My 7 monthold hates the bottle, she has formula with cereal about 15oz a day is that enough?

Question

I have a 7 month old, she hates the bottle, not formula bu tjust the bottle. The minute i put her down in the drinking position she starts to fight and wants to get out of my arms, so I feed her her formula with cereal 3 times a day and try to get about 15 to 17oz of formula in a day. She eates a veggie and yougurt with the above as well once a day. She is growing just fine but I have to time her in order to feed her in her high chair. her last meal for the night is 5 oz of formula with about 3tbsp of cereal, and she is very sleepy taking it but we manage to feed it to her. She sleeps by 8:30 p.m and wakes up about 4times a night and then I have to rock her to sleep or get her into my bed. Then she gets up at 6 a.m and starts to hat so I offer the bottle and manage putting 2oz in her and then let her sleep for an hour and then start with her cereal at 8:30 a.m. She is 7 mts and about 16.5lbs

Answer 1

Is there any reason for her to have the cereal with all her bottles? Maybe try spoon feeding it to her? What other foods is she eating?

Is she teething? Maybe her gums hurt and feeding makes it worse. My 6 month old eats 4-5 times a day, 2 of those times with baby food, once with cereal. Anywhere between 16-24 oz of formula per day.

I would say that 15oz with cereal is enough, but check with your doctor.

Answer 2

your baby should be getting around 32 ounces of formula a day, 15-17 is not enough at all and that is probably why she wakes up so much in the night. you really shouldnt be putting cereal in every bottle, maybe that is why she doesnt like it. or if she just recently started this hatred of a bottle, she may be teething, bottles can be painful for a teething baby. you should try giving her a sippy cup she may like that. if that doesnt work i would take her to the doctor because she is not getting enough formula. you should probably cut back on solids until she is getting enough formula because the formula is what she really needs, the other stuff doesnt have all the nutrients.

Answer 3

The recommended amount is once your baby reaches 6 months, you can feed her 6 to 8 ounces at a feeding, up to around 32 ounces of formula per day. Check with your pediatrician but she is old enough now to start getting solids as well. Start her with one thing at a time so you can check for allergic reactions. I also recommend that you try a sippy cup maybe she just does not want to drink from a bottle. When my son was born he would not stay awake through bottles either, so I kept a wet rag to wipe his face when he fell asleep and I would also burp him to wake him up, he now at 5 months old sleeps from 9 PM to 6 AM.Also how is her weight during well baby checks? If the doctor says that she is doing well then she is fine. Good Luck!

Answer 4

try a different drinking position, if you have her laying in your arms to have a bottle, try sitting her up more, she may not like the feel of the way she is laying or sitting when you give her the bottle, it may be the nipple, rubber has a scent and flavor to it where as silicone usually doesn't. She should be not only eating cereal by now but having jared food as well. My son at 7 months was drinking about 30-32 Oz of formula a day most of the time in addition to half a jar of 6 month baby food, plus 1/4-1/2 a jar of baby fruits or baby custard. If you are concerned about your daughter you should either talk to your family physician/pediatrition or to a public health nurse, they are all trained to be of help in that area and are quite willing to help.

Answer 5

give her a cup inbstead of a bottle after 6 months babies should start having a cup and then by 10-12 months be off a bottle anyway, well in a perfect world. she could have a sipper cup or a normal cup, the latter will cause a fair amount of mess untill she gets the hang of it. does she drink water at all? if so what from, use the same method for her formula. she doesnt need a bottle but she needs more then solids even if it contains formula she needs liquids.

Answer 6

I would call your pediatrician and explain the situation. 15 oz. of formula for an entire day doesn't sound like much, along with food. It's probably the reason that you have to get up in the middle of the night to feed her.

Can your daughter hold a two handled sippy cup? Maybe that would work to get your baby to drink more. Good Luck!

Answer 7

Could it be that with the cereal in the bottle it is just too hard for her to suck? I would try just regular formula in the bottle. Are you spoon feeding her at all? Definitely would try a sippy cup and trying more baby foods.

Make sure you tell your pediatrician whats going on.

Answer 8

Have you tried a sippy cup or a normal drinking cup? My daughter learned how to use a sippy cup around 7-8 months (which was really great for me since she wouldn't take a bottle and was breastfed) and she actually prefers drinking out of a regular cup/glass - just watch out cuz they love sticking their hands in it!

Answer 9

why do u always put cereal in it? just curious they dont really need cereal with every bottle. try a sippy cup with formula. if u are worried about if shes eating enough just ask her doctor they will let u know if shes undernourished which it sounds like shes fine really.

Answer 10

put her in the high chair and give her a lot of different foods at supper, tiny shred's of meat and veggies ,mac & cheese is a food babies like...feed her small portion of what ever you eat and she will start to sleep better at night. my kids ate every thing by the time they were 6-7 months old....mashed potatoes,peas.corn.toast.,eggs, cereal,cherrios hot dogs cut in very small pieces ,cut up the food, like you are feeding a bird.
you can also give her spagitti and sauce if you mash it up real good with a fork.