Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 12:31     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
So glad you figured out how to bottle feed! Your poor kid must have been so tired and hungry. They should have better directions on the bottles since people learning to use them are sleep deprived new parents. Or if they gave them to you at the hospital, someone should have made sure you understood how to use them; if not, parents might inadvertently be starving their kids
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 12:21     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
Avent bottles flow is WAY too slow on the 0, 1, and even 2 depending. You need to start with #2 at least and maybe #3. You also need to line the hole on the nipple up with the indent on the bottle or it won't flow correctly.
Anonymous
Post 06/15/2025 04:38     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I forgot to update the thread. Things are going much better now that we switched bottles. We didn’t know how to use the Avent bottles. You have to like certain things up and a newborn nipple is actually size 3. We have been using other bottles and he is eating so much better. The feeds are still long because he is sleepy but he’s been able to take 2oz per feed at almost every feed. We may try the bottles again but will stick to different bottles from now on.


What bottles are helping. My kid is struggling with avent too


Dr. Browns.
Anonymous
Post 06/15/2025 04:38     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I forgot to update the thread. Things are going much better now that we switched bottles. We didn’t know how to use the Avent bottles. You have to like certain things up and a newborn nipple is actually size 3. We have been using other bottles and he is eating so much better. The feeds are still long because he is sleepy but he’s been able to take 2oz per feed at almost every feed. We may try the bottles again but will stick to different bottles from now on.



We have been using Dr. Browns and Como Tomo.
What bottles are helping. My kid is struggling with avent too
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 06:51     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
What is the birthweight? Baby might be weak / low tone. Kid still barely eats anything.

Also consider snip for tongue tie.

We had all this.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2025 23:52     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
Anonymous wrote:I forgot to update the thread. Things are going much better now that we switched bottles. We didn’t know how to use the Avent bottles. You have to like certain things up and a newborn nipple is actually size 3. We have been using other bottles and he is eating so much better. The feeds are still long because he is sleepy but he’s been able to take 2oz per feed at almost every feed. We may try the bottles again but will stick to different bottles from now on.


What bottles are helping. My kid is struggling with avent too
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2025 20:47     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
I forgot to update the thread. Things are going much better now that we switched bottles. We didn’t know how to use the Avent bottles. You have to like certain things up and a newborn nipple is actually size 3. We have been using other bottles and he is eating so much better. The feeds are still long because he is sleepy but he’s been able to take 2oz per feed at almost every feed. We may try the bottles again but will stick to different bottles from now on.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2025 19:36     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1 - get a baby scale and weigh before and after.
2 - undress him before feeding. It sounds awful but if he’s nice and warm and toasty he’s going to fall asleep
3 - tickle his feet and under his chin as he starts to fall asleep. Sadly, the idea is to keep him awake.
4 - don’t be afraid to supplement with formula if it’s too much or too hard. I bfd for more than 2 years for both of my kids and they both got formula too. It’s ok.
5 - ignore the PP who says your milk tastes bad. You’d know because he’d spit it out and reject it, not just fall asleep.

Also 22oz/day is a lot for a baby on breastmilk.



1. The pediatrician warned against a scale because she said hey aren’t super helpful and cause more anxiety.

2. We do undress him and change diaper changes. I will also tickle him, adjust, and make loud noises to wake him up.

3. I’m fine pumping. It’s really not that and for me. It’s best that I know how much he takes each feed. I’m not afraid of formula but I make enough that we don’t need to supplement. At least not yet.

Idk. The pediatrician said 18-22oz is what he should be taking for his age. She wants us to get 20oz a day.


Np- you come off as very defensive- what are you hoping people will say?

Had two very sleepy babies- our lc was helpful in teaching us tricks to wake them and working on latch ( may need different type of bottle/nipples?

Out lc did weighed feeds at every visit and encouraged them at home. Also had me cut dairy and soy ( and no I didn't think that was offensive in anyway)...

Typically the only thing that worked was a diaper change ( wet washcloth, tickling, etc) weren't great and half the time they'd sleep through a change too. I supplemented my first kid with formula until she was strong enough to latch well
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2025 17:56     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
This was my second kid. In addition to a lactation consultant, consider an infant feeding therapist. Their advice on positioning and chin/cheek support made the difference for us. Also, Lansinoh and Pigeon are the bottle brands most recommended by lactation consultants if you breastfeed as well. However, we had success with Chicco Duo.

It gets better, I swear. By the time my kid was 4 months old, all the feeding problems disappeared.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2025 12:22     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
You could ask your ped about adding a little formula to your pumped milk to up the calories he gets at each feed without upping the volume too much. And a faster flow nipple sounds like a good idea too.

I used a cold wet cloth to wake my babies to feed. And I'd always burp and change the diaper between breasts to get them up again for round two. Maybe do that after he finishes half the bottle and before he's totally knocked out. Also I would burp by holding them into a kind of a seated position on my lap and moving them back / forth / around. I did it bc it was more effective for my kids, but also it's less comfortable than a snuggly shoulder. Maybe that could help?

I hope he wakes up for you soon. You're doing a great job mama!
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2025 12:09     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
Haven’t read the replies but in our case this was food allergies. If formula, change the formula. If breast, start cutting out foods and see what changes. You need to cut for at least a whole week to see effects though.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2025 12:03     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
Anonymous wrote:I scheduled a lactation consultant and an ent appointment for him. I wonder if a tongue tie is the reason he didn’t eat well on the breast for 5 days. My nipples are small and we had to use a nipple shield but he still falls asleep a lot.

And the most important, we feel very dumb because the Avent bottles are apparently supposed to line up. My husband looked it up and that’s what he said. I looked at reviews and many said that these bottles are very hard for their baby to eat from.

We did 6 feeds already following the 2.5 hour schedule and he sucked down 2oz. It still took a while but he was done in about 30 minutes. I’m really wondering if the bottle was making him so tired trying to eat from that he became more tired and couldn’t finish it. I personally didn’t like the comotomo bottles ( very hard to unscrew and get cap off) but the Dr.Browns did work. He took 2oz every feed. We did try the Avent bottles with the parts lined up, and he was better but still had a hard time eating. I noticed he had to really use all of his mouth and jaw muscles to eat with the Avent bottle. Now it’s easier and he isn’t trying as hard.


OP, I'm glad that things are starting to improve!
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2025 11:57     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
How is it going?
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2025 12:59     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
Anonymous wrote:If the baby isn't crying or uncomfortable after eating, I don't think it's any kind of intolerance or allergy.

I would ask your ped about possibly seeing a GI pediatric specialist. Scans may need to be done.

My nephew had gastric volvulus, but that was discovered on day 2 or 3 of birth. I'm not sure a newborn could make it 9 days with something so serious.


He doesn’t spit up, arch his back, or gassy. He doesn’t cry after feedings either. He really only cried when we keep trying to wake him up or we do a diaper change.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2025 12:34     Subject: Newborn doesn’t eat..please offer suggestions
If the baby isn't crying or uncomfortable after eating, I don't think it's any kind of intolerance or allergy.

I would ask your ped about possibly seeing a GI pediatric specialist. Scans may need to be done.

My nephew had gastric volvulus, but that was discovered on day 2 or 3 of birth. I'm not sure a newborn could make it 9 days with something so serious.