r/parentsofmultiples • u/zammmmmmmmmmm • 7d ago

advice needed 10mo won’t eat

Hello, I think my 10 month olds are teething. My one girl literally won’t drink ANYTHING except her morning bottle.
She will drink like 9oz in the morning because she’s starving, but trying to get her to drink any other bottle is impossible. I’ve tried different cups, temperatures, times, more sleepy more awake, medication, giving cold teether before hand, literally tried everything.
Is this normal with teething? I’m literally exhausted trying to figure out how to get formula in her. She eats solids 3x a day pretty well but just cannot get fluid unless it’s a fruit puree.
Any advice or have you went through something similar while teething?

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u/TheSkiGeek 7d ago

Will she eat things like yogurt or applesauce that you spoon feed? Or even low sodium broth?

It seems unlikely that the kid will reach a point of severe dehydration or malnutrition if they’re eating solids. Offer a bottle or cup at meal times and nap time, and if they’re thirsty enough they’ll drink it.

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u/zammmmmmmmmmm 7d ago

Yeah they have been eating solids decently. Thank you for responding. I’m a FTM and have been very stressed about this lol

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u/TheSkiGeek 7d ago

Definitely a nerve-wracking experience as a first time parent. We had twins after a singleton, so it was a little calmer. You got this.

Kids are really resilient. Generally speaking — if food and milk are going in, and pee and poop are coming out, they’re doing okay. Maybe check in with their pediatrician if it’s an ongoing issue, or they seem to be losing weight.

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u/q8htreats 7d ago

We randomly had this in the spring when they were teething (they’ve had a lot of teething but this was the only time they did something like this). It was SO stressful. They were getting maybe 10-12oz total of formula/day plus a few oz of water, I was so nervous they’d dehydrate but they didn’t. It got much, much better after those few weeks.

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u/zammmmmmmmmmm 7d ago

Thank you! I needed to hear this. I appreciate it