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LO hates formula; weaning issues

staceb_1staceb_1
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So LO appears to seriously dislike formula after being EBF. I always heard that formula was sweeter and once given, babies would prefer it and would wean and all my dreams of EBF would go to the crapper. Not the case here. He's been getting bottles of breastmilk during the day since he was two months old (while I pump at work) and bottles are no big deal for him. But when I give him formula he makes a face, pushes it (or himself) away and cries.

 The problem is that I'm on the verge of no longer keeping up with him while I pump at work and would like to start weaning him onto formula during the days (will probably wait a long time to wean his nighttime nursing just because it's so comforting for him). It's been so difficult to pump three times a day at work and, since we've made it 5 months on EBF, I feel like we can start lightening up the load (on me). Any suggestions?

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  • Magnolia926Magnolia926
    Have you tried mixing BM with the formula? You can start with 1 oz formula and the rest BM and then gradually make it more formula then BM. I actually had to stop abruptly due to multiple suspected food intolerances. She fought the first two bottles hard and then took them just fine....Good luck! And congrats on making it 5 months!!
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  • llc730llc730 member

    Sorry, no suggestions, but I am very interested to see your reponses because I am considering weaning DD at about 6 mo mostly due to allergy issues.

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  • pandagirl15pandagirl15
    We went through this, too.  I haven't weaned yet, but DD needed to have some formula when I went back to work for 2 weeks.  I didn't pump enough to satisfy her ever and I couldn't keep a freezer stash going.  She would not take ANY formula at all.  By the way, BM is WAY sweeter than formula.  Did you taste it?  I tasted breast milk and every formula we tried to see how it compared.  I eventually bought Similac organic because it is one of the sweetest formulas out there.  I mixed it with breast milk starting at 3 oz. milk to 1 oz. formula.  We just changed the ratios until she was comfortable with a full formula bottle of the organic.  Since I didn't want her to be on the organic, I then had to do the same with the regular Similac formula.  Now she will take anything - nursing, pumped milk, combo of pumped & formula, or all formula.  It took a good 2-3 weeks, though, to get her used to it all.
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  • staceb_1staceb_1

    I feel like just going ahead and starting to lessen my pumpings at work in hopes that the formula will eventually catch on. But then I have these guilty not-so-likely thoughts of what if he refuses formula forever and then I'm not making milk. Of course, that's ridiculous. But it feels weird to go ahead and start weaning at my end when he hasn't transitioned well yet.

     Also, my mom keeps saying that if nothing else works, I could try cow's milk. I know that it's not allowed until one year,  but she gave my sister and I two percent milk starting when we were 6 months and we "turned out fine."

    I sent him to daycare today with 3 bottles breastmilk and one bottle formula. He usually drinks 3-4 bottles, so I'm hoping she (daycare lady) sneaks the formula one in somehow. Maybe she'll have better luck than me since her boobies are inactive.

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  • Magnolia926Magnolia926

    From the AAP: 

    Cow's milk is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for children under 1 year old. Infants fed whole cow's milk don't get enough vitamin E, iron, and essential fatty acids. They also get too much protein, sodium, and potassium. These levels may be too high for the infant's system to handle. Also, whole cow's milk protein and fat are more difficult for an infant to digest and absorb.

    Suggested Dairy Intake for Babies and Toddlers

    • None for infants 0-3 months
    • None for infants 4-5 months
    • None for infants 6-8 months
    • Small servings for infants 9-12 months
    • 20 - 24 oz. whole milk for toddlers 1-2 years

    Please don't give your child cow's milk!! It is too harsh for their little tummies!! When I was younger, my mother also chain-smoked while she was pregnant and car seats were optional. Just because others did it, doesn't make it right.

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    From the AAP: 

    Cow's milk is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for children under 1 year old. Infants fed whole cow's milk don't get enough vitamin E, iron, and essential fatty acids. They also get too much protein, sodium, and potassium. These levels may be too high for the infant's system to handle. Also, whole cow's milk protein and fat are more difficult for an infant to digest and absorb.

    Suggested Dairy Intake for Babies and Toddlers

    • None for infants 0-3 months
    • None for infants 4-5 months
    • None for infants 6-8 months
    • Small servings for infants 9-12 months
    • 20 - 24 oz. whole milk for toddlers 1-2 years

    Please don't give your child cow's milk!! It is too harsh for their little tummies!! When I was younger, my mother also chain-smoked while she was pregnant and car seats were optional. Just because others did it, doesn't make it right.

     

    Just wanted to say my daughter's name is Hadley too!! 

    Do you call her Haddie for short?

     

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  • Magnolia926Magnolia926
    Yay! Another Hadley! We actually call her Hads!  =)
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  • Magnolia926Magnolia926
    Yay! Another Hadley. We actually call her Hads!  =)
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