my baby is only drinking half his formula - help!

Des

How"s Connor doing?

happened to me with both my kids. But they do get back to normal again soon. don't worry too much about it.

Hi there

I know how you feel. My son whom is nearly 6 months sometimes goes days or a week where he hardly drinks any of his bottles. It also makes me panic.

My suggestion is try spread the bottles out more. If you were feeding him every 3 hrs then wait till 3.5 or 4 hrs before offering him a feed. I find that works well for me.

Unfortunately babies are a mystery and there routines and needs seem to change so often that as you settle into one routine they decide to change it. He may need bigger bottles if you spread his feeds apart more.

Good luck but really don't worry. If he is not ill then you should not be too concerned. Babies will eat what they need to.

Oh and also very importantly, please ensure the teat size is correct for his age. If you were using no:1's then you proberly need to move to no:2's at this point. It may be that he is getting tired of sucking and ends up leaving most of his bottle because he is not getting enough out and can't be bothered to keep sucking.

Des he was on quite a lot of formula so perhaps at that point he was going through a growth spurt and now only requires the amount that he's drinking?

Don't stress

I can remember taking Kyle to the pead when he was about the same age as he wasnt drinking the same amount as what is on the tin. The pead told me that, that is just a guideline and babies dont always follow it. She had also told me that if he isnt losing weight and he is healthy, we shouldnt worry.
Good Luck, I know this isnt much help but I wouldnt worry to much, if he is happy and not miserable, his tummy is full and he has had enough to drink.

If baby is happy and not losing weight and doesn't seem to be more sleppy or sick, dont worry too much about it. babies will choose how much they want to eat, they go through weeks when they drink alot and then weeks when they dont.

Good luck

Hi girls - Connor, now 14 weeks old, has gone from mostly finishing his bottles to now leaving half his formula at each feed - he used to drink so well which is why I'm concerned now because he isn't drinking well now!

He was at the Paed last week for a routine check up and the Paed was happy with hiw progress, etc - he did prescribe some losec for Connor because he has reflux - and that's the only different thing we've done this week and now he's started drinking less - why?

It bothers me so much, he doesn't seem too bothered, he isn't more crabby than usual, but it still concerns me!

Any advice?