Bottle struggle

rrachelle813

is anyone else having an issue with giving your LO's bottles? Every bottle I try to give her now is turning into a huge struggle. I've spoken to our pedi about this and she said to continue to try to give her 24 oz a day but that's not happening. If she ate more finger foods I wouldn't be too worried but right now she's only interested in playing with everything I give her (except for purées, she loves those). Anyone else?

smushi

J is eating less from his bottles in the last two weeks.  He was taking 4 oz each bottle at daycare and now they're only getting about 2 oz each time (which is distressing for me since I go through a lot to pump what I do).

rrachelle813

We used to do 7oz bottles 4 times a day. I've tried adjusting the amt and the time between bottles but that hasn't helped. She just doesn't seem interested anymore. I'm wondering if now's the time when we should start transitioning to whole milk. Maybe she'll actually want to drink.

smushi

Either that, or try it in a sippy cup?  

rrachelle813

Yea, we've tried that too. I've tried 4 different sippy cups and she just wants to chew on the spout. Idk. Babies are so complicated.

BADASBKRCK

DD is all about bottles...I'm actually worried about how we can get away from them in the future

manders803

I haven't tried a bottle since I stopped working. I will say she was never into puréed food but does better with solids. I worry about how little she eats as I think about weening her.

clbailey5

Yes! MyDD is totally uninterested in her bottles and pretty much only eats purées (sometimes not even) before she was non stop

emilyann64

C has stopped nursing as much and eats a lot of food (most of the time). We still do a lot of purées bc she doesn't always like the texture of finger foods. Lunch meat is always a hit though.
I would say she eats about 6-7 ounces of food at a meal.

smushi

What about just a cup then?  LO loves to drink from a cup I hold for him.

Talltrees82

BADASBKRCK said:

DD is all about bottles...I'm actually worried about how we can get away from them in the future

This is my LO too. Although today he took a little less formula than usual. But he might have a little bug.

Pearlvirus

Mine never took a bottle but did eventually get the hang of a sippy cup. However, yesterday she wouldn't take that either, so I switched to a straw and she loved it!

rrachelle813

Idk if it's the formula or the bottle to be honest. I guess we'll just keep trying the sippy cup. I'd love to be completely done with the bottle when she turns a year!