Doesn’t want to drink
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Topic: Doesn’t want to drink
Posted By: kebakat
Subject: Doesn’t want to drink
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 1:37pm
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My lil man is being very challenging today. He refuses to drink!
Have spoken to plunketline and she's confused as to why he's doing this and suggested taking him to the docs to make sure that there isn't some underlying issue health wise that I can't tell so we are going later this avo.. However I was wondering what you girls think.. He had a nice feed this morning at 5am, he got up at 7:30am and usually would take about 150mls but only wanted 100. I thought that was ok, he might have filled up more than I thought at 5am. However since then he refuses boobie, refuses all types of bottles that I have and just bites it and spits whatever comes into his mouth out. So it's been like 6hrs since he's had a feed, I know he must be hungry by now but he won't take any fluids no matter how it is presented to him. Even refuses the cup and being spoon fed milk. Thing is that I havent changed anything recently. He's been on the same formula the whole time. Same bottles. Same everything really. |
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 2:03pm
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If you don't feed him, does he grizzle? Or does he not seem hungry? My thoughts are that he's either not really hungry, just finished a growth spurt etc and is more interested in what's going on; or he's got sore ears/throat and it hurts to suckle. -------------  |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 3:14pm
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Yes he's grizzling and does seem hungry.. he still hasn't had anything so its now 8 hrs and that is NOT normal for a 3 month old! He's been to the docs. He said one of his ears is just a tiny bit pink but he said it's not infected and didn't appear sore to him. He's given us antibiotics anyway. But I can't figure out how to get it into him because he constantly spits it out. Doesn't matter if I give it to him via spoon or syringe it all comes out, I try and catch it and give it to him again and he spits it out. I sat there for 10 mins trying to get it into him and gave up.
Seriously don't know what to do 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 3:24pm
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Ooww poor boy, hopefully he starts drinking soon, have you tried booby??? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 3:26pm
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I got this of the la leche website
A "NURSING STRIKE" is a baby's very sudden reluctance to nurse, whether or not he is accustomed to rubber nipples. It is not the same as being ready to wean (which happens gradually), but signals some discomfort in the baby's life: an earache or stuffy nose, houseguests, teething, a parent's new job, being scolded for biting. Nursing strikes are fairly common... and fixable. If your baby "goes on strike," call a breastfeeding specialist or La Leche League for suggestions that will ease you both back into happy breastfeeding. Nursing the baby in his sleep, for instance, is a time-honored way of ending a strike. Hope its helpful to you. Maybe you could give someone there a call? ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 3:30pm
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He's actually bottle fed during the day now.
He won't accept boobie, he bites me extremely hard if I try and clamps down the rips his head to the side which as one might imagine is extremely painful.. so I'd rather not try that again! DH tried feeding him at lunch time when he came home but refused to feed with him as well. |
Posted By: AN E
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 4:11pm
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Sorry, no help here - but sending you lots of hugs and hope something works out for you quickly!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 4:36pm
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Stacey, Jack went through this and it lasted a few days, then he started feeding again. He was grizzly and just hated being fed any which way I tried and we ended up fighting with him so I gave in. He fed when he was hungry again. (he did take a little when I did feed him, about 1 min worth)
Hope it resolves soon for you as can be very worrying ------------- "> 
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Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 4:38pm
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Unfortunately I think this is something many babies (or at least the ones born around the same time as Kaleb) go through.
When Kaleb had a "nursing" strike (he's bottle fed) and we went to the family centre they gave him milk out of a sippy cup(without valve)- just to make him feel milk was ok (incase he'd had a bad experience with someone else feeding him) Does he take a dummy? When we have to give Kaleb pamol we use a syringe and squirt a tiny bit in then put dummy in until he swallows. VERY slow process! Good luck! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 6:35pm
| He doesn't take a dummy anymore which is kinda annoying. We have resolved to using a dropper and putting in 3 drops at a time so he doesn't really notice it but it is extremely slow! |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 8:17pm
You poor thing - I went through this with Sam when she was about 2 months old. Every feed was a fight with her and she would go hours with out eating. If I put her in the position to feed she would throw a screaming fit. We took her to the doctors but there was nothing wrong with her and it was diagnosed as a nursing strike. It apparently is really common if that helps at all. I know it is really discouraging though. I did find that I could give Samantha a good feed at night in the form of a dream feed though when she was half asleep. I'm sure that is all that kept her going
Perhaps give it a try, and keep your chin up, he will eventually go back to eating.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 8:29pm
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Have you tried a syringe right to the back of his throat, while he is tilted back? Probably one of the best ways to get him to take medicine that he doesn't want. ------------- |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 28 September 2007 at 9:44pm
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I have no suggestions sorry, just wanted to send you a hug and say that I hope he feeds soon ------------- 
 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 6:50am
arrgghh james did this to and we still dont know why i had to droper feed him for 2 days was very slow if you are at all worried take him back to docs big hugs ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 8:00am
| We dream fed him all last night. He didn't take much but at least we got some fluid into him. But it looks like today is going to be another battle. At least DH is home! |
Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 8:04am
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Good luck Stacey and hugs to your family as it is not easy ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 8:08am
 Stace its so hard to deal with the no-eating/drinking issue. Maybe there is something wrong with him & i think the doc would be the best bet, other than offering little bits of milk often & not to worry about volume etc. Im sure they dont starve themselves But yea its hard aye- you just feel so helpless!! ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |