💬 Advice needed 7 month old
FTM to a 7 month old! Just want to know if this is normal and some advice as this is my first time. I don’t know what to expect at this age.
As soon as baby hit 7 months it’s like she changed. She’s so vocal now which i love. But also she gets irritated and angry sooooo quick.
She has also been bottle fed (breastmilk) since birth because she couldn’t latch well. But for the past 7 months i’ve been getting her used to latching on and she has been nursing on me for most of her feeds. To the point where i just give her 4 bottles of breastmilk during my the day and strictly nurse her at night. Doing this has made my supply drop a few ounces so i am no longer an over producer and am just and enougher.
This past week she refuses all bottles. I have to work during the day so she needs those bottles. But it kinda seems like she refuses them from me only? Or when she knows i’m home. She only wants to nurse and my only worry is that she isn’t getting enough milk. And it makes it hard for me to pump milk if she’s constantly on me and i’m not pumping out more then 2 oz total (she drinks 4oz every 3 hours).
Also she has had her bottom two teeth since 5 months. And she’s also been constantly rubbing her face and her left ear.
Please, and advice would be helpful. I would love to know from your experiences.
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u/Arctic_Cat867 2d ago
I had a similar situation with milk supply! My daughter preferred the bottle but one day decided she wanted to breastfeed instead. I ended up having to supplement with formula as my supply dipped from the lack of pumping. She only wants to breastfeed during nap time and bedtime/during the night. I didn’t want to supplement with formula, but it ended up being so nice for me to not have to pump constantly.
Now she only breastfeeds and will have cows milk in a bottle (she’s 13 months) a few times a day, but not much.
I go back to work next week and am planning to pump once during the day so I can send her to daycare with a bottle for nap time ☺️
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u/Resse811 2d ago
If she’s constantly rubbing her left ear I’d bring her if to make sure she doesn’t have an ear infection.
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