My 4 mth old baby is drinking 120ml of milk formula when she should be drinking at least 180ml for her age.Sometimes she cant even finish it.As she is my 3rd child,i cant help but to compare her to my 1st and 2nd chn who are much more chubby when they were her age.Should i change to another brand of milk?Any recommendation Mummies?
Is my baby drinking enough milk???
- Thread starter Harah
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There are many cases where the baby does not drink milk or drink lesser than expected. The reason could be due to the Milk bottle Nipple. Try changing the nipple size to change the flow rate of the milk. You will have to monitor to see if he likes the faster rate or slower rate. Hope it helps!
Moon Ng
Member
Hey sarah, i had changed various milk bottles n teats n milk powder. Somehow all the same. But now we settled down with pigeon bottles.
He is still not drinking as much as he shud. At times, he will skip his feeds.
Or drink only 2oz. He wont cry for milk most of the times except nite time
He is still not drinking as much as he shud. At times, he will skip his feeds.
Or drink only 2oz. He wont cry for milk most of the times except nite time
josephine_neo
Member
Hi moon Ng, my 2nd girl also have same problem. Refuse to drink milk, can go for 6hours without milk. I was so frantic that I just feed her milk with spoon at 2.5 mths. She was on milk strike until 5mths plus. She only drinks when she's sleepy n I can trick her with milk bottle. She is now 10 years old n she still doesn't eat much. Always 3rd percentile. But she's healthy. My pd said that some kids just have really small stomach or just don't like to eat. I guess she's right. Cos my 3rd child (girl) is so different from my 2nd one, big drinker n eater, now overweight. As long as child is healthy n putting on weight (though slowly), should be ok.
josephine_neo
Member
Hi moon Ng, my 2nd girl also have same problem. Refuse to drink milk, can go for 6hours without milk. I was so frantic that I just feed her milk with spoon at 2.5 mths. She was on milk strike until 5mths plus. She only drinks when she's sleepy n I can trick her with milk bottle. She is now 10 years old n she still doesn't eat much. Always 3rd percentile. But she's healthy. My pd said that some kids just have really small stomach or just don't like to eat. I guess she's right. Cos my 3rd child (girl) is so different from my 2nd one, big drinker n eater, now overweight. As long as child is healthy n putting on weight (though slowly), should be ok.
Moon Ng
Member
Hi Josephine,
thanks for sharing, always find it warming and consoling when i see reply from another mummy here...
I brought my baby to Yu Guo TCM in Kembangan for 'tui na' 3/4 weeks back and I really saw improvement in his drinking pattern (can drink finish while awake and during night time too) and also increased intake.
But i notice that his drinking pattern slowly becoming bad (finish only 2.5oz while awake n need to coax to finish the balance) again since last few days, not sure if it's due to teething. Saw 1 or 2 tiny white dot on his lower front gum, but no teeth yet
he keep biting own thumb and will just put anything into his mouth.
You might want to try bringing your daughter to Yu Guo for 'tui na' as it helps in the child overall wellbeing + improve appetite. The place is loaded with kids for tui na..
thanks for sharing, always find it warming and consoling when i see reply from another mummy here...
I brought my baby to Yu Guo TCM in Kembangan for 'tui na' 3/4 weeks back and I really saw improvement in his drinking pattern (can drink finish while awake and during night time too) and also increased intake.
But i notice that his drinking pattern slowly becoming bad (finish only 2.5oz while awake n need to coax to finish the balance) again since last few days, not sure if it's due to teething. Saw 1 or 2 tiny white dot on his lower front gum, but no teeth yet
he keep biting own thumb and will just put anything into his mouth.You might want to try bringing your daughter to Yu Guo for 'tui na' as it helps in the child overall wellbeing + improve appetite. The place is loaded with kids for tui na..
josephine_neo
Member
Thanks for e tip. My 'milk strike' girl is alrdy 10 years old. My youngest 4th child, 6mth now, loves to drink milk (phew, luckily). Will definitely pass your tip on to my friends with milk strike issues. My baby also teething, biting his thumb n chewing on anything he can get into his mouth.Hi Josephine,
thanks for sharing, always find it warming and consoling when i see reply from another mummy here...
I brought my baby to Yu Guo TCM in Kembangan for 'tui na' 3/4 weeks back and I really saw improvement in his drinking pattern (can drink finish while awake and during night time too) and also increased intake.
But i notice that his drinking pattern slowly becoming bad (finish only 2.5oz while awake n need to coax to finish the balance) again since last few days, not sure if it's due to teething. Saw 1 or 2 tiny white dot on his lower front gum, but no teeth yet
You might want to try bringing your daughter to Yu Guo for 'tui na' as it helps in the child overall wellbeing + improve appetite. The place is loaded with kids for tui na..
Mine worse.. Today she practically nv drink milk except latching. She is 10 mo, and doesnt like to eat either. Always push away teats, spoon, food, etc. So tough to get her to eat, except fruits! She loves pears and apple only. I m so helpless.. She gains weight from her previous mth, but really getting too skinny liao. 25 percetile now.. Zzz... Should i bring her to see PD?
gammahedging
Well-Known Member
previously which percentile was she in?
Used to be 50 percentile. Then now 25-50 percentile..
gammahedging
Well-Known Member
It's ok to drop 1 centile, as what we are seeing now
Ytd she ate well, today she is fussy whole day. Only want to eat pear/banana thats all. Its really challenging to feed her.. Sob.. PD said as long as baby is still active. But...
Stefhanietan
New Member
Hi moon can I know how you go through this? I’m. FTM my son is going to be 3 months old and he has been refusing to drink since 2 months old. I changed milk, bottles, teats and all but still he will only drink when he is asleep or drowsy. I really don’t know what to do. I’m always crying when feeding is due because it’s always a huge struggle. He don’t show hunger cues. We always feed him when time is due. (4-5hours) sometimes he can go up to 6-7 hours not drinking. And even dream feed is a struggle because he would rather suck the pacifier than drink milk. At times we have to give milk he suck a few mouth he fuss we give pacifier then try again until he drink the milk. Idk what to do. He is still peeing pooing and active. Please please help me out.