My work load has increased in the past two month and I cannot pump enough milk any longer for my 10 1/2 month old son. We are completely out of milk for the nanny tomorrow but my son refuses to drink formula. The last time we ran out of breastmilk, he went the entire afternoon/evening with the nanny eating only solids and refusing to drink formula. The biggest issue is that the nanny puts him to bed so he goes to bed without any milk when he refuses the bottle.
He drank formula a few times when he was 4-6 months and it went fine but now won't drink it at all. Another mom suggested I try some different formulas but it is a lot of money to spend just to find out he will refuse other brands as well. What advice do any of you moms have?
My son did the EXACT same thing at this age. We got him to drink formula out of a sippy cup/straw cup a couple times and then he refused it again.
We ended up just starting him on whole milk at around 10.5-11 months because he just hated formula. The doctor told us that it was fine for him to do that...
You can either keep trying and hope he changes his mind (kids often do) or provide any other fluids you know he will drink, like water. You can also talk to the pediatrician and find out if it is OK to start him on regular milk. Sometimes, when kids are close to their first birthday, it is OK. Otherwise, you can try soy milk or another cow milk alternative.
I exclusively breastfed and pumped for full time day care until my daughter was 14 months. I tried to give her cows milk and she refused it for months. Eventually, I discovered vanilla soy milk and it actually tastes quite a bit like breast milk. My daughter did start to like cows milk but then she started to get massive tummy troubles so we stuck with soy for a while. You did great to make it this far and just because you don't pump enough for the nanny doesn't mean your son isn't getting plenty when he nurses. Call your Dr. just to be sure of your plan though.
Call your pediatrician and ask for samples of different brands.
Also....my little one went through this for 2 months. I spent 2 weekends giving it to her at every feeding..before she got too hungry. (Actually made my husband do it). The last feeding of the weekend, she finally took it. Don't get me wrong...when she refused it all the other times, we just waiting about 20 minutes then fed her. We didn't starve her to get her to take it...
Good luck
one thing you can do is breastfeed only when you will be home, like at night and in the morning. your milk supply will adjust to whatever feeding schedule you choose to use.
most of the time babies who switch to a bottle will have 'feeding strikes' where they wont eat for a while. this is normal, and your baby will drink when hes hungry and needs it. you will have to be patient.
he also will probably resist taking the bottle from you, or if you are in the room. you say that he wouldnt take any frome the day care either, but i think that he will eventually. just make sure that solids arent given in larger amounts than formula or nursing as a replacement for missing a bottle, and always offer the breast or bottle first.
10 1/2 months! that's great! I have 2 girls and I started to wean at about 11mo. Knowing I didnt want to do formula, and knowing that cows milk was still to harsh for their digestive systems, I decided to invest in goats milk. Goat milk has proteins that are easy on their digestive systems and they are less prone to getting lactose allergies and other ailments that go along with it. The university of minnesota has a site that has alot of great information on the milk and does a great comparision between breast, goat, and cow. The only vitamin that goat milk is lower on is vitamin D. This is easily overcome with a Vitamin D suppliment that you can get at your local store,i.e. Target. You might want to check it out. You can buy goats milk at cub foods (located in the same location as the cows milk) and some coburns locations.
One of my five children did the same.....she was breastfed for fifteen months (self-weaned), now she is seventeen! She would never take a bottle even with breast milk in it. You could try whole milk (warmed to room temp.) in a no-spill sippy cup. That was the only thing that saved me a couple of times - otherwise I had only a three to four hour window I could be away from her. Good luck!
I know it's not officially recommended until they're one (and that there seems to be a lot of people here who think it's the root of all evil...), but my pediatrician actually suggested cow's milk. I started giving my son milk at about 10 months, and he did great with it (although he didn't like it cold at first). Much cheaper than formula too... Otherwise maybe give him water for hydration and things like yogurt and cheese to make sure he gets enough calcium?
Since you are at the last minute here and are dealing with an issue of the morning.... There is not a lot of options for you. My short term advice is totally different than if it were long term. For tomorrow.... Can you pump a bottle late tonight? It may mean getting up in the middle of the night but if you are really worried, then you will just have to get up & pump a bottle. This evening will not work because due to prolactin hormones being lower in the evening; you will not get enough milk. I do not suggest you introducing whole milk at 10 minths. Babies some time between 10 1/2 & 11 1/2 months is when they can start processing the cow's milk protien. When does it happen, we can not give you an exact date; so therefore we have come to the 1 year rule because we know it has happen by then for all all typical babies. So you may hear people say my baby tolerated whole milk fine at 10 1/2 months, well guess what, they just by luck ended up with the baby who processed the ability earlier than many. So I would not suggest that. If you had milk stored, I would suggest you mix the breast milk with formula, but since you have depleated your stored supply and only have hours to come to a solution, I would just suggest a pumped bottle for the bed time bottle. During the day, she can try the formula and the bedtime bottle can be the "ole faithful". I would also suggest having her offer the formula in a cup. Sometimes this experience works for babies. Now note, some babies do better with the sippy cups that pour and not suck. Have you tried Good Start formula. The milk is thinner like breast milk and many breastfed babies do a better transition with it.
Now koodos to you for providing your baby the most wonderful gift a mom can give other than life for all of these months. You have done an award winning act.... Good for you A.! Do not stress over it htough. Babies will not starve and will not over eat as long as it is provided. So relax, take a breath and know that he is thriving and just having an opinion at an early age... (((HUGS)))!
well seems to me if hes eating solids-give him regular milk-both my kids at that age were eating table foods and milk...good luck
