himeda@dataio.UUCP (Mark Himeda) (08/29/85)
>Can anyone give us some advice based on real-life experiences with >a child that refuses formula? We have a four month old beautiful >baby girl... Thanks to all who gave me advice on releiving my daughter's hunger strike. Some of the suggestions were: o mix breast milk with formula gradually increasing formula amount o use goat's milk (suppose to be closest to breast milk) o have my wife leave the area while I try to feed her with a bottle. o have my wife express breast milk each day for the next day's feeding ( and forget formula). As it turns out, about a couple of days after posting the message, my daughter started to drink the formula from the bottle with minor complaints. Since my wife's milk supply is dwindling and she finds it too inconvenient to express the milk during the day (it takes too long to express enough for the next day) we decided to keep her on formula during the day and breast feed her only at the first feeding and the last of each day. Your support and help are appreciated by the three of us!! Thanks-A-Million, *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** -- UUCP ~ ALOHA ~ uw-beaver!entropy!dataio!himeda M. Himeda