Refusing milk

My sweet baby boy is almost 7.5 months and has been refusing formula for the past 2 weeks. He now only drinks around 400ml/day (100ml Γ— 4 feeds). I’ve tried mixing formula in food and different cups, but no luck.

He is getting a bit frustrated during meals times and it's not a nice experience for him 😞😞😞😞

He really enjoys solids!

Anyone has seen a pediatran about this? Any other tips how to give him formula ?

Also - If he continues refusing formula, I wonder if formula can be stopped at this age?

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I had this with my eldest. Raised it with hv who said that babies don't tend to starve themselves and suggested trying giving the milk from sippy cup instead of the usual bottle. This didn't work for us and my daughter just randomly started drinking her usual amounts after 2-3 weeks. I just kept offering her the full portion and it worked

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