I work from 7:30 to 4:30 Mon thru Fri, husband works nights and takes care of baby during the day. Hubby says baby will not eat food or drink her bottle. When I get home baby will eat 2 jars of food for me. Also, she will not drink anything but breast milk. HELP!
2007-07-05 05:38:09 · 8 answers · asked by sosmary 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Aah! A gourmet!
I had one just like her. I worked for a brief time when she was young (about nine months) and Adia wouldn't eat for Daddy. She waited. She'd get cranky in the hour before I was due home. He'd drive out to pick me up and I'd nurse her in the car before we left. It was great catchup time.
My body and her body adjusted. Once she started solids, my husband had great success ONLY outside of the house. He could feed her in the park, he could feed her at Wal-Mart, he could take her with him anywhere, but if they were home, she wasn't going to eat for him.
Silly me, forgot this the first time. I worked 8 hour shifts, so I took her to bed with me at night. As long as her weight gain is good, and she's not anemic, she can do just fine. Most babies' eating slows way down at 10 months to a year anyway - they're no longer eating to fuel such rapid growth.
Adia, the gourmet, is now an exceptionally tall and sturdy four year old who still likes things just her own way. She's also very patient, so we're very blessed.
2007-07-05 05:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by M L 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You have a very smart baby!
There is nothing wrong with the fact that she waits for you to get home so that she can breastfeed. In that regard you should make sure that she sleeps next to you so that she can nurse during the night as often as she needs to. This will make up for the time that you are gone during the day. It will make up for the fact that she does not drink a bottle during the day as long as she is able to nurse at night. Breastmilk is better for her than any other food on earth so do not worry about her!
How long have you been trying this? Maybe she needs some time to get used to it. In any case a one year old will eat as much as she needs to. Right now she may be waiting for you as she has come to associate you with food. She may gradually come to accept solid food from your husband. She will certainly eat enough to get by and as long as she eats well for you she will be fine. When she gets hungry, she will eat.
Encourage the breastfeeding as much as you can. So long as she is breastfeeding she will be well nourished. The breastmilk combined with the solid food that you are able to feed her will suffice until she decides to eat for your husband. Don't worry!
Take care and good luck.
Love and Blessings
Lady Trinity~
2007-07-05 05:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Trinity 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry! I like the answer about having a baby gourmet.
Your baby is SMART! She won’t starve herself, believe me. We forget that their tummies are still very tiny, smaller than her fist. That means she doesn’t have to eat much to get by. She’ll eat when she’s hungry and she’ll eat as much as she needs to feel full! I think part of the reason we have an obesity epidemic in children is that we force them to eat when they’re not hungry, which overrules their innate ability to tell when they’re hungry and when they’re full.
One thing that might ease your worries is not to look at what she eats day by day, but what she eats over the course of a week. If you write down what she eats over a whole week, you’ll see that she’s eating plenty of food on her own schedule.
And of COURSE she likes your breast milk best, it’s sweeter than regular milk or formula, and much better for her, again, she’s a smart little cookie. It is a good thing that she likes your milk: your milk grows and changes with her, it fills in the gaps of her solid-food intake. There have been some studies released lately that show that breast milk becomes denser with nutrition for your baby after the first year—the theory being that babies are picky between 1-3 years of age and breast milk takes care of any holes in her diet.
As long as she's taking in your milk, there's no need for her to drink much else. If you want, offer her some diluted juice, but if she doesn't drink it, she's not thirsty!
I know what it’s like to worry over your kids, but really, they listen to their bodies more than we do, and she’ll be fine.
2007-07-05 06:01:02 · answer #3 · answered by maegs33 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like she wants mommy and is pulling a power play- at one she knows when shes hungry and will eat if hungry enough- Try this have your husband offer the food if she refuses fine but try to offer the same type of food when you get home and only a bottle - no breast- once she realizes that things are the same with daddy or mommy she will start taking food from your husband- it may take a week or so but she will get it
2007-07-05 05:44:26 · answer #4 · answered by JK 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
as long as you keep offering plenty of food and milk, your little one will know when he is hungry.
with my first toddler, i used to live in an emotianal roller coster: one day he will eat like a pig and the other day he will practically nothing, which used to freak me out. but he is fine and now with my second i see a similar eating patterns. they are both very healthy an happy kids!
as long as your baby acts normal and healthy (without fever or other symptoms). but if the baby starts loosing weight significantly or not gaining enough you should consult your doctor.
good luck!
2007-07-05 05:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by Laura 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, when she will eat when she is hungry.. she will adjust after a while.
2007-07-05 06:06:41 · answer #6 · answered by ™Tootsie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mommy's girl
2007-07-05 06:04:38 · answer #7 · answered by Cowgirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there isnt anything wrong with that
2007-07-05 05:41:15 · answer #8 · answered by vanessa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋