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Posted by Sue on July 23, 2003 at 09:43:44:
In Reply to: Re: No interest in bottle posted by Marie W. on July 22, 2003 at 23:06:37:
: : My boy is a big eater and drank a lot of formula. As of late he has lost interest in drinking from his bottle. He drinks one full bottle in the AM but only 7-8 oz the rest of the day. My MIL has been letting him drink from her glass with soda or something in it and I think she's been giving him milk too, ugh ;{, Is he self weaning off of his bottle or not interested in formula because he's been getting sugary drinks/milk. How do I know if he's getting enough to drink? : Sue, you've got to put your foot down and stop your MIL from giving him milk or any other sugary drinks or soda..OMG. I can't imagine anyone giving a 7 month old all that, least of all a grandmother. It is shocking. I would even consider not letting her watch Charlie during the day and get a new babysitter, but I remember you said something about finances last time. Sorry for the strong opinion, but I can't stand it when people mess around with a little baby. : Coming to the point, the reason Charlie may not be liking his formula as much could be due to him developing a taste for these other stuff he is being given during the day. Or is he eating a lot of solids and hence not very interested in his bottle? You could try giving him formula in a sippy cup to see if it will hold his interest. Another thing you could try is to slightly reduce the amount of solids he eats so that he will be more hungry for formula. Formula is an important source of nutrients during the baby's first year. And I still believe that it is way too early to introduce milk to him. I would prefer wrapping my hands around her neck instead of just putting a foot down. She's making me nuts, so nuts that the dr is putting me on Zoloft. It's a miserable situation. I won't be working much longer but I don't know when were closing the office yet. Plus, she would never let him go into daycare. I have metioned things I'd prefer she didn't do and even tried to explain why, but she just doesn't listen. She really has no respect for me as his mother. It's extremely frustrating. DH buries his head in the sand about the whole thing.
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Back to the subject, I'm going to work on the sippy cup with him and cut back on some food. But I have no control over what she feeds him during the day and I know she stuffs him. Being a Mom is hard enough and she is making it harder than it has to be. Thanks, Marie :)