Soooo my buddy has lost almost 2lbs 😩
He’s eating well, acting well, & having normal stools. Dr can’t understand why he lost weight. So she suggested a formula substitute.
- he’s never taken a bottle
- he’s never had formula
This was his face when we tried 😬
We tried multiple bottles. Also tried dropping it into his mouth. But he will latch on to me no problem.
He’s not crying he just looks disgusted 😂 I said buddy are you going to be high class and make me buy a $80 formula 😭
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Are you the only one giving him a bottle? Leave the room if you have to. They really just want the source.
We tried that too. After he wouldn’t latch onto the second bottle
Hmmm. What about a sippy cup? You can fortify breastmilk to increase the calories. There's a recipe for each formula but I used to add 1/2 tsp per 3oz if I remember. So it will mostly taste like breastmilk. Perhaps a specialist referral as well
I tried dropping the formula into his mouth just by spraying and he didn’t like it. But we are going to do labs. They watched me feed him for 20min and could hear his gulps so they aren’t sure it’s a feeding issue. Also giving him vitamins. And reevaluating my diet. We set up another weight check Friday and then we will move forward
@knockout, I was just going to say try adding some good fats to your diet. I hope you guys can figure it out!
@knockout you can't add fat to your breastmilk, but you can change the type of fats. Lots of nuts, avocado, oils, etc. Some say hand Express first so he gets more fatty hind milk when he's actually eating, but that is controversial. Others say hind milk is really mixed throughout rather than at the end.
Hopefully its something simple. Plateauing would make sense, losing doesn't.
Also instead of buying full cans. Ask his dr if they have any samples of different kinds
What if you pump put have formula and half breast milk maybe. When I was going to switch formula for my baby he wouldn’t drink it either and they suggested doing half and half and every few days slowly lowering the first formula till it was completely just the new one. Idk mama just an idea hope it helps!
He doesn’t take a bottle at all. Even if it has breastmilk. We’ve tried 8 brands before when I was pumping. He let 73oz get donated because he wouldnt eat what I pumped, only from latching
@knockout, o man :/ I’m sorry mama I hope you find something that helps!
My babe is the same way. Gunna have to try a new formula. 🤦🏻♀️
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The labs will be sent over today and they are going to call me. His blood sugar level was normal which is good