Weaning 8-Month-old Daughter - Suddenly Won't Take Formula

I would go ahead and try whole milk. I had two children who gave up on formula at 10 months. They never had a bottle again. If she is eating the table foods just fine, I would think whole milk would be just fine for her...try it in a sippy cup at mealtime. If you don't want to give up on the bottle just yet, it would be fine to put whole milk in the bottle. I have heard of many kids at 8 months who get milk and not formula in their bottles. It's worth a try.

My son did the same thing at about 10 months. He had been weaned since he was almost 7 months, I had to force him to take a bottle and then he just quit. I went to talk to the doc about it and he said that I could start him on whole milk with an iron vitamin supplement. He drank the milk like he had been doing it all along. He was also on all table food so your daughter might be ready. I think this is something you might want to talk to your doc about before you change anything in her diet, just to be safe. Good luck.

i cant help you with your specific problem, but i can tell you that first of all, babies do NOT require solids before one year of age for nutritional reasons. most of the reason we give solids before a year is to help get used to textures and the idea of feeding differently etc.. but nutritionally, breastmilk or formula is ALL that is needed.

so, what i would recommend is that you REDUCE the amount of solids you are feeding, and that should lead to an increase in her formula drinking. good for you for continuing to TRY to use breastmilk! that is a good idea, that even though your supply is low, you keep trying - a little breastmilk is better than none at all! its good to be flexible. breastfeeding is exhausting, but it is a good thing, and if you feel you can keep up once in a while - like before bedtimes or something, then that is a good thing. if you really dont want to, i wouldnt count on pumping for her to drink - pump to store for an injury! it may seem wierd, but breastmilk is good for healing cuts scrapes rashes, etc. not only in baby, but you too!
my son once fell off the porch and scraped his head really good - put some breastmilk on it once or twice a day for a few days and 'presto!' no scar and hardly even a scab! it was great! also works on eye infections, or just if you have something (like frosting - my poor son at his one year bday party! LOL) in your eye!

sometimes teething can reduce the want to drink.
also, some babies eat a lot, then eat practically nothing during their growth cycle.

heres the big thing; most healthy normal babies WILL NOT STARVE themselves. they will eat when they are hungry, and they will not eat when they are not hungry. it shouldnt last too long and she will be chowing down again, but like i said, solids arent nutritionally necessary - you want to make sure that formula is first. she will eat yuo out of house and home soon enough!
anyway, good luck!

She may be having a difficult time digesting the formula, or have problems with the lactose. I had good luck switching my daughter to Enfamil Lipil Lactose free formula, its still milk based not soy, but without the lactose that can often time cause tummy troubles. Otherwise it may just be that she is still getting used to formula, can take up to a week or two, or just that she truly prefers breastmilk over formula. Also, Enfamil Gentlease, which I also have tried for my daughter, still contains lactose, only about 1/4 of regular routine milk based formula but none the less it still has it. I have actually had a good friend who breastfeeds her son exclusively and has had to cut out all dairy due to his lactose intolerance, so it can be a pretty common thing for either formula or breast fed babies. Hope this helps some :)

Talk to your ped about trying milk instead. Formula stinks in my opinion (my son took a few as supplements between 8 and 11 months and then we just used vitamin D if I didnt nurse), so she may have just decided she doesn't like it. Keep offering it in the meantime though and maybe she'll change her mind. Good luck!

If she took a bottle of formula ok with your mom, it may just be her way of saying "why are you holding out on the good stuff?" I had friends who had to leave the room and house in order for their child to take a bottle. Maybe that's happening here - thinks that becuase you're nearby breastmilk should be the drink offered :) Keep trying.

I'm a first time mom so i don't quit have any advice on the whole 8 month old thing(my baby is only 6 months old) but I have been taking an herb called Fenugreek. It increases milk supply so if u wanted to keep pumping your own milk this should help!!! My pediatrician said it's totally safe. It took a couple of days to see an increase.I buy mine online at puritanpride.com. Its like 12 dollars for 600 pills!!i take 6/day but you can research it on a great site kellymom.com.they give dosages and other ideas as well.I was very skeptical myself about using an herb(I'm not one of those wholisitc weirdos...)and have not experienced any side effects. I guess i would also PUMP PUMP PUMP. Its all about demand. so even if you get nothing out your body should start to produce more milk(although I haven't done the weening thing yet either).GOOD LUCK!!!

I totally understand. My daughter quit breastfeeding when she really got going on solids at around 8 months. I had her on one bottle of fromula a day since she was a couplee weeks for vitamins and emergencies. I always seemed to have just enough for her when I pumped. I wasn't one of those women who had days worth of milk stored in the freezer!! It just seemed like she was less interested in breastfeeding. She wouldn't take formula either when I offered it in many different ways. I know that you aren't supposed to do this but I put her on cow's milk. I put about a tablespoon of light Karo syrup for 8 ounces of milk in her bottle and she drank it. It turned out that she quit nursing because I was pregnant with her sister! Apparently when you become pregnant your milk turns from thick and sweet to thin and almost bitter. So, I would make sure that isn't her reason. Technically, if she is eating table foods well, I wouldn't worry about the liquid milk necessarily. There are a lot of foods she can get her calcium from. Just start giving her some vitamins and don't overdo the juice. I know it's frustrating, but there are a lot of mom's who have a hard time switching from baby food to solids so be thankful that yours is so excited about eating like mom and dad. Good luck!