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Why does my daughter fight feeding almost every time?

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My daughter fights me from the middle to end of her bottle. Pushing it out of her mouth then taking it again. This will go on and on until she's done with the bottle. She seems hungry but still spits it out and cries sometimes. I thought at first i needed to change her nipple to med flow but she drowns herself with it. I thought she was stuffy so i sucked her boogs out lol....she does this with nearly every bottle. Any ideas? She spits up but usually no crying comes with it so i don't think she has reflux. She burps and spits almost every feed.

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Re: Why does my daughter fight feeding almost every time?

  • LakeGenevaBrideLakeGenevaBride

    What are you feeding her?  One of my boys did the same thing.   I thought it was just due to his colic (he screamed a lot).  When they were around 2.5 months old we had to switch formula because of the Similac recall.  We switched to Good Start based on pedi recommendation.  All of the sudden Zack started guzzling his entire bottle without crying.  I felt kind of bad, this whole time he just didn't like his food.  Of course my other son didn't like the Good Start so I went back to Similac for him.  I figure as long as they eat, I don't mind making two different kinds of formula.  Anyways, maybe you can try a different formula to see if she likes it better.   

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  • hopeful34hopeful34 member
    I was on the similac sensitive, Alimentum and now on good start. She's been doing this for a long time but like i said its not every bottle.
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  • LakeGenevaBrideLakeGenevaBride
    Hmmm.  Maybe she has a belly ache?  I hope it gets better with time.  I know how frustrating it is.  Zack used to scream a lot.  He is still fussy, but much better.  Feeding was a nightmare, but surprisingly he is the better eater now.   At 2 months old, the only way I could get him to drink a full bottle was to put him in the bjorn and walk outside with the bottle in his mouth.  Maybe put a call into the pediatrician and see if they have any ideas.
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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    She could have silent reflux. Grayson had it - he rarely spit up, and when he did, it didn't make him unhappy or anything.... but eating made him go crazy - he'd fight bottles, even though he was hungry.... it was MISERABLE feeding him. It all started around 6 weeks old.  We got him on Zantac 3x's a day and it did wonders for him.

    people always think reflux = spitting up and painful spitting up.... but many babies have acid that creeps up into their esophagus that hurts... they don't need to spit it up to have pain. 

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    That's how my DS1 feeds and he has severe reflux (so does DS2 but his symptoms are different). He doesn't cry when he spits up either, but my lord feeding him is a nightmare. I'm glad your DD will keep wanting the bottle. Mine doesn't and I usually have to force feed him. And that's with medication. Congestion w/o a cold is a symptom of reflux. The refluxed material comes up into their nasal areas and babies don't know to sniff and swallow it. So it stays up there and makes them sound congested. We use saline nose drops at every feeding and that helps a little. We also rarely ever let them lay flat on their backs. I would talk to your pedi about this. Hopefully your doctor will have a suggestion that will make feeding easier.

    A few tips we've picked up: try not burping her unless you absolutely have to. That may or may not work but it's worth a shot. It's contrary to what you'll read about reflux babies, but I've found my DS1 feeds much worse after burping. We try to just burp him good at the end. Also, I'll give him a paci and do bicycle kicks for a little bit to chill out. Then quickly switch the paci for a bottle. Sometimes that works. Rocking him while feeding sometimes works too. Have you noticed your DD sticking her tongue on the roof of her mouth? DS1 does that when he gets all spitty. I make sure I have clean hands before each feeding and I'll stick my pinky in his mouth to get his tongue down. That helps too. I don't know why. (can you tell we do a lot of experimenting over here? LOL)

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  • Leigh71Leigh71
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    That's how my DS1 feeds and he has severe reflux (so does DS2 but his symptoms are different). He doesn't cry when he spits up either, but my lord feeding him is a nightmare. I'm glad your DD will keep wanting the bottle. Mine doesn't and I usually have to force feed him. And that's with medication. Congestion w/o a cold is a symptom of reflux. The refluxed material comes up into their nasal areas and babies don't know to sniff and swallow it. So it stays up there and makes them sound congested. We use saline nose drops at every feeding and that helps a little. We also rarely ever let them lay flat on their backs. I would talk to your pedi about this. Hopefully your doctor will have a suggestion that will make feeding easier.

    A few tips we've picked up: try not burping her unless you absolutely have to. That may or may not work but it's worth a shot. It's contrary to what you'll read about reflux babies, but I've found my DS1 feeds much worse after burping. We try to just burp him good at the end. Also, I'll give him a paci and do bicycle kicks for a little bit to chill out. Then quickly switch the paci for a bottle. Sometimes that works. Rocking him while feeding sometimes works too. Have you noticed your DD sticking her tongue on the roof of her mouth? DS1 does that when he gets all spitty. I make sure I have clean hands before each feeding and I'll stick my pinky in his mouth to get his tongue down. That helps too. I don't know why. (can you tell we do a lot of experimenting over here? LOL)

    This exactly for my 2 girls.  esp. the paci/bottle...paci/bottle.  Kate screams before and during, and...sometimes after each feed.  I feel so bad, but her reflux is really bad.  She cries when she even SEEs the bottle...(and we haven't even started the feeding).   

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  • groovygrlgroovygrl member

    DD always cried & struggled w/ bottles too, until we treated her for reflux & also per dr rec we thickened her formula with rice cereal, which really helped too.  no abnormal amts of spit up here either.

    Also she was colicky & we used to feed her while bouncing gently on a yoga ball or with the vacuum running & that helped too.

    We used similac sensitive but could only use the ready to feed, whenever we tried powder there was major rejection. it sucked but we bought it in cases at BJs and it was better than screaming/stressing during feedings.  

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