Guest guest Posted September 2, 2000 Report Share Posted September 2, 2000 , The rest of this list has lived every moment of my efforts to get Tim to drink anything except breast milk from the source, so I won't give you the whole tedious story... but in a nutshell I started expressing when he was about 2 months old and got into a routine when he was 3 or 4 months of giving him EBM in a bottle every bedtime. Every so often I thought we had it cracked - but then he'd refuse. The best suggestion I had from this list was not to worry - perhaps he just wasn't thirsty when he refused the bottle! At 7 months (after some concerted bottle refusing) I went on to the spouty beaker thingy and also started mixing EBM and formula to get him used to the taste of formula (I also gave him formula on his cereal in the mornings for the same reason), gradually altering the mix till it was all formula. At least, I think this was how I did things. I might have started mixing in formula before going on to the beaker. Anyway, the gist of this message is: by 8 months I was just breastfeeding Tim on waking and before bed (and if he woke in the night) and offering him formula from a beaker during the day - once mid-morning and once mid-afternoon. Over the last 4 months I have discovered that there's no point in offering him a drink too early as he just won't take it - so, as he has his main sleep before lunch I give him a beaker when he wakes up just before his lunch, and I give him the second drink at about 5 pm, just before tea. I never make up more than 7 fl oz of formula now and I still usually end up throwing away at least 2 oz. He isn't dehydrated, he's developing well - he just isn't a thirsty baby! He gets about 1/4 pint milk on his cereal for breakfast, often has yoghurt/from frais for pudding and sometimes has other dairy produce as well during the day, and at nursery he has a few sips of water mid-morning and with his meals. He certainly doesn't breastfeed all evening and night to make up for it either. I s'pose I'm just saying - don't worry! (certainly not at this time of year and living in the Hebrides!) Anneliese (part-time) SAHM to Baby Tim (18/9/99), member, Alton, Bordon and district branch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2000 Report Share Posted September 4, 2000 Annelise, Thanks!!!! I've given up on the drinking formula thing for now - drinks a whole beaker of water for her lunch, so she's getting the fluid she needs. Sounds like I'm having an easier time of it than you did ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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