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| My 7 month used to feed very well but lately during every feeding, he starts to fuss and complain when I feed him. He typically closes his mouth and says ummm with a pleading look on his face. I thought he was full and didn't want to be fed anymore but that was not the reason. He was still hungry. I don't know what he is trying to tell me. Everyone ask me why he does that and what does it mean. Unfortunately, I have no idea. I feel so helpless when he does this because I have no idea what he wants. |
| Posted by kathy on 08/08/2007 09:44 PM
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| I am having the same problem with my 7 month old daughter. She has also started squishing up her face, burying it in my breast and squeezing my breast and arm really hard. She actually left a bruise on the back of my arm! I am so glad to hear I am not alone. Sorry I don't have advice but thanks for posting the question, maybe we can both find answers. |
| posted by K on 08/08/2007 09:58 PM
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| I have notice, when I look back at the past year, that my almost-one-year-old daughter went through phases like that. She didn't want to nurse, she refused to take a bottle, NOTHING, and it only lasted a week at the most. Sometimes when they are teething it bothers their ears and it hurts to suck--for me I wouldn't even see a tooth weeks after the milk rejection, so I'm guessing it was the pain of the tooth moving down before splitting the gum. They go through these strange phases and then get over them, it's so funny. If it's not one thing, it's another right?! It should pass, don't worry about it too much. Just keep offering him drinks and he'll take it when he's ready. |
| posted by Briana on 08/09/2007 07:11 AM
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| My 16-month-old went through the same thing at that age. Feeding time was so stressful because of it. We never figured out what the problem was but she continued to put on weight and grow so it wasn't a big issue. It could be that their senses are developing and they are getting used to the new sensations they are feeling or it could be the teething thing or they don't like the way the food/milk tastes. My daughter just go over it one day. Hang in there. I know how stressful it can be. |
| posted by Cinda on 08/09/2007 08:59 AM
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He has no problem when I give him a bottle. He only does this after few bites of his solid feeding.
Yesterday he only had 1/2 jar of his food and 3/4 of his bottle. He was so fussy, I didn't even try to give him his favorite dessert. Because he didn't eat his full dinner serving, he woke up at 2 am hungry, and I had to give him 8 oz of formula. |
| posted by kathy on 08/09/2007 09:36 AM
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Kathy,
My baby Paige use to, still sometime does that...he is paying with you. Paige would do the exact same thing, but seconds and minutes later would take her bottle. You just have to be persistant. If he still is fussy, then I would stop trying, but when gives you a full blown cry; resume with the bottle. It has been very trying experience to know when they are hungry, playing and not hungry. Believe me, if they are hungry, they will let you know. Dawn |
| posted by Dawn on 08/09/2007 09:59 AM
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| Dawn made me think of this. Even now (at 16 months) if my daughter gets too hungry...dinner is running late, she slept a long time, a number of things can happen...she will cry and I have to help her get started eating. It's like she doesn't realize that is why she is crying. I put the first few bites in her mouth and then she feels better and can feed herself. Don't get me wrong, I don't starve my daughter between meals. She usually eats something every 3 to 4 hours. |
| posted by Cinda on 08/09/2007 10:07 AM
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| My 4 month old used to do this. Come to find out she was getting an ear infection. I had to switch to the fast flow nipples on her bottles, it made it easier for her get her formula and she didn't have to suck as hard. I know it's not a good thing to do that, i was told it teaches them to have a lazy mouth, but my baby was in pain when sucking on her bottle. Have you checked his ears? |
| posted by Amanda on 08/10/2007 11:42 AM
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| hi....i have a 2 month old and he kind of bobs on and off my breast while eating. and he also just started to scream right in the middle of nursing. at first i thought it was because he needed to burp but that was not it either. any advice would be great. |
| posted by leah on 08/10/2007 03:57 PM
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My baby did the same thing when he was about 2 months as well (the crying and unlatching during feeding), and the pediatrician diagnosed him with baby reflux and put him on Zantac. He did much better after that.
Now that he is 7 months old, he is not crying, but he is unlatching a lot while eating. I really think this has to do with his teething. He did the same thing about a month ago when his bottom 2 teeth came in, and now I think his top 2 are coming in. Just be patient and hang in there - it will pass. |
| posted by Toni on 08/11/2007 09:47 PM
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| It seems like so many babies have reflux these days! My daughter was the same way, we did the Zantac thing and put her crib mattress at an angle. She spit up constantly but she did eventually grow out of it. It's so hard, I know! I would ask the doctor, sometimes medicine can help but we were really sparing with when we gave it to her. |
| posted by Briana on 08/12/2007 09:30 AM
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| He does have reflux and Zantac didn't work for him. He is on Provacid and is much better. I think his current reluctance to eat solids has to do with teething. I give him teething tablets an hour before his feeding time, and he eats much better. |
| posted by kathy on 08/12/2007 12:48 PM
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