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DD takes minimal formula

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 24 August 2012 - 19:40

I'm worried about my DD's formula intake and wonder if anyone has any advice they can give me. She'll be 7 months next week and I'm told she needs to be having at least 500ml of formula a day but it's a bit of a struggle to get this in to her. She just doesn't seem to like formula at all, never has done really. She's on Aptamil 1, and gets a mixture of the powder and ready-to-use cartons. She takes very little in the morning and during the day, but gets better as the day goes on. Her best feed is at the dreamfeed, so I daren't drop that just yet. The past few days she's only been drinking about 450ml. She won't take water either - will sip it and spit it out. She does this with formula as well so it's difficult to get an accurate measure of what she takes.

I'm getting so worried she's not getting enough formula. Do you think changing formula might help, or do formulas taste the same? Anyone else have a LO who doesn't like formula?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 August 2012 - 10:19
That's interesting kiwispiers. I may actually try a little but have the car ready in case I need to make a mad dash for help :\:
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 25 August 2012 - 22:19
can understand you being hesitant however the most recent research suggests delaying intro to eggs may actually increase the risk of an allergy developing. [url=http://foodallergies.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=foodallergies&cdn=health&tm=34&f=10&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=12&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749%2810%2901173-5/fulltext'>legg allergy[/url'> So maybe try a small amount, first thing in the morning, if you were really paranoid you could even do it in the waiting room of a hospital so that if there was a reaction you would be in the right place to deal with it.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 August 2012 - 19:25
Thanks kiwispiers - very true that if she was BF I would have no idea how much she was taking. I just worry about it though. I haven't started her on eggs yet, and I'm a bit hesitant with eggs as my brother's wee girl is allergic to them - she had a terrible reaction to eggs when she was a bub, around 6 or 7 months I think it was. I've started my LO on meat though. Just wish she was hitting the 500ml mark of formula.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 24 August 2012 - 21:38
and keep in mind if she was BF you would have no idea how much she was having so wouldn't be stressing at all over whether it was 400 or 500mL, if her weight gain is fine, she is eating meat.eggs etc and reaching milestones then she might just not need so much milk. :)
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 24 August 2012 - 21:37
you can make homemade formula custard (milk plus eggs) or use the formula to make a rice pudding (risotto rice, an egg and milk)
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 24 August 2012 - 19:53
Yep, she's on solids now. I've been mixing a little bit of formula in but it's hardly anything - like 20ml per feed before the puree gets too runny - so it's not really increasing her intake that much.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 24 August 2012 - 19:45
is she on solids, you can alway mix formula into her purees she doesn't need to "drink" it all
 
 

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