Moire is not an eater. But it's got ridiculous lately. She eats, at most 20 ounces during the day, and that amount is rare. She hardly touches solids, maybe getting 2 tbls during the day. And between 1am-7am, she eats an average of 16 oz. Sometimes more. I can't handle it. Brian and I are getting so tired of getting up and down several times a night to prepare her numerous bottles. The only thing I can think to do at this point is just let her cry at night, not feeding her more than 2 oz at a time, so she'll be uber hungry the next day and maybe fix her feeding schedule. But the problem isn't that I'm not offering. I've tried feeding her in a low-stimuli environment, just in the bed, dim-lit rooms, etc. She just will not eat. How do I fix this?
Leane did the same thing for a while. I finally just started to prepare a bit of a schedual based on when her normal eating times were, and then when she cried, I would just hold and play with her quietly. Sometimes, I would attempt to put her back to sleep. This is still going to make you tired for a few days, but it got Leane to get back to eating regular sized bottles both at nigth and during the day.
The thing is, she's never eaten well during the day. It always goes that she plays hard all day, eating only an ounce or two right before napping, and then maybe an ounce or two right when she wakes up from the nap. I offer the bottle every time she comes to me, when she cries, slows down, anything. And she only eats when she's napping. Today was a good example. Woke at 8. First feeding happens at 10.30-10.45, until she passes out (2 ounces), wakes up at 12.45 (2 ounces). Goes down for a nap at 3.30 (one ounce), wakes up 4.30 (2 ounces). I'm sure the evening will end with her eating maybe two tblsp food and 3 ounces before bed. And she'll eat between 16-24 ounces tonight between 1-7am.
Have you tried feeding her when she wakes up? It sounds like she's eating when she is tired. She has day and night mixed up. You poor mom.
I try feeding her when she wakes, but she pushes the bottle away. I just don't know what to do, short of just letting her cry at night until she's literally starved in the morning.
*hugs* I was going to suggest the same thing about the feeding when she first wakes up like daisymae said...that's what I did with leane every time that she woke up in the morning. Maybe just keep trying that??? I'm really outta ideas right now. I'll try to think of some other things that you could do.
I heard a bit about dairy allergy causing night-waking problems, and also something about Silent Reflux, that sounds strangely like Moire. So I am talking with a pediatrician. Hopefully, we get this straightened out.
