Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site riccb.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!riccb!jmc From: jmc@riccb.UUCP (Jeff McQuinn ) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Hunger Strike... (Weaning) Message-ID: <479@riccb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 08:44:50 EDT Article-I.D.: riccb.479 Posted: Wed Aug 14 08:44:50 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 07:39:59 EDT References: <768@dataio.UUCP> Organization: Rockwell Telecommunications, Downers Grove,Il. Lines: 27 > > > HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Can anyone give us some advice based on real-life experiences with > a child that refuses formula? I had a similar problem with our second child. (Our first didn't have to face the bottle). The solution to my problem was not in the formula or the nipple (although he did prefer one type nipple over the others) but rather in the way I held him during feedings. It turned out that my wife held him a certain way during breast feeding and Eric had grown accustomed to it. I started holding him that way and he started to eat. But again we would have problems half way through the feeding. He wanted to switch sides! He was never entirely happy with the bottle but at least he would eat if I mimic'ed Mom. Our third is now 7 months old and I've had no problems with her. We started giving her a bottle on occasion a LOT earlier. One other thing that may help. Try freezing breast milk (if she's going to continue nursing when she can) instead of using formula. My wife works half time (5 days out of 2 weeks) and pumps when she's at work. Any excess or pumped milk is saved for when I feed the baby. This worked fine until Erin was about 5 months old, then demand exceeded supply so now she gets formula also (but she doesn't seem to mind). Jeff McQuinn just VAXing around