Refusing to drink

My LO has been taking 4oz consistently for weeks (bottle fed breast milk) and all of a sudden the last few days she drinks 2oz and then arches her back goes bright red and refuses to drink anymore. I’m at my wits ends I regularly burp her throughout the feed, I’ve tried infacol which made her reflux worse, and gripe water which doesn’t seem to be doing anything! I really don’t know what to do as im wrestling with her every feed now 😞

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I do want to introduce formula more regularly as at the moment she is just having one bottle mixed with breast milk at night (2oz of each) and she did the same with that! Might give it a go and see how she takes it

She did have her jabs on Friday and does seem to be worse since then! She’s very happy in herself during the day it’s literally just when I go to feed her she kicks off!

Thank you, I’ll try a size up in Teat and formula and see how that goes! I wish they could just tell us 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

My daughter is currently doing the same.... 3.5 oz for the first feed then 2 for the second

so frustrating isn’t it 😖

It worries me alot. I spoke to my health visitor about it today. They aren't concerned if they are putting on weight....

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