I am a little concerned.

[poshBecks]

Ella has only had 120mls of milk ALL day!! She would normally have had 450 by now. She just wont drink it. She sucks for a couple of mins & then wont drink any more. I'm a little worried. Any advice would be great!!
Cheers :o

[Sarie]

She may be teething? Has she been grumpy or dribbling at all?

[poshBecks]

She's been a little out of sorts over the weekend, but I thought it was coz she wants food. She's been having extra feeeds & waking at night, which is abnormal for her. She'll be 5 months in a week.

No drool.... :confused:

[Taylors_mum]

is her teat to slow?? Maybe she needs a faster teat to get more milk into her..... my bub went through a stage like this cause the flow was to slow... she would fuss because it was taking to long to drink.

[poshBecks]

No I only just recently changed them, sometimes they are too fast & she gets it everywhere!! LOL Thats when she gulps it!!

[jaimie]

Jazz did this too. I took her to the chc and they looked in her mouth and she had an irritation on the roof of her mouth. She got this from the avent teats . they were too hard for her little mouth:(

[Spewiesmum]

could she be growing? My DS goes off his food when he grows.

[poshBecks]

Oh wow, poor darling! I dont use avent ones. I use normal straight teats. Pur brand. She is sleeping a lot too, so I'm thinking she might be crook...?

[poshBecks]

could she be growing? My DS goes off his food when he grows.
Theres an idea... she is sleeping a lot!

[Sarie]

Could be a mix of both growing and teething, my boys both went off food when they were teething... does she have a temp?

[poshBecks]

No, no temps or anything. Really wierd. She drank most of her last bottle so we will she what happens from there.
Thanks ladies :D

[JorBai]

Bailey did the same when he was about 3 1/2 months old and goes through stages of this, he was going through a growth spurt at the time and sleeping heaps. I thought it was teething but it could have also been the growth spurt that caused his low appetite too. I wouldnt worry too much at all unless it goes on for days in which i would go the GP.

Is she sucking and pulling away?? if so and u think its teething related, Bonjella is the best STUFF! It seemed to cool down Baileys gums.

Good Luck and let us know how your lil darling is going!

Luv Leanne

[LittleBoysRock]

I had this problem with DS when he started teething at 4.5 months old. He went off his milk all together. He didnt drink much at all for a week and a half, I was stressed out so I called the CHN and she said as long as DS had 4 wet nappies in a 24 hr period he was ok.

Also if a baby dribbles it means they are not dehydrated apparently. My Dr said that when a child is dehydrated they body will use all fluids for other parts of the body, dribbling only happens when I child is well hydrated.

Goodluck, hope Ella returns to her normal self in no time. :fingerscrossed: