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Only takes bottle if swaddled

aquariogirlaquariogirl member
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LO is 8 months, 6 adjusted. 31 weeker w bad reflux. The way Ive been feeding him since he came home was swaddling him then giving him the bottle. I tried to feed him without being swaddled but hell try to knock the bottle out and in days w bad reflux it was very hard. Being swaddled made a world of difference. Now he's teething, and wants to put his hands in his  mouthall the time. I tried feed him unshaded w no luck. He cries puts hands in mouth etc. I also tried his first solid, oatmeal w a little spoon and him sitting in his high chair and he didn't take it bc I think he doesn't like the flavor, but I'm not so worry about solids bc I'll keep tring and  soon he'll start eating fine. I'm more worried about feeding him a bottle which is still his main source of nutrition. 

In addition I developed dequervains tendinitis in both wrist which makes all more complicated since u have to wear a brace while feeding him.

I'll appreciate any advice on what to do at this point. Thanks 

DS was born in April 2012 at 31 weeks - 45 days in NICU
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Re: Only takes bottle if swaddled

  • Sept30MadisonSept30Madison member

    Most of the time Julia needs to be swaddled in order to take her bottles.  We are seeing a Speech Language Pathologist for feeding aversion issues (she only eats about 16 oz a day and it's often a struggle to get her to drink that much).  They think it might be tied to her not being very good at regulating her sleep/awake schedules yet.

     My advice is to ask your pediatrician for a consult to see a SLP for feeding issues and/or contact your county's Early Intervention people for them to do a consult.

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  • aquariogirlaquariogirl member

    Thank you. Tomorrow we have a nicu follow up appointment and will go over this. I tried the bottle without being swaddled and he took it a couple of times! So proud of him. It was a struggle though, he'll try to put his hand in his mouth, rub his eyes, hold the bottle but not properly of course. He was frustrated. One instance I had to swaddle him at the end so he finished the bottle as he was already crying!

    I'll keep trying.... I wonder if other preemies go through the same. He still needs to be swaddled to sleep or wakes up....I. Just hope we can move on the swaddling stage since I think it is interfering w development.

    DS was born in April 2012 at 31 weeks - 45 days in NICU
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