motherbear
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Hi
I'm a first time mummy & hv been strugging with the demands of being a 1st time mum since the day my princess is born .. initially, was really demanding hving to cope with night feeds, her colicky cries EVERY evening for 1.5 hrs (min) and her cranky mood swings.. well.. things have been getting a little better & manageable when she was 2.5mths and since then we hv been enjoying the time/bonding together as a family.
She is currently now 5.5mths old and since last sat was on milk strike. Her usual milk (enfalac) intake (which is already very little as compared to other babies of her peers) ranges from around 800~ 100ml .. since last sat, it has dropped drastically till 600~ 800ml.. past 3 days.. WORSE .., 580, 650ml & yesterday 550ml. She refuse to drink her milk and will chew on the teats but surprisingly she is taking baby rice cereal (frisocream)v well & i am aware that baby of her age should take 1 semi-solid feed a day with 4-5 milk feeds. But bcos she refuse to drink, i have to increase it to 2 semi-solid feeds else i wonder where she get the energy intake. the comforting part is she loves to drink plain water and is able to poo poo everyday.
my girl birth weight is 2.86kg and my heart just sank everytime we bring her for her monthly jabs at clinic as her weight doesnt seem to increase much. Currently she weighs a miserable of 6.25kg (25 percentile) whereas her height is 67cm (80 percentile) sometimes how i wish it was the reverse. (haiz) so u can imagine my gal is rather petite size & she's relatively tall for her age.
She is very active still, playing and very alert. I suspect her sudden decrease in milk intake is probably due to her teething as i felt bumps within her gums .. she salivate alot and she will get really cranky during her feeding time. nw she only take 60 ~ 80ml per feed during day (The first 30-40ml, she can gulp fast..the remaining 30ml have to coax & "force") .. but she can drink fast & well at night (probably due to her half drowsy zz so can fin more) .. ysterday, my mum has to resort to feeding her with a spoon during one of her feed cos she is obviously not drinking.
i have been deligently reading up the forum and notice some of mummies also experiencing the same like me.. but as compared to milk intake, at least theirs are still within the recommended min intake per day (at least 600ml) . .. my princess is already drinking nt alot as compared to others.. and her weight is so miserably tiny.. now with her decreased in milk intake.. i cant imagine what will her weight will be nxt month when we bring her for jab. i alwys envy when i see other mummies talking about their 5-6 mths babies their milk intake/weight etc.. i will choose to read quietly behind the screen cos my heart aches when i know my girl is defintely lagging behind by so much so much ..
sorry for my long-winded story but i'm feeling really very stress up & depressed that everytime my tears will run when i pour away her milk down the sink.. i am at a loss, dont know what to do.. tough i kept telling myslf everynight that "Tomorrow will be a better day" - maybe my gal will resume her drinking intake tomorrow.. but it doesnt seem to be it. ..
I'm a first time mummy & hv been strugging with the demands of being a 1st time mum since the day my princess is born .. initially, was really demanding hving to cope with night feeds, her colicky cries EVERY evening for 1.5 hrs (min) and her cranky mood swings.. well.. things have been getting a little better & manageable when she was 2.5mths and since then we hv been enjoying the time/bonding together as a family.
She is currently now 5.5mths old and since last sat was on milk strike. Her usual milk (enfalac) intake (which is already very little as compared to other babies of her peers) ranges from around 800~ 100ml .. since last sat, it has dropped drastically till 600~ 800ml.. past 3 days.. WORSE .., 580, 650ml & yesterday 550ml. She refuse to drink her milk and will chew on the teats but surprisingly she is taking baby rice cereal (frisocream)v well & i am aware that baby of her age should take 1 semi-solid feed a day with 4-5 milk feeds. But bcos she refuse to drink, i have to increase it to 2 semi-solid feeds else i wonder where she get the energy intake. the comforting part is she loves to drink plain water and is able to poo poo everyday.
my girl birth weight is 2.86kg and my heart just sank everytime we bring her for her monthly jabs at clinic as her weight doesnt seem to increase much. Currently she weighs a miserable of 6.25kg (25 percentile) whereas her height is 67cm (80 percentile) sometimes how i wish it was the reverse. (haiz) so u can imagine my gal is rather petite size & she's relatively tall for her age.
She is very active still, playing and very alert. I suspect her sudden decrease in milk intake is probably due to her teething as i felt bumps within her gums .. she salivate alot and she will get really cranky during her feeding time. nw she only take 60 ~ 80ml per feed during day (The first 30-40ml, she can gulp fast..the remaining 30ml have to coax & "force") .. but she can drink fast & well at night (probably due to her half drowsy zz so can fin more) .. ysterday, my mum has to resort to feeding her with a spoon during one of her feed cos she is obviously not drinking.
i have been deligently reading up the forum and notice some of mummies also experiencing the same like me.. but as compared to milk intake, at least theirs are still within the recommended min intake per day (at least 600ml) . .. my princess is already drinking nt alot as compared to others.. and her weight is so miserably tiny.. now with her decreased in milk intake.. i cant imagine what will her weight will be nxt month when we bring her for jab. i alwys envy when i see other mummies talking about their 5-6 mths babies their milk intake/weight etc.. i will choose to read quietly behind the screen cos my heart aches when i know my girl is defintely lagging behind by so much so much ..
sorry for my long-winded story but i'm feeling really very stress up & depressed that everytime my tears will run when i pour away her milk down the sink.. i am at a loss, dont know what to do.. tough i kept telling myslf everynight that "Tomorrow will be a better day" - maybe my gal will resume her drinking intake tomorrow.. but it doesnt seem to be it. ..