Won't drink formula??

MaggieF516

My little guy will not drink formula.  This has not been a problem until now as he is EBF, but I am going to be eliminating a pumping session at work so I think I will need to supplement a bottle a day with formula. I have tried several brands to no avail (Enfamil Gentlease, standard Enfamil, Similac and Earth's Best).  He absolutely refuses to drink it!  I had to leave work early on Friday to feed him as my MIL ran out of BM.  Has anyone else experienced this?  I'm assuming that I could try mixing the formula and BM, but I don't know what else I could do. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

willadieselstm

I thought the same thing when I decided to quit breastfeeding at 4 months.  DS adapted and he drinks it.  It took him a few weeks but then it was like it was always that way.  Keep being persistent if this is something that you really want to do.

joshandpanda

schemrich:

 Keep being persistent if this is something that you really want to do.

This... I would start with mixing it in with BM... and each week dwindle down the amount of BM ratio to the formula...

GL!!! 

FutureMrsFezz

I had to mix for almost a month before K would take formula straight.  (We just switched a two months ago.)  I also tried a bunch of different brands and finally tried Target's version of the Gentlease and he drank it with no problems.  He's a cheap date. 

 Keep at it.  Start with more BM then formula and slowly decrease the amount of BM to formula.

FutureMrsFezz

LalaMama81:

You can try the mixing. Some kids really won't drink formula, though. Especially if they are still getting a lot of breast milk. (have you ever tasted them?!)

Is their a reason you have to drop a pumping at work? If you were pumping enough, there is no way I'd cut it out.  

Formula does taste pretty awful compared to BM.