Our 6 month old baby is completely banned Milk both dairy and formula and only eating solids. thats something our first child didn't do. of course, babies are different but anyone been in a similar situation. Doctor (gp) told us to use Panadol but that didn't help. she doesn't want to drink milk at all. Because of the solid intakes she is popping just fine 2-3 times, wet nappies average about 3.
6 Months Old Baby Stopped Drinking Milk and Kind of Hates It
whatswrongwithya on 15/04/2024 - 17:35
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Baby banned "both kinds", dairy and formula. What is this breast milk you speak of?
I assume they mean dairy milk as opposed to formula mixed with water?
No breast milk unfortunately.
There's doctors that specialise in babbies.
The same way as baby…
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Vegans must be proud!
Lol. We eat meat almost every day.
Now the omnivores are proud!
Not sure why a 6 month old would be on dairy for any length of time but there's nothing wrong with the child moving to solids at 6 months. It may need to still be supplemented with appropriate age based formula to ensure they are receiving all nutrients.
https://www.cafhs.sa.gov.au/topics/health-checks-2
https://www.cafhs.sa.gov.au/topics/feeding
I would seek a better GP support to gain a schedule for the appropriate introduction of foods such as egg, nuts etc. Evidence is that introduction of these foods at the right time lowers allergies.
https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/allergy-prevention/ascia…
Also, as an aside, avoid sweet tasting formula. It shouldn't be palatable to you. NAN is an excellent option.
I think completely fine from what I understand, as long as they are getting a good mix of solids and water. It’s unusual, but possibly good unusual. I’d say they are modelling of their older sibling. I had the opposite with a struggle to come off the boob and onto solid and any other kind of fluid, and I’d rather have it the way you have it. Some kids just do things their own way, the advice I had was that solids as the main nutrition is fine from 6 months and sometimes even 4 months if they are struggling with breast milk or formula. Good benefit of early solids is extra iron that isn’t in breast milk.
For those that negged. This was the official advice from the gov child health clinic at the time. Not what did with my baby. But think about it logically. They only need to breast feed for 6 months (but completely find to go way longer), and this can be swapped for formula if breastmilk is not an option. Why then would nutritious food plus water not be okay if in sufficient quantities?
https://raisingchildren.net.au/babies/breastfeeding-bottle-f…
Whilst this source says keep breastfeeding or formula going until 12 months. It also says you’ll wean down from 6 months, so if some babies do this faster and are still getting adequate nutrition, I don’t see the issue. Especially as OP says they don’t want it. Forcing a baby to eat/drink something they don’t want to can cause a host of issues later on.
Cancel culture from 6 months old hey
What methods of feeding are you using? Their nutritional needs are pretty complex at this stage, it could be pretty easy to deprive the kid of a balanced diet if they become picky about what solids they like, e.g. carbs only. 6 months is pretty young.
There are multiple feeding methods, and at 6 months perhaps it could be the method that's an issue, instead of the actual milk?
Troubleshoot a variety of formulas?
Try cup-feeding, bottle feeding, sippy cup feeding?
See a pediatrician for assistance with this?
All somewhat costly, but at least ring around bulk billed GPs and ask the medical centres for a doctor that would be the best with young babies.Maybe try different formulas, in different bottles/cups as well. My understanding was that at 6 months solids is "fun" and usually not adequate for nutritional needs as they're not eating that much or that much variety.
There are also non dairy based formulas, soy etc. if something in dairy is putting them off. If they still won't drink any then at least try to incorporate high calcium foods like yoghurt or cheese to compensate.
Have you tried alternative milks such as lactose free? goat milk? Plant based? Etc
Some pharmacies carry sample packs
"Our 6 month old baby is completely banned Milk both dairy and formula and only eating solids."
"Doctor (gp) told us to use Panadol but that didn't help. "
FFS. Get a better doctor for starters.
Otherwise talk to other mums or a midwife about it to ascertain if it could be a problem going forward. I'd say probably not if the baby has stopped suckling by itself. And I'm assuming you (or partner) are healthy and not ingesting stuff that might put baby off breast milk.