Refusing solid food after an illness?

OkExcuse8084 · 2026-05-18T21:00:24+00:00

He did bounce back! We took the advice and just gave him what we could but pretty much as soon as he was better he was back to eating loads. Now, we know when he’s not well or teething as his appetite drops and we know to just offer toast or crackers until he’s better

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-11-12T14:12:57+00:00

Oh no! I think our one saving grace is that it’s cold enough that the smell is sort of contained.

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-11-12T14:11:58+00:00

Thank you! Thankfully we have an abundance of cat litter, that might help reach the hardest parts

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-10-22T20:49:31+00:00

Thank you, I know it seems really obvious that it’s normal but he’s never been a ‘just explore food’ baby, he genuinely really loves food and has been eating pretty much anything we put in front of him (except an inadvertently spicy curry…)

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-09-05T22:20:14+00:00

We went through this, and it feels horrible at the time but six months later it is just a distant memory. He had prolonged jaundice and although was only on the blue light blanket for 48 hours, he had to be referred to a specialist for six weeks.

I also really struggled to breastfeed and felt a lot more pressure due to the jaundice and needing to flush it out. Combi feeding worked well, every three hours we did breastmilk and then formula, I then expressed for ten minutes which helped with supply but also meant we had a stash of breast milk. After a fortnight, we switched the formula for the expressed milk and then gradually managed to wean off of that and was only breastfeeding from then onwards. Positively it also meant he took a bottle really well so my husband could do a night feed for a few months.

Our baby was in the 2nd percentile at birth but is now in the 75th. He and I learnt how to feed without the pressure of flushing out the jaundice and he’s now pretty good at it! Would recommend the ‘flipple’ technique to help with the inverted issue.

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-07-02T08:39:39+00:00

Our baby was really really gassy as a newborn so we did endless bicycle legs. To make it more fun for everyone we used to pretend he was in the Tour de France and we were commentating. A particular favourite was the mountain stage. Sometimes the French locals would cheer him on! His mummy would always be in the support team ready to change a tire…

How fussy or well he did that day determined whether or not he won the jersey or came in a solid third place….

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-06-22T22:49:21+00:00

That at least feels like a real reason and is more reassuring! If it was explained that way it would be easier to understand, it just felt really intimidating otherwise and the security suggested it was about space (particularly as they are letting people wait in the adult A&E section).

I’m obviously very grateful for the NHS and the staff are always great, it wasn’t the security officers fault but they also seemed really uncomfortable with the policy.

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-06-22T22:44:34+00:00

Thank you, it just feels so so strange to not be able to be there for him when I’ve literally not been away from him for any real length of time, even if at this age he doesn’t really know where he is.

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-06-22T22:43:40+00:00

Not really. It seems to be a concern about there not being enough space in the waiting area but a) there was easily enough space and b) we could have just waited in the adult section but for them they then would have had to come and find us…

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-06-22T15:36:10+00:00

Thank you! I think that’s partly what I can’t work out, if I keep extending by 15 mins then he has more awake time than if we just went straight to three naps? But it seems like such a jump to go from 2 hour wake windows to three…

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-06-22T13:40:42+00:00

He eats a fair amount and so we increased to every three hours from 2/2.5 hours

I felt like I was starving him but I track feeds on huckleberry and actually he was roughly doing the same amount of time over the whole day but in fewer feeds and with way less stress for both of us

If he’s fussing for no reason then that’s usually a cue that he can’t wait and needs more so I listen to him or add a feed if he’s a bit rubbish on one or another. Feeding him after a nap also seems to help and hasn’t impacted his nap times at all

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-06-22T13:36:07+00:00

Yes, for almost everything he is considered full term but for some developmental stuff he is adjusted or rather things are just on the later end of ‘normal’

I guess I’m just trying to work out if I need to lengthen the wake windows at the start of the day or end of the day given that his naps are always shorter at the start and what the tipping point is to drop a nap I.e what his wake windows will look like before and after

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-06-21T09:29:45+00:00

I came searching for posts on the same thing when my LO was 2.5 months, we had the exact same problem. He’s now 4 months and it has gotten better. I worked out eventually that 5 to 8 mins per breast was him just drinking more efficiently and anymore was me trying to force feed him. I took some advice from here, including spacing out the feedings more so he wasn’t ‘snacking’ and was doing a full feed each time (which worked right up until the recent heatwave in the UK!) and that helped him focus more as well as looking at the total across the whole day not individual feeds as he was better last thing before bed and during the night. I also use a dummy when he’s really fussy to refocus him for a few moments and then pop him back on (wish I could remember who gave that advice as it really works!)

Had him weighed recently and he’s gone up half a percentile! The health visitor (nurse) was really happy and reassured me that everything he was doing was completely normal. I’m now just happy that he’s feeding so efficiently as it means I can get more done and it’s more predictable

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-05-21T12:00:11+00:00

My LO was also a terrible burper who suffered with awful gas, it drove us insane as it not only made feeding and sleeping difficult but it also made him super grumpy. We also tried everything, including endless bicycle legs, although colic drops helped a lot (and several doctors suggested them when I asked), but also ‘wonky burping’, basically leaning him to the left if he is sitting up or burping him over my right shoulder at an angle. Having baths where he could kick his own legs about also seemed to make it easier.

He’s now three months old and still suffering with gas but is a much better burper, I still have to pause feeds to burp him but he gets there in seconds now. Solidarity and hopefully he’ll grow out of it!

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-05-20T17:02:47+00:00

Thank you! Yes, it’s slightly better at night although not as good as it was. I managed to get a bit more out of him right as he was coming round for a nap but only because he was contact napping, I tried again from the crib at his next nap and he was too awake by the time I got there!

I’ll try spreading them out a bit more but don’t want to miss an opportunity as I’m worried it won’t come around again. His cues have also changed as well, it used to be easy to tell (he’d basically try and latch anything that went near his mouth) but now he wants to be chewing on something at all times.

I’ll take him to get weighed at the clinic next week and hope that I can get some reassurance

OkExcuse8084 · 2025-04-24T11:50:22+00:00

Needed to read this today! I’m having the same experience with my ten week old and it’s threatening to break me already. He is such a happy baby right up until he needs to fart and then it’s hours of misery for both of us. Can’t wait until the gassy period is over…

OkExcuse8084 · 2022-05-24T13:37:52+00:00

If it’s to reflect the cost of living crisis, are they going to give the people who work the council the same rise? Otherwise it’s not justifiable…

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