LO eating less...help!!

Re: LO eating less...help!!

• detokiet

  April 2011

  Haven't had this issue, but it sounds to me almost like she is dropping a bottle feeding because of the 3rd meal. Maybe she's not completely ready for a 3rd meal?  

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• JDO member

  April 2011

  Definitely DO NOT stop BFing at home! That's awesome bonding time for you and E and there's no reason for you to stop. Of course she prefers BFing, but I doubt that has anything to do with her drinking less at daycare all of the sudden.

  I agree with pp, it's probably from adding the 3rd meal. When we first added the 3rd meal W started nursing less. I worried he wasn't getting enough milk so we backed off the solids again for a little bit. A couple weeks later we tried increasing solids again with better results.

  Also, not sure about how the overnight wakings tie in. Is she actually eating 3-4x overnight, or just comfort sucking? W wakes a few times at night and wants to nurse, but I can tell he's not actually eating much. We've been trying the Pantley Pull Off from the No Cry Sleep Solution to help him break the sleep association he has with sucking. 

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• hlashley

  April 2011

  So good to know I'm not alone!!!!!!!  My DD does seem to be eating less milk and waking up more as she's transitioning into more solids.  Best wishes you on finding a solution.  I would ignore the homecare provider.  Its perfectly normal for your baby to prefer you in a feeding situation.  Also, it may be the temperature is not to your DD's liking.

  

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• rg8482 member

  April 2011

  JDO:

  Definitely DO NOT stop BFing at home! That's awesome bonding time for you and E and there's no reason for you to stop. Of course she prefers BFing, but I doubt that has anything to do with her drinking less at daycare all of the sudden.

  I agree with pp, it's probably from adding the 3rd meal. When we first added the 3rd meal W started nursing less. I worried he wasn't getting enough milk so we backed off the solids again for a little bit. A couple weeks later we tried increasing solids again with better results.

  Also, not sure about how the overnight wakings tie in. Is she actually eating 3-4x overnight, or just comfort sucking? W wakes a few times at night and wants to nurse, but I can tell he's not actually eating much. We've been trying the Pantley Pull Off from the No Cry Sleep Solution to help him break the sleep association he has with sucking. 

  Lately she is actually eating when she wakes at night, albeit due to eating less during the day, but she does nurse to sleep and once she starts comfort sucking a bit, I gently ease her off. 

  I will try going back to 2 solids a day and see if that helps with her eating more milk.

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• rg8482 member

  April 2011

  hlashley:

  So good to know I'm not alone!!!!!!!  My DD does seem to be eating less milk and waking up more as she's transitioning into more solids.  Best wishes you on finding a solution.  I would ignore the homecare provider.  Its perfectly normal for your baby to prefer you in a feeding situation.  Also, it may be the temperature is not to your DD's liking.

  This may be very possible because she is so picky on how warm it is, but I have provided the lady with a bottle warmer because she's in-home and has the counter space.  She wanted to use a microwave now that she's 6 months and I immediately said no to that.  The lady may be rushing to heat it up and I notice that the temperature of the bottle is always warmer than the actual milk so it might not be at the temp E likes it at.

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• write2nicole member

  April 2011

  I think it's really bizarre that (a) your care provider would suggest that and (b) she would expect you to actually do that. I don't even BF, but if I did, I wouldn't be pumping when I didn't have to.

  PPs have suggested some factors, but I'm wondering if it's distraction. Is this a nanny in your home, or is it a day care situation where there are other kids around? sometimes DS is so distracted he doesn't care about eating.

  Also, I have to admit that, even though we bottle-feed, it is easier for me to feed DS a bottle than for anyone else in the world. It took a while for him to get pretty good about it with DH, even. I think it hurts MIL's feelings that he won't always take one from her. So it could be that your LO is just really attached to you.

  
  

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• rg8482 member

  April 2011

  write2nicole:

  I think it's really bizarre that (a) your care provider would suggest that and (b) she would expect you to actually do that. I don't even BF, but if I did, I wouldn't be pumping when I didn't have to.

  PPs have suggested some factors, but I'm wondering if it's distraction. Is this a nanny in your home, or is it a day care situation where there are other kids around? sometimes DS is so distracted he doesn't care about eating.

  Also, I have to admit that, even though we bottle-feed, it is easier for me to feed DS a bottle than for anyone else in the world. It took a while for him to get pretty good about it with DH, even. I think it hurts MIL's feelings that he won't always take one from her. So it could be that your LO is just really attached to you.

  E goes to an in-home daycare so she's around 4 other kids.  She is the youngest and the others are toddlers who are running around and playing with each other.

  She does get easily distracted when I'm feeding her and H starts talking to me so this is another possibility.  It's so hard to distinguish when I'm not there to figure it out and she's making suggestions on what she thinks is wrong. :-

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