Sudden Formula Refusal

sugacattey

Hello! I'm not sure if anyone here has insight on this but I thought it was worth a shot.

I work full time and BF when I'm home and pump at work. However, what I pump while at work is not enough to get my twins to the end of the day and so they each end up with 1 bottle of formula in the afternoon. This has been going on for 2 months (they are now 4 months old).

On Friday, DD abruptly decided that she would no longer take formula. We've tried different kinds but it doesn't matter. She absolutely SCREAMS at it, will hold it in her mouth for a bit but just cries and won't drink. Obviously, we don't want to force feed her but she is definitely hungry.

She WILL take breast milk from the bottle. However, I don't think it is fair to DS to give DD his "share" so I don't feel that is the answer.

Has anyone experienced this? Do you have any tips!
Thanks so much!

MomIn2013

Maybe try mixing a bottle of half formula and half breast milk? I know you're short on milk already so you'd hate to waste any if she doesn't take it, but it might be worth a try. Maybe start with a small bottle of 1 oz. each. If it works, then you could

RobinR91

I have to do the same with my triplets. My advice is very unscientific but it worked for my baby, wholike yoursdecided to outright refuse her formula bottle. We moved to time of day we fed to formula bottle. It took some experimenting, but I found making

sugacattey

Thank you both!