottle is at 7, she would be hungry for a bottle by 7 not fighting it.
Over the last 4 weeks I have tried different formulas (has been on thickened due to reflux) different bottles, different teats all to no avail.
What do I do? I am in tears nearly everyday because of the fight we have.
Clare