Help! Not interested in food

Posted: Mon, Mar 21 2005, 11:20 pm Post subject:

any luck? I could use tips, too. My 8 month old...he does like foods...and eats...and nurses...but still nurses about every 3 hours at night...he's gaining very well (20 lbs!)...maybeI should feed him more solids?
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if his weight gain is consistent, than he wakes up every 3 hrs out of habbit.

time to begin some sleep training.

Make sure he doesn't have burps/ gas waking him up

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one tip I have for breastfed babies that if u do give a bottle of your bmilk then if u feel that the baby need extra food u put in formalla in the bottle to boost it.

that what one mother is doing in my playgroup and it is going very good . the kid is not so hungry anymore.

also the mother was smart enough to realize that the kid is not happy and started her on solids.
u have to have courage to do what is right for your baby and not for yourselve.

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it also happened to the lady in my playgroup so she strated to do both . bfeeding and after that she gives a bottle...

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I had and still have a very low milk supply, some mothers just never produce enough milk. I took an herb called fenugreek 3 tablets 3 times a day and that seemed to help for a while. I started my baby on formula when she was 3 weeks old becasue she wasn't gaining weight, it took a lot of courage because I was realy looking forward to nursing her full time.
As far as solids go, I would recommend cereal mixed with fruit, somehow I don't think veggies and oatmeal go together maybe that' why he isn't liking it. Also he may not be ready for solids yet. But it sure sounds like he's teething.
What I do with my baby when she wakes up I try to put her pacifier in her mouth and see if it sooths her and sometimes she falls back asleep. You may want to try that.
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Posted: Thu, Apr 14 2005, 7:30 pm Post subject:

My daughter is almost a year old and she doesnt like food that much. I try so hard. I try to give her a bottle but no luck.. All she wants is ME. I cant take it. What should I do about her eating things? I even put food in front of her and she just throws it on the floor.
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okay, so now that it's been 5 months since this thread started, maybe you experienced Mommies can tell me what to do w/ my 5 1/2 month old. He's always hungry, but gags on and/or refuses any solid food we give him (we've tried rice, oatmeal, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes so far).
thanks!

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Maybe he isn't ready for solids. How do you know he is hungry? If you're nursing, maybe consider topping up with formula?