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InShock
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Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
DD has been getting solids for about a month now. She is loving everything we give her. We had this nice little routine going on for the last few weeks:
-7 oz. bottle after waking up
-Cereal+fruit+bottle (7 oz., minus what goes into the cereal) for breakfast
-Veggie+Cereal+bottle (same as breakfast) for lunch
-7 oz. bottle before bed
Total: ~28 oz. of formula
However, in the last few days/week, DD seems to be losing interest in the bottle. It has become more and more difficult to get her to drink her bottles - she either plays with or just seems to be interested in everything OTHER than the bottle!
I even decided to switch the above routine to 3 bottles a day (with a little bit more at each feeding) so there was more time in between, but that doesn't seem to be working. Today she had a total of about 21 oz. and that was a STRUGGLE (no such thing as laying back and enjoying a bottle anymore!).
Any advice or BTDT stories?? Thanks!
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dm24angel
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
Yep..My son did and the Dr said its a phase and usually just coincides with the ssolid introduction but sdoesnt always have to do with it. Noah will sometimes eat 4 bottles, sometimes like you described hardly any of his...Give it a few weeks. I bet in a week or so, it will change again.
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| Posted 1/21/08 8:15 PM |
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SweetCin
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
My DD is going through the same thing..we started solids just about a month ago & now it seems she would just rather hit the bottle w/ her hand or take a sip & then pull away.
She went from 35 oz. a day to about 24 or so.
I was going to mention it to the ped on Wed.
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| Posted 1/21/08 8:46 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
Posted by SweetCin
My DD is going through the same thing..we started solids just about a month ago & now it seems she would just rather hit the bottle w/ her hand or take a sip & then pull away.
She went from 35 oz. a day to about 24 or so.
I was going to mention it to the ped on Wed.
That's my DD, too! Well, at least I know I'm not alone.  Let me know what your ped says! 
Message edited 1/21/2008 9:05:22 PM.
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dm24angel
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
yep, my son the same thing. He will yell too if I try to force the bottle on him, he just wants to tap on it.
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| Posted 1/21/08 9:07 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
Thanks, dm24angel and SweetCin! Anyone else experience this???
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
Yep.
DS much rather eat food than drink his bottle. I think it also gets worse when they are teething because it hurts their teeth too.
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| Posted 1/22/08 4:59 PM |
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bayla
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
yup, DD does this with some of his bottles/feeding, he leaves the last ounce or so and plays with the bottle/nipple.
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MrsPJ
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
DS did this also, but then he got over it. Now he is starting it again because I have been starting REAL foods and he wants nothing to do with the bottle OR baby food!
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| Posted 1/22/08 10:14 PM |
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
She may be getting full from the cereal + the fruit/veggie with it at each feeding. I would break it up a little more. She probably isn't drinking the 7 oz. bottle b/c she is full.
This was DS's schedule at 6 months if it helps:
7:30 am: cereal & 4-5 oz. bottle
10:30 am: fruit & 4-5 oz. bottle
2:00 pm: 6-8 oz. bottle
5:00 pm: veggie & 4-5 oz. bottle
8:00 pm: 6-8 oz. bottle
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| Posted 1/22/08 11:21 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
How's she been doing now? Any better? You know I don't have this problem yet since DD doesn't like the spoon (but does like the food) 
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| Posted 1/23/08 8:30 AM |
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Aga
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
ds does the same thing plus he usually doesnt want to be fed in my arms anymore  I either have to put him in a bouncer or his high chair and recline it...
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| Posted 1/23/08 10:00 AM |
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MyChip-n-Dales
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Re: Help! Anyone's DC lose interest in the bottle after solids were introduced?
my boys did th same thing... but now they wanted the sippy cup not bottle.. did youtry the sippy cup??
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