Refusing bottles

My LG, who will be 8months this week coming, hasn’t taken any of her formula today. She took very little yesterday too. She normally takes between 16-21oz a day, in 3 x 7oz bottles.

She’s ate well tho. Breakfast this morning she had Weetibix with strawberries & a banana. And lunch she had an egg mayo sandwich and some yoghurt. She drinking sips of water with her meals.

I dunno if it’s weaning related or she’s maybe a little bit poorly. She had a gunky eye yesterday - fine today. And just a bit more fussy & clingy.

Anyone else experienced the same?

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I’m going through the same with my baby girl I’m so so stressed I could cry!!!!
Yesterday she had a total of 5oz throughout the day. And today only 4oz roughly so far. I don’t know what to do 😭 I’m so worried about dehydration. Is your bubba drinking water?

And just to make a complete liar out of me she’s just drank 5oz 🤣😂

Theres this nasty cold going about maybe she’s coming down with that?☹️ Sorry if you’re doing this already but you could mix formula into her weetabix or anything she’ll eat, i know it won’t be much but it’s something atleast. Hoping she feels better / takes milk again soon x

I would say if she was poorly and refusing because of this then she’d have refused food too. My boy was ill and refused both. Took little amounts of milk for a few days then back to normal. Can’t see baby go hungry but milk is so so important. I’m not sure how you do it but I would maybe make sure you offer milk tomorrow before any solids and then wait a bit before offering solids even if she’s not taken any milk on the first try x

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