I'm back!! (Sorry in advance for the long post..)

[EmBeebs]

I've rejoined in the hope that the site sorts out all this nonsense that's going on as I really do value everyone's support and advice on this website.

Hope everyone's doing well, I have a couple questions but will just give a little update before I ask..

So Ava's 4 months old now and has her 16 week jabs later on today we've had a couple trips to hospital, first time being a meningitis scare (absolutely petrifying!) and second time she come up with blisters all over her bum the poor mite but she's all fine and dandy now so here's questions number 1..

Ava used to drink 5 7oz bottles throughout the day but for the past 2 days has only managed to drink 2! She's well in her self and seems happy but I am slightly concerned as to why she's dropped 3 feeds so quickly. Has anyone else's little ones done this before? What could be the reason? She's also going through a bad sleeping spell and is waking up 3-4 times a night whereas before she was sleeping 8 hours straight. When she wakes her tummy is roaring because she's so hungry but yet still doesn't take much formula! :/

Anyone have any advice? It would be very much appreciated x

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My daughter did that and turnt out she wanted food. As soon as she started having baby rice she began drinking her milk again. Baby rice is 4+ months so she may be ready?x

[EmBeebs in reply to Hidden]

Oh really? How often did you give her the baby rice?x

[Hidden in reply to EmBeebs]

once a day to begin with and then a couple of weeks later i started adding puree and when she was 5 and half months it was twice a day x

[EmBeebs in reply to Hidden]

Okay will give that ago,

Thankyou!x

[Cheekymonkey85]

After a bit of a cold at the beginning of April milly stopped taking her full 6oz leaving half a bottle at every feed for a week (she was about 9wks old). Then a few weeks after that dropped a bottle completely for a couple of weeks. 2weeks ago she went from 4 6oz bottles a day to 5 7oz bottles practically over night. Baffled me completely lol she might just be having an off few days & could very well go back to normal as quick she started messing you about xx have you tried a dream feed? I did it with milly a few times just to get a bit extra in her xx

[toffee83]

Could be teething? That could explain wanting to feed less if gums are sore, would also explain more night wakings. Or as others have said could be ready for solids or a bit under the weather. My LO is 4 and a half months & is rubbing his gums loads & sort of moaning / wingeing throughout the day. I'm sure it's teething. No tooth as of yet but HV says the teeth move in the gums a few weeks or even months before they appear so is possible. Hope your LO's feeding and sleeping get back on track soon. It's hard to know what it is sometimes! Xx

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Hi Embeebs,

Good to have you back as I joined this forum at the time all the nonsense started to kick off so it good to be able to reply or add my expertise to a sensible question!

Anyway to answer your question my guess is it's their way of telling us (Mums) they've had enough of regular milk feeds & would like to start trying new tastes in the form of fine purée'd foods.

Both my children have done this by the time they were 3 & a half to 4 months old & ive personally found a good place to start is fruit purée's & a bit of baby porridge.

xx