Parents Fearful of Baby’s Feeding Changes

“38 weeks today. Tried collecting colostrum for the first time for about an hour with literally 0 drops. Watched plenty of videos so I know it’s not the technique that’s the issue. Also haven’t had any leaking all pregnancy. Seems like everyone online is able to get SOME, if even a little. Is it normal to not get a single drop before delivery? submitted by /u/Flat_Coffee_1512 [link] [comments]”

“Hello! As of right now baby has been exclusively breastfed. She’s 8 weeks old which I know is far past the suggested time to introduce a bottle I just got used to feeding her whenever needed. I want to go see a movie with my brother but it’s probably about a three hour commitment. My mom offered to watch the baby but I know she will get hungry while I’m gone. So I tried a bottle today and it did not go well. She kept rejecting the bottle and only wanted boob. I did use frozen milk so I’m thinkin”

“I have a decent frozen stash and am realizing I probably won’t need most of it before it will expire. Coming up on the 6 month mark for a lot of it. Baby is 7 months old and starting solids. Anyone have any suggestions for homemade purees or other food I can make with the frozen milk? I wish I could meal prep with it, but of course you can’t thaw and refreeze it. So having a hard time thinking of what to make that will use a good amount of milk. submitted by /u/User720284 [link] &#32”

“I am feeling like such an idiot right now. My daughter just turned 1 a week ago. Lately, she’s been kinda picky with foods which has made the transition off formula REALLY difficult. I talked to her pediatrician about it and she said that some kids go through phases like this, it’s totally normal, just keep experimenting and trying new things. I was talking to my mom about it and she said “I used to give you guys spaghettios when you got like that! You loved them when you were a baby”. Now norma”

“Combo feeding advice Ive read through all of the posts and comments and I know this has been posted many times but I’d like some advice. My baby just turned 4 months old and has been drinking just pumped breast milk. My milk supply is just enough for him and I rarely ever freeze and sometimes it can be stressful when I have to pump just enough for his next feed when it is 6.5 oz and sometimes it’s hard to pump that in one session. My husband and I want to start combo feeding with kendamil goat f”

“In the last week or two my 9 month old has started to really decrease their intake of milk (formula). I offer a bottle at 7am, 11am, 3pm and 6:30pm. He is only fully drinking his 8oz bottle at like 2 of the feedings. The rest he leave anywhere from 2-5 oz. I’ve been doing solids at 8am, 12pm and 5pm and he eats or at least tries everything I give him which has been a mix of purées and baby led weaning. I also offer a sippy cup with some milk at each meal and he’ll take a few sips but it’s not mu”

“I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with it , it just kind of confuses me. I just read a comment from someone who said switching to formula made the nights easier because she didn’t need to get up to pump anymore. Disclaimer , if you’re going back to work , if your baby doesn’t take the breast or nursing hurts or you have other issues I understand it completely. Or if you have supply issues. But if nursing works perfectly fine and you are staying at home I don’t really understand why you would”

“Almost 8 months old, struggling with bottle aversion and solids — has anyone been through something similar? Hi everyone! My daughter is just over a week away from turning 8 months old, and our solids journey has been incredibly difficult so far. I’m feeling quite lost at the moment and would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced something similar. We started introducing purées when she was around 5.5 months old. Things seemed to go okay for the first couple of days, but then”

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“I need help... I want to continue breastfeeding for as long as my lo wants as I know it's so good for him. However I'm not sure what to do about his eating solids. He 100% prefers breastfeeding over solids and I'm struggling to get him to eat enough. He's a good weight but I want to ensure he's getting enough iron, fiber, etc. His eating has been up and down since the beginning. Not super picky but lots of different phases, such as hoarding/chipmunking food, chewing and spitt”

“I need help! My baby just turned 6 months old and if refusing a bottle. The weird part is that he has always drank from a bottle. It is the same bottle he had before with the same formula. He got sick and got an ear infection. Three weeks ago. We took him back to the doctor and he still had a small ear infection, so we retreated. He has probiotics as well. He is a happy baby. When he is awake and playing he is so happy. But when it is time for a bottle, even if we know he’s hungry, it is a screa”

“My son is almost 4 months old so I feel like it's too late? I was planning on exclusively breastfeeding but he had jaundice and the pediatrician told us to either supplement with formula or pumped milk. My left breast is a slacker side. At the beginning I would pump one ounce from it. He started rejecting that side. Now I only get a few drops when I pump. My right side I get about 2-3 oz. I'm power pumping every other week to try to increase my left side. I was triple feeding but I'm”

“Baby is turning 1 year old, doesn’t take any bottles and is still getting the hang of straw cups. I’m hoping she’ll start drinking some cow’s milk from the straw cup soon, so far she hasn’t accepted any formula, I guess because of the taste. submitted by /u/No_Engine6784 [link] [comments]”

“My baby has just hit 5 months old and she's suddenly become a nightmare to feed 🤣 We recently upped her feed from 170ml to 200ml and changed the teat to a faster flow and she was fine for a few days and then all of a sudden she's getting 1/2 way through a bottle and starts kicking off. She either is just really silly blowing raspberries, swatting the bottle away or turning her head or she gets really upset and starts crying and arching her back. We've tried going back to the slower”

“Would you offer pumped milk to a ff mum whos child is ill? My SIL baby is currently poorly and she asked if I had any frozen colostrum. submitted by /u/CellOk4884 [link] [comments]”

“Our pedestrian said we could start giving the baby cereal with breast milk before bed (at 5 months) to help stretch his sleep. I have so many questions after thinking about it. Which is best? Do we spoon feed? Or add to milk? submitted by /u/Chelseairis88 [link] [comments]”

“My husband and I are taking a trip for our five year wedding anniversary in a couple weeks so I've been working on getting five month old LO to go from being exclusively latched to taking a bottle. It hasn't been going super smooth and I have two questions related to that. 1) Any tips for those who have introduced a bottle after exclusively latching to encourage them to take it? Right now he mostly plays with it and then pushes it away, sometimes getting upset. All in all he will take ab”

“I wouldn't call it a celebration per se, it's kind of bittersweet. Though I could go longer, there are nights where I'm just fed up with it. But boy, do I miss the look of his face when he latches on. For the most part, I feel like I know he uses me as a comfort, which is probably why I let it go on as long as I did. My child has always been so easy going and when things get tough, the booby was there to help soothe him. We cosleep. We've been talking about saying bye to booby mi”

“I'm posting this in case it ends up helping other parents on here. For the past two weeks my baby (around 6 weeks old adjusted for due date) has been so frustrating to feed. She'd be hungry, take down the first ounce or two without terrible, and then the rodeo began. Kicking, flailing, crying, the works. And what was weird to me was that my baby seemed to be acting like she was hungry, but then kept crying and spitting out the bottle, or she'd manage to latch then swat it out of her”

“3 month old baby used to cry mid feed and took 1 hour to finish 3 oz bottles- used to just stop feeding in between and sleep. So we changed the nipple size to 2 ( dr brown bottles), but now screams a lot during mid feed. ( just been a day) Should we just go back to size 1? And initial fussiness had nothing to do with size 1? submitted by /u/foodisbaee [link] [comments]”

“My 6 month old baby has been battling a bottle/feedings aversion since month 4. We do the Rowena Bennett feeding method and it seems to help. Some days more than others. Recently she’s been grabbing the bottle and shoving it in her mouth. She bites the nipple usually when doing this and I literally can’t physically win the battle of not letting her shove it in her mouth. Sometimes I try letting her drive and just help aim the bottle which doesn’t work either. I’ve given her toys which she then t”

“My LO just turned 11 month and he's been a fussy eater from the start of baby led weaning. He eventually settled down to drinking these Serenity Kids pouches that we got and has been drinking these as meals every day. He will be whiny and turning a lot with both high chairs that we got to the point we have to keep entertaining him with books/toys/Ms. Rachel for every meal. I'm so worried this will become a habit in the future but every time we don't entertain him he will cry to the p”

“My son is 10 months old so I’m starting to look at how we should transition off formula and bottles. My issue is everywhere says formula first, but that would leave my son drinking 3-4 milk bottles exceeding the daily recommended amount of milk. I know it’s going to take time to get him off bottles because he uses them to fall asleep. He’s already a terrible sleeper so this is all giving me so much anxiety submitted by /u/AffectionateBox4768 [link] [comments]”

“I’ve been trying BLW since 6 months and I feel like we’re getting nowhere. My baby will eat oatmeal, Greek yogurt (he’s obsessed with it) and Serenity Kids pouches, but that’s pretty much it. Whenever I put actual food in front of him he just smooshes it, plays with it and throws it on the floor. He never even tries to put it in his mouth. I keep being told to just keep offering and eventually he’ll get it but it’s been almost 4 months and I’m starting to feel discouraged. Yesterday I made him b”

“My 3mo LO started daycare this week. They said that he screams and screams and screams all day and refuses the bottle unless he is absolutely starving. In preparation for daycare we started introducing one bottle a day for the past couple weeks. He would take one first thing in the morning and then breastfeed the rest of the day. Apparently this still did not help with the daycare transition… Any success stories or advice? It breaks my heart thinking about him crying all day submitted by &”

“I can't tell if we are behind or everyone else is just "ahead." Baby girl just turned 10 months old yesterday. She is amazing and ahead on milestones and a great weight, but on the petite side. She is fed pumped breastmilk in a bottle. She eats 3 meals and a snack most days during the week, because she's in daycare. On weekends, we have slacked a little and she may only eat 2 meals a day. I'm really not sure how much she is truly "eating" with solids but with pure”

“I can't tell if we are behind or everyone else is just "ahead." Baby girl just turned 10 months old yesterday. She is amazing and ahead on milestones and a great weight, but on the petite side. She is fed pumped breastmilk in a bottle. She eats 3 meals and a snack most days during the week, because she's in daycare. On weekends, we have slacked a little and she may only eat 2 meals a day. I'm really not sure how much she is truly "eating" with solids but with pure”

“Yeah, I’m trying to find research indicating what the ideal portions are for babies into toddlerhood when in comes to daily amount of ounces required for formula/breast milk while considering the eventual nutritional intake of solid food. Something that says “By 9 months, babies should have 32 oz. of formula daily and 6 oz. of solid food ideally” It’s more about quantity than quality as there is already so much research into that aspect of solid food introduction. Do we wean formula or is it jus”

“So I started back at work this week and my sweet girl is 9weeks. We both are not ready for this but unfortunately life in the US has been expensive. She had taken bottles on multiple occasions, I even pumped and bottle fed her for a week to heal, due to my nipples being so chapped they bled. Now that I’m back at work she is refusing any bottle my mother in law tries. We’ve now tried 6 different bottles with breast like nipples. Right now I am driving back and forth between her house and work mul”

“I was wondering if anyone has any similar stories or can offer some help with my pumping journey? My baby girl got a borderline result for galactosemia on her newborn screening when she was a week old so we started her immediately on soy formula until we find out whether she has it or not. They repeated the newborn screening but made it seem like they were doing a diagnostic test, so our actual diagnostic tests didn’t get ordered until almost a week after the initial results. Now it’s been 2 wee”

“I am devastated and just need to rant. My MIL is here to assist for a bit while I go in office and baby hates bottled with a burning passion. The issue is we had milk set aside in the fridge. Because baby has only been wanting me I forgot they existed and its well past able to be frozen. I tossed out a good 15oz and it feels like all my hard work is in the trash and it hurts. I thought I was really stocking up and now it feels like half of it is gone to waste. submitted by /u/beckyly”

“We can finally move away from triple feeding! I started triple feeding when my daughter was 5 days old. She struggled with milk transfer even though my supply was adequate. After 3 weeks of triple feeding and countless lactation consultations, her intake was still not increasing when breastfeeding. She struggled with gas and leaked milk with the bottle. I knew something was wrong, so sought out a pediatric dentist. She had severe oral ties. Tongue, lip, and buccal. I had them released. She is 6”

“Hi, I’m a FTM with 3 week old twins. My plan was to EBF but I don’t have enough supply and they took to the bottle in the hospital when I barely had anything. So we started formula and then switched to 1/2 breastmilk and 1/2 formula once I started making more milk, I still don’t make enough to do just breastmilk for both babies. One of my twins would still latch and feed and then finish with a bottle, the other twin would get upset at the slow milk flow and preferred the bottle. Now both twins r”

“Just looking to see what people do. I swear my baby doesn't want any more at all. submitted by /u/One_Cap_9210 [link] [comments]”

“so we recently had a six month check up , we started solids about 2-3 weeks ago and my baby loves it, he loves to eat. I was always under the impression to feed the bottle first and then solids a little after. the doctor recommended to do solids first and the bottle after however, my baby is like an endless pit. He told me to let the baby lead which is fine and the baby will show me when he’s done eating, however, this recently has not been the case. this morning he had one serving of kendamil o”

“my daughter is 13 months and I just found out I’m pregnant (never got a period btw!). Is my milk essentially destined to dry up? I wish I could her until 2. I don’t want out journey to end yet. I just want to know what to expect realistically submitted by /u/Delicious_Fig_4670 [link] [comments]”

“My son seems to be slowly weaning himself so it seems my nursing journey is nearing its end. The journey so far: I had a decent supply in the beginning and as long as I pumped at work and after little one went to bed I could send him to daycare with enough bottles for the full day and nurse him when I was home. My supply dipped a few months postpartum due to Postpartum Thyroiditis so we started to supplement with formula at daycare. I still pumped 3x a day at work and nursed when we were home to”

“I’m due in 2 weeks with my first and the plan is to breastfeed and pump for bottles so my husband can help with feeds. I’ve heard if feeding bottles, it’s easiest to teach baby to accept cold milk so they don’t get picky and it makes outings easier. But my question is the breast milk is always warm so would this make feeding a cold bottle more difficult? Is anyone breastfeeding and giving cold bottles? submitted by /u/Gravitys_Bitch [link] [comments]”

“Hi fellow mamas! This is new territory for me as my first didn’t nurse. My 4mo had her first day at daycare today. I just got an update that she has drank almost through the brick of milk I brought. (46oz). Apparently she has been given a bottle every two hours of 7-9oz. I’ve only ever given her up to 6oz bottles. She’s had a few bottles sporadically when I’m out or to let me sleep in slightly. So now I’m panicking that she’s being way overfed and also that I’m underfeeding her since I can guara”

“My 2 month old has come down with a cold 😞, we took her to a priority checkup with a local pediatrician and they mentioned redness and swelling on her throat. She is EBF, but I know that cold drinks can reduce swelling, can I give her a breastmilk popsicle (with only breastmilk) or would it be best if I pumped and we store ir for a bit on the fridge so she can have some cold breastmilk? submitted by /u/DoggieLover5 [link] [comments]”

“Baby just turned 12 months, and we are struggling with the sippy cup/bottle transition. She drinks water consistently out of the Dr Browns straw sippy cup, but when we try to put milk in it she takes a sip and no more. She used to use the Philips avent bottles, so I tried replacing the tops with the sippy cup version of the bottle with handles, but she can’t tilt it at the right angle to get the milk out and just chews the spout. I’ve tried the straw and sippy cup version of the munchkin bottles”

“My LO is 11 weeks old this coming week. EBF as she still won’t take a bottle for a feed, but we’re getting there! Since birth I have only been “away” from her once when I left to go pick up food down the road (literally was maybe less than 15 minutes and I was rushing myself, so it wasn’t really enjoyable). I thought by now I would be going to yoga, working out at the gym, getting dinner with friends, etc. but because she won’t take a bottle I’m scared to leave her with my husband or anyone else”

“Can’t wait for cows milk Wondering if anyone else has dealt with this, My baby is almost 8 months old, he is combo fed. He was a late pre term baby - in the NICU for a week for blood sugar then bottling his feeds, at the time I was pumping bc he wasn’t able to latch yet. I think I had a disadvantage at the beginning because I didn’t learn how to properly pump for 7 days basically I was hand expressing and trying to see an LC in between hospital visits. I eventually got prescribed domperidone aro”

“I’m headed back to work tomorrow and my 12 week old will not take a bottle. She would but around 9ish weeks stopped and despite our best efforts including different bottles, nipple sizes, warming it up, etc she still will not take it. She has improved with time, thankfully, and does seem to like playing with the bottle and will get the milk out but pools it in her mouth like a chipmunk and spits it all out vs actually drinking it. Looking for any help or last minute things we can try to get her”

“LO is turning one and we want to wean him off of bottles. Please share your recommendations for straw cups. He has been drinking water from a straw cup and does somewhat well from an open cu too. We got the OXO transitional straw cup and it's a horrible design - you have to bite into to 'open' the straw. submitted by /u/Killer_queen2020 [link] [comments]”

“Right after 11 months the sign for milk clicked and he started doing it every nursing session. Yesterday he signed milk to me while sitting and today he signed it to my husband. submitted by /u/Best_Benefit_3593 [link] [comments]”

“Hi there baby is 10months old and having 4 bottles of formula a day which totals 660mls a day. Also having three ‘meals’ I use the term loosely as most ends up on the floor (refused to be spoon fed). I’m finding it hard to time meals and then bottles around nap times (+then wanting to do something outside of the house, feel like I’m always mentally planning next meal/nap) Anyway baby had health visitor check and is perfect meeting all milestone but they suggested dropping a bottle feed. I just d”

“My 5.5 month old just cut two of his bottom teeth in the past week. All at once. And lately he’s been rejecting his bottles for some reason. He would normally drink 6 oz breast milk from the bottle in one sitting. Now he eats about 2 oz and pulls away, looks around, sometimes arches his back. Even pulls one of his feet to his chest. He just seems uncomfortable while eating. I’ll have to pace him and give him breaks. He ends up finishing his milk but what once took us 15 minutes max now takes us”

“I will be sending my 11 month old to preschool in the next few months, he will be 14 months old when he starts. I plan to continue exclusively breastfeeding, baby doesn't take a bottle and eats plenty of solids, drinks water from a sippy cup. He is also fine without boob when I am away from him for a few hours. I told preschool that I won't be providing breastmilk and he doesn't take a bottle (he will be there 6.5-7hrs per day, 3 days a week) but that he can have cow's milk from”

“Sorry if the flair is wrong but I have a 2mo babygirl who is exclusively breastfed, she wants to be held by me all the time. I have two carriers and try to use them to get stuff done around the house but everytime I put her in the carrier unless shes actively screaming because shes overtired she immediately thinks its time to eat. Full rooting, sucking my shirt, fussing worse than when she was in the bouncer. Did anyone else have this issue? Will i just have to wait till she grows out of it or a”

“I'm pregnant with baby #2 and planning to give breastfeeding a serious go this time. Baby #1 never breastfed despite EBF being the plan due to a combination of unfortunate issues and circumstances, and I wasn't able to access the support I needed. Although I'm planning to breastfeed, I really want to be able to use bottles and pacifiers as well, as soon as possible. I know the recommendation with breastfeeding is to only introduce bottles and pacifiers after nursing has been fully es”

“My 5-month-old was eating 25-30 ounces of milk during the day, then sleeping 7-10 hours straight at night (no feeds). This happened for about a month. Now, he's drinking 15-20 ounces during the day, and waking up 2-3 times at night to eat. This has been for the last week. Does anyone know why the sudden shift? He keeps expressing hunger cues during the day, then refusing to drink the bottle/breastfeed. I've been having to dump A LOT of milk. I just had to dump 5oz of fresh breast milk. A”

“My daughter seems to prefer the bottle. Originally she hated it but after working on it around 8 weeks she seems to hate breastfeeding. She’ll cry after a few minutes of nursing but if I give her the bottle she’ll instantly calm down. We’re fine all night long when we wake up but during the day it’s been rough. It used to only be after 5pm but now it seems to be all day. I’d consider going To a lactation consultant or just only pump figured I’d ask if anyone else has experienced this and if so w”

“My 13 month old has always gotten breast milk in bottles. After 12 months he had a good few weeks of less milk and more food, but now may be teething & is not eating well, waking more in the night and still dependent on milk. Could use any help or advice I can get as I have no clue where to go from here and im stressing about it. More details : - he gets 3 oz of breast milk in bottle for nap (sometimes napping twice, sometimes once) for bedtime and night waking(s). He has never been a good s”

“Our 17-week-old has developed what seems to be a pretty significant feeding aversion over the last couple of weeks, and we’re feeling pretty lost. At one point, he was drinking around 30 oz/day and would regularly take 4–5 oz in one sitting. Now we’re lucky to hit around 20 oz/day, and he’ll often only take 2–3 oz over the course of a couple of hours. My wife pumps, so we give a combination of breast milk and formula. He’s been on famotidine for several weeks without any noticeable improvement.”

“My 22 month old uses his bottle like a paci. He uses it for comfort, especially while teething. He constantly asks for it and whines for it. Has anyone else gone through this? Did you try a transition bottle? Are the Nuks the only ones? He has one but didn’t seem to take to it. submitted by /u/Samanthalouise926 [link] [comments]”

“My son is 14 months. We’ve used Enfamil Neuropro since he was born. For the last month, we’ve been weaning him off formula and onto whole milk, so we usually put 1 oz or 2 oz milk in a 5 or 6 oz formula bottle once or twice a day. Yesterday, my son threw up a few times seemingly out of nowhere while my grandparents were watching him. The first throw up was most of the food he ate, the other two times were mostly liquid apparently. He ate everything he usually eats (including formula babas), noth”

“Curious to know if anyone in this sub listened to the most recent Diabolical Lies podcast episode on breastfeeding and formula and how it was received. It changed a lot about how I think about both as a mom who is extended nursing my toddler! submitted by /u/KoalaShadows [link] [comments]”

“I started Rowena Bennett’s bottle aversion method today with my 9-month-old, and I’m honestly feeling extremely anxious and scared. On day one, he went 11 hours without taking a bottle. I offered according to the method, but he kept refusing. Then I gave in and fed him while he was sleepint during the day because I got extremely worried. He’s otherwise acting like himself and having wet diapers, but seeing him go that long without eating is terrifying and makes me question whether I can keep doi”