baby giving me grief again!!

[tigwig]

Hello everyone I hope someone has some ideas for me. My almost 5mth old baby who is fully weaned now will not take his milk at all through the day and it is a battle first thing on a morning and last thing at night too. He seems to hate the taste and in a 24hr period can sometimes only take 7oz. I know this isn't enough for him and don't know whether to offer yoghurt instead through the day or try adding a small amount of milkshake instead. I was the same as a baby and so was my daughter but she was older when she began to do this. Any suggestions would be welcome please!

[redcrx]

cheese, yogurt, broccoli all have calcium in.

once they are fully weaned they often go right off too much milk.

have you tried giving him his bottle before breakfast or give him half and make his breakfast with rest.
and you could make cheese sauces for pasta as well

[tigwig]

Hi red, he does have a bottle before breakfast yes but even though its almost 12hrs since he last had anything he still only takes 2 oz. All he wants is food the monkey! If he was older I wouldn't worry so much but he had to be weaned early cos he wouldn't take enough milk. I did add the nesquick to bottle last night after he refused it then he did drink most of it. If he has a minimum of 10oz a day I would be happy.

[k8bailey]

Is he growing well? if he is you probably don't need to worry (easier said than done I know!) My daughter was similar in that she would got 12 hours+ with nothing, drink 5 oz then puke up until her next meal, (she had reflux & cows milk alergy) I was convinced she wasn't getting enough, but she was growing (albeit slowly) and happy and alert. She's now caught up size wise with her peers.

If calcium is your concern, then as Red says there are plenty of other sources and you could try adding milk/formula to things you cook, mashed potato with milk, pancakes etc

Have you spoken to your health visitor, maybe they could organise for you to see a dietician?

Once my daughter was fully weaned she would only (and still does at the age of 23 months) take about 10oz of formula a day but often 3oz of that goes down the sink.

[redcrx]

i have the opposite problem with my 2 year old, she doesnt eat much but then wants up to 3 x 8oz bottles a night lol

[beryl100able]

Fuly weaned at under 4 months sounds early to me. Cut down some of the solids and let the need for milk come back. Apart from the milk, the sucking instinct is still strong at that age and they have a normal psychological need for it, so if he's pogged to the eyeballs with solid food then he will feel the frustration of not having the appetite to go with the sucking.

[aims1202]

Babies at this age only really need milk until 6months when they can start to feed themselves solid food, it maybe be best to cut down on the solids as milk is still the most important food for your baby. my daughter seemed more hungry at about this age so i increased her milk for a bit, didnt start any solids until 6mths when she could sit in high chair and eat food with her hands, weaning was so much easier than with my first, no purees she just ate some of what we had and now at 18mths she is an amazing eater!

[cherrychapstick]

if he is eating then he wont take much milk anyway but do sugest you speak to your health visitor maybe put him on the older milk but do ask for advice some may be too old for him at 4 months