Help! My 4 month old won't eat!

Nargis - posted on 11/18/2012

I am going through the same thing right now with my 4 month old and I am so tired of her bottle refusal. I stick with her for hours just trying to feed her merely few oz.s. I get her eating just when she is sleeping and that's all. I don't know, maybe it's a kind of trait she has. I find your post very helpful. Thanx!!!!!

Katherine - posted on 11/14/2012

This is almost exactly, word for word, what my 11 wk old is going through now. This was so helpful just to hear someone else going through the same thing, and finding a resolution. My son's pediatrician put him on the antacid Axid, similar to Zantac but without the alcohol she said, and switched to enfamil gentlease. This was just yesterday so I'm hoping it all kicks in and works very soon. Thank you for posting this so you can help new mommies like me.

Shelly - posted on 08/03/2011

In the long run she ended up being lactose intolerant. She wouldn't take the formula because it made her feel ill & alot of the times vomit.

I switched her 1st to Similac for gas & fussy tummys which has the lactose broken down in it, and then when the recall happened I switched to the babies r us lactose free brand which is 1/2 the cost & foams less. I use it with my 3rd child now too.

It boiled down to the formula had made her feel bad for so long with the vomiting / gas on & off she wouldn't take the bottle. Once I got her tummy issues solved she started to eat like a champ. I found out about her lactose issues on accident, none of the dr's even thought about it they jsut wrote me off as being anxious.

I'd say with in 3 days of the formula switch to the lactose free stuff I had a happy baby back. She even had problems with eczema and rashes that cleared up. She also never had another episode of screaming, colic, gas, and vomiting. I don't know if it's your babys problem, but it is worth a try.

User - posted on 08/02/2011

I am going through the same thing right now with my 4 month old. What did you do???

Shelly - posted on 02/18/2010

No she is not having six wet diapers. Today I am counting and writing everything down to make sure I don't forget anything. Her mouth is still moist and her soft spot is not sunken in, and she is still drooling so I know she is not dehydrated yet, key word being YET.



She had her 4 month well baby visit this Monday & I told her Dr. about the problem, and the Dr was not alarmed, she told me to start her on solid food, but I can't because she still hasn't lost the tongue thrust action. I did actually try a little bit of rice cereal just a moment ago & she didn't even swallow it.



I have tried 3 brands of bottles, and she won't take a bottle from me or my husband. thankfully she is not lethargic and she is cooing in her bouncer, but she has not eaten now in 5 hours. I am going bonkers! She will cry & I know she is hungry & then refuse the bottle, I checked them and they are fine, I don't know why my 4 month old won't eat!

Amanda - posted on 02/18/2010

You could try having some one else feed her, but if that doesn't work you should definitely take her to the doctor. I have not heard of this happening before except when the nipple was defective on the bottle. Is she having six wet diapers a day because if not she could be dehydrated. I hope you find the solution for your 4 month old who won't eat soon.

Shelly - posted on 02/18/2010

No she is not having six wet diapers. Today I am counting and writing everything down to make sure I don't forget anything. Her mouth is still moist and her soft spot is not sunken in, and she is still drooling so I know she is not dehydrated yet, key word being YET.



She had her 4 month well baby visit this Monday & I told her Dr. about the problem, and the Dr was not alarmed, she told me to start her on solid food, but I can't because she still hasn't lost the tongue thrust action. I did actually try a little bit of rice cereal just a moment ago & she didn't even swallow it.



I have tried 3 brands of bottles, and she won't take a bottle from me or my husband. thankfully she is not lethargic and she is cooing in her bouncer, but she has not eaten now in 5 hours. I am going bonkers! She will cry & I know she is hungry & then refuse the bottle, I checked them and they are fine, I don't know why my 4 month old won't eat!

Amanda - posted on 02/18/2010

You could try having some one else feed her, but if that doesn't work you should definitely take her to the doctor. I have not heard of this happening before except when the nipple was defective on the bottle. Is she having six wet diapers a day because if not she could be dehydrated. I hope you find the solution for your 4 month old who won't eat soon.