We're currently breastfeeding and starting solids. I give water from a spoon, but he refuses a bottl…

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We're currently breastfeeding and starting solids. I give water from a spoon, but he refuses a bottle. I already bought a sippy cup with a flat, larger nipple, but he just chews on it instead of sucking. He's gaining the minimum weight. He wakes up every hour at night 🤦️. The pediatrician said it's a regression plus a growth spurt. When will this end? We've had two months of these nights. I feel like he's not getting enough from breastfeeding, or maybe he needs a pacifier, I don't know. I was thinking about giving formula at night. How do I teach a baby to suck on a pacifier? Or does it depend on the baby? My older son didn't use a pacifier, but we had no problems with bottles.
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Anna
Oh, I totally get it, it seems like it's starting for me too. She's not taking a pacifier, and while breastfeeding seems to be enough for now, sleep is a total nightmare. Getting her to sleep, whether it's during the day or at night, is a real quest. I've been struggling for a week. And I was hoping it would get easier by the 4th month 😅. Looks like it's different for everyone 🤷️. I'm also waiting for solids. My daughter used to suck on a pacifier, and there was none of this at all, it all went smoothly somehow. About drinking, have you tried the straws that come with juices? I don't know if it's right or not, but my daughter only drank that way until she was about 8 months old. She didn't like bottles, and giving water from a spoon is a hassle.
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Tatyana
My little one still wakes up every hour at night. During the day, they're already getting everything they need.
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Oksana
Try giving formula at night, at least, so you don't struggle. I'm not sure about the pacifier; my breastfed babies didn't like them, but my middle child grew up on formula and we dropped the pacifier at 1.5 years old.
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Patritsiya
Tatyana Breastfeeding?
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Patritsiya
Anna Yeah, feeding from a spoon is a nightmare. I tried giving her a straw, but she had no idea what to do with it))
We were doing great until about three months too. Sleep regression started around 4 months. And it's been like that ever since. There was a period when putting her to bed was also difficult. That's gotten better now. But the wake-ups are still there.
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Patritsiya
Oksana How can I give it to him if he doesn't take the bottle? He doesn't suck on it, he just plays with the nipple and chews on it 🤦️
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Patritsiya
Oksana I would gladly give formula already.
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Irina
When your baby has a growth spurt and needs more milk, they'll start nursing more actively at night, and your supply will increase to meet their needs. So, it's impossible for a 4-month-old to "not be getting enough from the breast." I understand you're tired, but you just have to push through this phase.
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Patritsiya
Irina Tomorrow I'll be 5 months postpartum. Yes, I feel the let-down reflex constantly. And I can hear her swallowing when she nurses. I know I have milk. But I'm just exhausted 🥲
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Anna
Anna I keep waiting for things to get easier, but one thing gets easier and another gets worse 🤣
Sending you and us patience 🍀
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Natalya
My baby won't take a pacifier and stays latched all night. But we sleep together now. Before, I struggled so much; as soon as I put her in her crib, she'd cry for 30 minutes.
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Viktoriya
My older child and my younger one didn't take pacifiers or bottles. They drank from a cup starting at 4 months old.
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Klinduh Ekaterina
Neither of my two children would take any pacifier, bottle, or sippy cup. Around 4-5 months, they started drinking from a regular cup, but pacifiers were a total disaster.
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olga
Oksana Try it, she'll love the formula and learn everything quickly!)
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morozka
Hold off on starting solids for another month
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morozka
morozka My son and twins never took a pacifier. They were also breastfed
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Patritsiya
Anna That's for sure) thanks ❤️
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Patritsiya
morozka Why postpone starting solids?
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Patritsiya
Natalya I can't sleep with my baby. It's easier for me to feed them and then put them back down. At least I can relax for that hour. But when they sleep next to me, I don't sleep at all.
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Patritsiya
Oksana I tried, of course. I offered juice too. I thought about how to get him to suckle. But it didn't work out 🤷🏼️
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Natalya
Natalya Yeah, I agree, I can't relax either when we sleep together, but it's like this for now
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morozka
morozka Start breastfeeding at 6 months. If the GI tract is immature (which is closer to 6 months), there will be many problems later.
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Oksana
Oksana Bottle with formula too?
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Tatyana
Tatyana yes
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