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[quote=Anonymous]OP. The pediatrician GI's opinion is that despite the 10-12 oz for days now, we should wait and watch. "Give her milk when she wants it" which is almost never. Easier said than done. We were told never to distract which we did earlier, anyway it does not work anymore.
 
The only time she feeds without issue is the midnight feed, she will take about 3 oz and sometimes the morning feed another 3oz but after that it takes 1-2 hrs of trying to get anywhere. Actually last 24 hrs has been 9 oz. she is dropping on our home weight scale.

Could there be something mentally, developmentally wrong because this looks like regression. She used to recognize the bottle and we did have to coax with the formula but she at least opened her mouth.

This is how it typically goes now...she give me all the signs of hunger, thumb sucking (she has just woken up from her morning 1hr 10 min nap), the milking sign which she learned herself, then she gets increasingly angry and frustrated, she gets red in the face, straining. Then she starts crying. She can be distracted and may even laugh in between a good bit. We have tried feeding her at different stages in this process. She does not even recognize the bottle anymore and swipes it away. I try to put the nipple in the mouth but she won't take it. So don't do often. Nanny is just watching since I have taken over weekday routine too and that's all we are doing, trying to feed.

She has only tested sweet potato, oatmeal, blueberry and baby crackers so those are the only things I can try to put on a plate and let her play with it, for baby led weaning.

She poops 1-3 times a day so not sure if there is a delayed emptying issue. I am unable to get an appointment with children's till mid April without a recommendation. Will try another doctor.[/quote]

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