Tips and tricks to get baby to eat more
My baby is 9 weeks old and at her 2 month check up the doctor said she was not gaining the appropriate amount of weight (she is gaining weight just has started falling off of her growth curve). We were feeding her every 2-3 hours and before the appointment she was at times drinking 3 ounces but mainly around 2.5. Since her doctors appointment she has been regressing on her eating amount. She has been bottle fed since day one. I’ve tried changing the type of bottle nipple we use to find the one she likes the most (currently the MAM ones).
I’m running out of ways to get her to eat more. She will simply start pushing the bottle away, start cry or fall asleep. I feel like a bad mom if I force feed her, which I feel like I’m currently doing, but also I need her to eat more because if she doesn’t they will be doing a more invasive way to get her to eat (I’m assuming a feeding tube).
She’s over all very happy, smiley, tons of wet diapers, has the right kind of poop and poopy diapers and has been hitting all her milestones except the weight gain and eating amount. She’s been a small baby since day one but I really need help with ideas to get her to eat more to gain the wait.
Let me know what you’ve done to help your baby eat more to gain weight!