3 Month Old Is Tired and Not Eating Much.

He might be just changing his own schedule to go to bed earlier or changing his feeding time. Take the cereal out of the bottle and mix it pretty thick and feed by spoon breakfast & supper (plus regular amount of milk). This worked for me. My pediatrician recommended 1-2 Tbsp 2x day by spoon at 3 1/2 months, but said never put cereal in his bottle. He sounds like it could be his ears or just really tired. Give it another couple of days before you go back to the doctor unless he really gets worse!

It could be that the ear infection has returned. I would definitely have the doctor check his ears again. My baby, now 9 months old, has had recurring ear infections for SEVERAL months now. She'll be fine for about 3-4 days and then it comes back. Also, on the rice cereal. You do what you think is best for your baby. I have a 19 yo that I did the same thing with. Started him on rice cereal VERY young to help him sleep through the night but this time around it didn't work so I quit doing it. It seemed to upset my 9 month olds tummy and nothing made her sleep through the night. She finally started sleeping through the night at about 6 months. If he doesn't have the ear infection back, you could always try stopping the rice cereal to see if that is upsetting his tummy. But I have a feeling it is his ears.

Best of luck to you and your precious baby.

Babies with ear infections won't suck. It could be that the antibiotics didn't work all the way and it's back. It's a good idea to have the doctor check the ears again. Ours always wants us to come back after we're done to make sure it's gone. The other thing that might cause this is the cereal in the bottle. Unless the doctor tells you to do it for reflux (too much spitting up) cereal in the bottle is not recommended. A baby's stomach is not ready to digest cereal until about 4-6 months of age. It's an old wives' tale to add cereal so they sleep better. Cereal makes many babies hurt and actually they sleep poorly. Hope this helps!

You have got some very good advise. The only other thing you might look for is thrush. Does his tongue,checks, gums have a white coating? Thrush is very painful for them to suck and in general.

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My boy is 3 months old, too, and he is already starting to teethe (drooling a lot, chewing a lot, etc.) and the past couple of nights he's been acting the same way as your son. Some infant tylenol (w/ your doc's approval) or Orajel (I'm going to try that tonight) might help, if once you've ruled out ear problems he's still having a hard time. Best of luck!

My daughter is 4 months and does the same thing when she is gassy. It's very frustrating as a parent. I would rethink the cereal in the bottle. It's hard for the baby to gauge how much he is eating. I would give him more cereal at other times during the day (when he is hungry enough to eat at a sitting). As I gave my daughter more solids durnng the day, she slept 8 hours last night! You may just have a few more weeks of sleepless nights ahead of you...but a happier baby!