Why has my baby stopped drinking milk?

I have a 6 week old formula fed baby and hes just suddenly stopped drinking his milk, no change in the milk or temp I normally do it at hes having around 60ml each time when normally he has 150ml im worried everytime I put the bottle in his mouth he gags but his belly is rumbling like he is hungry and hes crying for it?

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Did you change the nipple size

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How long has it been going on? He could just not be in the mood for it or it’s upsetting him, so he doesn’t finish it. My daughter did this a few times here and there. If it’s only been a couple of times, wait maybe one or two more times the make an appointment with the doctor. It could be nothing, but you want to check with their Dr to confirm

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Change the nipple size up!
What bottle are you using?
Try to use a Philip Advent bottle (glass ones), these nipples are really good as the milk only comes out when sucked.
My girl was the same way, and we switched to a size 2 with the Philp Advent bottles, and she is drinking normally again.

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Try the teat size up and if it continues try a different brand; also maybe shift feeding times slightly, different environment (calm / dark / quiet) and sitting him up more while feeding to pace feed x

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My son is like this. He'll guzzle it during a growth spurt and then afterwards back to having small amounts. Just follow her lead. If he's in discomfort then see a HV or GP. They'll weigh him and see how he's progressing.

Before that try changing teat sizes if you haven't already. That helped my son drink a bit more.

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I'd contact his pediatrician ASAP.

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If it seems he’s having difficulty eating but seems hungry it might be something physical, I’d check inside the mouth if there’s white patches on the gums, inside of the mouth or tongue it might be oral thrush, which is totally normal for newborns, he would just need medicine. But if nothings there it might just be the nipple on the bottle and or a switch up of when he’s feeling hungry. Hope all goes well!

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Hi mums! I have an almost 6-month-old, and I think we’ve been pretty lucky with sleep so far.

We have a solid bedtime routine, and he’s getting better at going down drowsy but awake. He usually settles himself, and overnight he might stir once or twice, but a quick dummy replacement normally does the trick.

Our current struggle is this pesky early morning feed! For the last 2–3 weeks, he’s been waking anywhere between 4:30 and 6:30am. We try the dummy, but he spits it out and keeps stirring every 15 minutes until we eventually pick him up and give him a feed. He doesn’t always take a full feed, but after 15–20 minutes he goes straight back to sleep until around 8am.

He has three naps during the day, usually anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, and he’s feeding well throughout the day, so I don’t think it’s down to him not getting enough milk.

The problem is that by the time he’s back asleep, I’m pretty much up for the day, so it’s really affecting my sleep! Previously, he’d sleep until around 7am, which was much more manageable.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Do we keep offering the dummy and hope he eventually drops this feed, or is he genuinely hungry and we should just accept it for now? Would love to hear what worked for you! ❤️

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