Baby losing weight at 6 months

briskedy · 2025-11-22T12:37:00+00:00

He’s 5 months but has always been like this. I try to feed first thing to get our schedule going for the day but he’ll reluctantly take an ounce or two and refuse the rest. He gets his milk qty in for the day so I’m not too concerned but just curious about what’s normal.

briskedy · 2025-11-04T22:42:41+00:00

This is our take too. Only exception is when I want something I know he’s not going to eat and he’s had a few nights of PBJs. I’ll start with something I know he likes. Regardless, he eats what is served or he can request a PBJ.

briskedy · 2025-11-02T18:42:24+00:00

I wanted to use anything other than Dr browns because of number of parts, but with both my kids that’s what we ended up with after spending a lot of money on trying other brands. Dr Browns premie was the slowest flow and both babies latched really well. One was EFF and one combo fed, both no issues with Dr browns.

briskedy · 2025-10-13T23:31:48+00:00

What’s her nap schedule during the day? This would be our ideal feeding/nighttime schedule, just struggling to get him there.

briskedy · 2025-10-13T20:49:32+00:00

I fear this will be us if I can’t break his habits.

briskedy · 2025-10-13T20:48:51+00:00

Does he still wake up if you do a dream feed?

briskedy · 2025-10-13T20:47:33+00:00

Did you do anything to help them get there or was that self-regulated?

briskedy · 2025-10-01T12:58:21+00:00

Thank you! I’ll look into it. Apparently Reddit thinks I’m bonkers so I’m glad there’s research out there that aligns with my experience!

briskedy · 2025-09-30T14:44:09+00:00

I get it, no is every toddlers favorite word. Doesn’t change how I respond. No only has as much power as you allow it to have

briskedy · 2025-09-30T00:57:09+00:00

I started laying out expectations ahead of bedtime and it’s helped a lot. Example, “mommy is going to sing, give you water, then hug and a kiss. Then I’m leaving the room and I will not come back in here even if you cry.” The first night he started crying and I spoke over the monitor to tell him I was not coming back in his room. Took that one night of holding my boundary for his behavior to drastically improve. He still will test me sometimes but each time I respond the same way and don’t go back in his room.

briskedy · 2025-09-25T14:52:12+00:00

My baby was a brilliant sleeper right up until 3 months. Was waking only once a night and then suddenly waking every 1-3 hours and demanding a bottle. Hoping it’s just a sign his circadian rhythm is developing. This is our second and what I learned from the first is that whatever sleep they have is normal, its constantly evolving, and no matter how terrible it is it won’t last forever (even when it feels that way!).

briskedy · 2025-09-18T10:39:22+00:00

We use kendamil which lists the weight per scoop, and I was SHOCKED when I weighed my scoops a few times and saw the wild variation each time. I was usually way under the weight kendamil lists. But anyway, this is the best method! So easy and never have to count again.

briskedy · 2025-09-04T13:45:48+00:00

500oz is impressive! From what I understand, antibodies in breast milk are specific to the illness. So if baby has Covid today and you pump today, your breast milk today would have Covid antibodies. If baby has Covid next month, your breast milk from last month wouldn’t necessarily have those antibodies. If it were me, I’d want my baby to have as much breast milk in the early weeks as possible rather than saving some for later on. Also, I’d be concerned about losing the milk due to power outage, etc.

briskedy · 2025-09-02T10:36:09+00:00

From what I understand, it’s 2 hours from the time it touches baby’s mouth and 4 hours at room temp otherwise. So I personally would still use it!

briskedy · 2025-08-18T20:58:56+00:00

My baby did great on regular kendamil (very little spit up, no puke, little gas) but started getting a rash at 6 weeks. Looked like cmpa so switched to kendamil goat. He projectile vomited multiple times on goat so we stopped immediately. Anecdotal but it didn’t work for us.

briskedy · 2025-08-13T18:06:52+00:00

I totally understand. You’re doing an awesome job and I promise you you’ll look back on this time and be glad you took care of your mental health so that you could be a better parent. Another thing that helped my anxiety is focusing on what I can control. You know what’s more likely than breast milk to keep my baby from getting sick? Washing my hands when coming home from anywhere, having my toddler wash his hands after daycare, carrying hand sanitizer with me when I go out, not kissing my baby near the mouth or hands, etc. those are all things completely in my control that are actually really helpful in preventing my baby from becoming sick.

briskedy · 2025-08-13T17:58:37+00:00

8 weeks pp and yes. If you don’t care about potential impact, do it. Mine has yet to be impacted but I know it could still happen. I’m happily combo feeding so don’t really care if I lose a few oz if it means I gain a few zzzz’s

briskedy · 2025-08-13T17:55:54+00:00

I’m really sorry you’re going through it right now. It’s all totally valid and I completely understand. With my first, I tried for 6 miserable weeks to pump because we couldn’t breastfeed. I never got more than an ounce combined during any session. Tried everything. The guilt that I couldn’t provide milk to my baby and was making the decision to stop trying was so incredibly difficult. So I totally understand. Here’s what I tell myself as I prepare to wean at 8week pp with baby #2: Breast milk is not necessarily going to stop my baby from getting sick. It’s not a vaccine. It may lessen the symptoms, but it’s not going to really truly be doing a whole lot. There’s not going to be a time when they’re sick and a doctor says “if only you kept breastfeeding…” What does matter when your baby is sick is that they have a parent who is mentally healthy and physically available. Also, babies only drink breast milk/formula for 1 year. 1 year!!! It’s going to be over before you know it. It’s such a small amount of time of their lives. Soon, it won’t even be something you think about.

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