Concerned over sudden milk intake drop!

My LO will be 5 soon and the last few days have been a real struggle to feed her. She doesn't take more than 2-3 oz per feed 😥 I see bubbas at this age takes upto 7-8oz. She has been on a never ending nursing strike and now this makes me really tense. I am worried about her weight gain. She is definitely doing this due to teething but I gave her Camilia/tynelol nothing helps.
I haven't started solids yet too

Anyone else experiencing this? Will it en d anytime soon?

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Same thing here last month! We started solids with homemade organic purées twice a day. I pumped for 3 days (6 times per day) and realized I only provide around 2.5 oz per feed. We decided to keep breastfeeding and supplement with formula. Our baby is now sleeping 12h per night at 5 months and doing better than ever!

Hi she eats every 2 hours generally but sometimes it also stretches for a bit more if she sleeps longer during the day. Thanks for sharing your experience, I feel relieved 😌
I got worried bcz her wet diapers are less than before and they are not soaked as before

Thanks maybe starting solids would help. I read somewhere that there milk intake should still be the same as that's the main source of nutrition till 1 yr

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