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Won't drink formula??

MaggieF516MaggieF516 member
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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!!
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Re: Won't drink formula??

  • willadieselstmwilladieselstm member
    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.
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  • joshandpandajoshandpanda member

    imageschemrich:
     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!!! 

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  • FutureMrsFezzFutureMrsFezz member

    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.

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  • FutureMrsFezzFutureMrsFezz member
    imageLalaMama81:

    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.

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