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Decreasing appetite in 6 1/2 month old

Paula - posted on 06/23/2010 ( 3 moms have responded )

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has had decreased appetite for about a month. Was taking the following.

5-6am 5-6oz

9-10am 6-7 and 1 tbsp cereal

12-1pm 6-7 and fruit and veg

4-5 pm 5-6 and cereal and veg

7-8pm bedtime 5oz



Now she is all over the map

with her times

3-4oz early morning

breakfast 1-1/2tbsp cereal and 2 tsp fruit

bottle of 4-5 oz

lunch fruit and veg 1tbspea

bottle of 4-5oz

dinner 1-1/2tbsp of cereal and veg 1 tblsp ea

bedtime 4-5oz.

interesting enough around the same time her appetite started to decrease she had trouble pooping.

When she does have her bottle is does sucks and then all of a sudden stops and the formula comes spilling out of her mouth.

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Jennifer - posted on 12/18/2010

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could she be teething? if she is working on some teeth, then it could be painful for her to suck on the bottle, and her appetite will increase once the tooth or teeth come through.

Collette - posted on 12/18/2010

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She is constipated. You probably still use formula with iron in it. Between the iron and the cereal the fruit in baby food does not contain enough fiber to loosen up the stool.

Try adding a little corn syrup. It's a natural laxative because it is derived from corn and it's harmless. Then cut back the amount of iron the baby is getting. Iron is good but too much is not. When you find a balance the baby will eat and not get constipated.

Gena - posted on 06/23/2010

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Try giving her some prunes...maybe she is just constipated and it is making her tummy hurt. If that doesnt work, I would call her dr just to be sure that she is getting enough formula.

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