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hope417
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Nanny Away - DD won't take bottle...
DD is EBF, except during the day when she's with the nanny. During the day she will drink anywhere from 20-25oz of my pumped BM.
Our nanny is on vacation and today DD only drank 5oz with my mom. When I came home from work she nursed like a champ.
Any tips on what I can do to get DD to take a bottle from someone other than the nanny while I'm at work? She did this the other weekend with DH, but I didn't think much of it, until now...
DD eats 3 meals a day so not drinking a ton would be ok, but she HAS to drink more than 5oz in a 10 hour window!!
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Posted 3/19/14 10:32 PM |
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Nanny Away - DD won't take bottle...
Your mom just needs to keep trying. I wouldn't stress about it at all, esp since she's eating 3 meals. It's short term!
ETA: Just make sure your mom offers her the bottle BEFORE her meals.
ETA2: She is probably making up for it by taking more in when she's nursing. Just remind yourself this is temporary! 
Message edited 3/19/2014 10:51:02 PM.
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Posted 3/19/14 10:49 PM |
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hope417
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Nanny Away - DD won't take bottle...
Ok thank you. I'm so stressed out about it. I gave her extra oatmeal this am (with extra BM) just in case. Lol!
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Posted 3/20/14 8:44 AM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: Nanny Away - DD won't take bottle...
How old is your LO? If she's taking 3 meals a day, it's ok to drink less milk.
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Posted 3/20/14 10:57 AM |
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cateyemm
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Re: Nanny Away - DD won't take bottle...
is your mom doing it exactly the same way your nanny does? same position, etc? i wouldnt stress it too much, she may be making it up when you get home and she nurses with you
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Posted 3/20/14 11:35 AM |
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hope417
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Nanny Away - DD won't take bottle...
Exact same. Today she's home with DH and she won't eat from him either. This is totally stressing me out!
I wouldn't freak out too much if this wasn't so out of character for her. Most days she drinks anywhere from 20-30oz (in addition to the 3 times I nurse her). While I know 30oz is a bit extreme, she never drinks less than 20.
She's 11 months. I'm hoping to nurse for another month or so and then transition her to WCM. I'm nervous that when I stop nursing she won't take a bottle from me either!
I'm tempted to call the dr to ask them about it and what advice they may have for me. I cannot wait to get home tonight!!
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Posted 3/20/14 4:14 PM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: Nanny Away - DD won't take bottle...
Posted by hope417
Exact same. Today she's home with DH and she won't eat from him either. This is totally stressing me out!
I wouldn't freak out too much if this wasn't so out of character for her. Most days she drinks anywhere from 20-30oz (in addition to the 3 times I nurse her). While I know 30oz is a bit extreme, she never drinks less than 20.
She's 11 months. I'm hoping to nurse for another month or so and then transition her to WCM. I'm nervous that when I stop nursing she won't take a bottle from me either!
I'm tempted to call the dr to ask them about it and what advice they may have for me. I cannot wait to get home tonight!!
At 11 months she really only needs 2-3 "bottles" a day. If you're BFing in the morning and at night, then only taking 1 5 oz bottle during the day is totally normal. 30 oz/day + BFing sounds like too much.
Just try to relax, your baby won't starve herself!
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