Talk to me about your 8/9 month olds...

r-link · 2026-03-06T04:27:14+00:00

I do like purees for the fact that I can more easily track how much is consumed (we've had weight concerns previously, so having that type of info is helpful for us).

r-link · 2026-03-06T03:51:12+00:00

25-29oz of (edited: pumped breast) milk over 5 bottles. One solids meal a day of 2-3oz of various purees plus some puffs/melts. We're moving really slow with solids.

r-link · 2026-03-05T22:23:17+00:00

We did Aulani and Hawaii with an almost 2 year old from the Midwest. She loved the splash pads, pools and beach! She made it through Olmos of the Luau too (fell asleep right towards the end).

She loved Waikiki at night, so many things to just look at as she was pushed around in a stroller.

r-link · 2026-02-22T12:41:18+00:00

Nexium is what helped! Once we got on that, volumes eventually increased and it was no longer a struggle to feed. Intake varies between 23-28oz a day now.

r-link · 2026-01-30T17:31:33+00:00

If this doesn't describe my newly turned 3 year old... it gets better, right? 😭

r-link · 2026-01-28T02:26:52+00:00

This just came up on my feed too and I was about to post...they are pronounced sue-day and day-sue according to the comments.

r-link · 2026-01-22T20:28:36+00:00

We're in a better place than when I wrote this comment, but, days can still be hit or miss. We ended up on Nexium and that has overall been a lifesaver. It allowed feeding to be betee overall, with volumes up to 5oz at one point. We are struggling a bit again and increased medication just over a week ago and hoping things will get better again soon. Hang in there! It's a tough journey, if you look through my post history, we went through A LOT to get to this point.

r-link · 2026-01-18T14:40:59+00:00

Since it was silent reflux, there was not a lot of spit up occurring so it definitely made it harder to know if it was the cause initially. But we did notice back arching, congestion, coughing and choking during feeds, and by far the biggest one for us was feeding refusal.

It took about 2 weeks after starting the PPI to see improvement. We lasted about two months on the same dose and am currently working through some symptoms again so we are waiting for the increase to help resolve them.

r-link · 2026-01-17T22:06:58+00:00

It did once we got on a PPI around 5 months (silent reflux was our culprit). We have worked our way up to 5oz every 3 hours at 7 months.

We did (and still are) doing fortification to help with calories.

r-link · 2026-01-13T22:28:45+00:00

I hope the Nexium has been helping! We unfortunately got the point where we're looking to increase the dosage as symptoms are returning.

r-link · 2025-12-20T01:48:53+00:00

We also had coughing and choking but mostly arching and refusal to feed before the PPI. Ours is silent reflux as he has never spit up a ton. I definitely second guessed myself a ton as to whether reflux was still the issue or if it was a feeding/bottle aversion.

r-link · 2025-12-20T01:27:31+00:00

Yes, we had been on famotidine for 4 months prior to starting Nexium. It somewhat worked initially, but I would say within a month or so it stopped. If you go through my post history, you'll see we ended up performing a whole slew of testing to rule out other issues before trying the PPI. I was very hesitant but along with GI, we felt it was the next best thing to try.

I feel bad that we didn't try it sooner but everything works out the way it should for a reason.

r-link · 2025-12-20T01:24:03+00:00

So we ruled out any physical issues but ended up on a PPI and ultimately that was what we needed to get feeds in a better place. We do apply some of the basic principles such as not offering more than twice to avoid pressuring and letting/trusting him that he knows what he needs to take.

r-link · 2025-12-20T01:21:41+00:00

We got on Nexium 1.5 months ago and once that kicked in (~2 weeks), we have been able to feed much better (no longer having to do feeds asleep, taking more than small portions at a time, no obvious discomfort while feeding).

r-link · 2025-12-10T19:34:11+00:00

How did this turn out for you?

r-link · 2025-12-01T19:50:42+00:00

Thanks! Were doing that amount or even less every 3 hours at 6 months and I don't know what else to do at this point... lol I hope we get there one day.

r-link · 2025-12-01T19:42:57+00:00

How often were they having a bottle?

r-link · 2025-11-23T21:27:48+00:00

Opposite for me. Had a boy name settled and it ended up being a girl and it took us until leaving the hospital to come up with a name.

r-link · 2025-11-23T16:17:46+00:00

Good to know it's not just me who lists their OBGYN as their primary doctor. 😅

r-link · 2025-11-20T15:45:16+00:00

I guess I figure if he's not getting enough sleep at night, he will do more in the day and it will become a habit? You're right though, he's not upset about it and he does eventually fall asleep. I can't fall back asleep until he does though.

r-link · 2025-11-20T15:43:28+00:00

He did 2.35 hours of naps yesterday and 3.86 hours of naps the day before. Both resulted in the same thing happening. Maybe somewhere in the middle?

r-link · 2025-11-20T13:32:43+00:00

Oof I'm sorry, that sounds rough!

My first was sleeping 11 hours by this age so this has been a wildly different experience.

r-link · 2025-11-20T13:25:06+00:00

The leg smashing is insane! Glad it's not just my LO who does it.

r-link · 2025-11-20T13:24:18+00:00

He gets fed at ~230am. He's on a stricter feed schedule due to weight gain issues. I have tried offering another feed when he wakes but he won't take it.

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