Hi,
My baby is 8.5months. Since we dropped his last feed at 11pm 3 weeks ago, he has been drinking & eating well (he is fussy with most foods, but if we offer his accepted food, he will eat) in the day. He takes in about 800ml of milk and about 7tablespoons of solids (divided by 3 meals). The food he eats are mainly bananas, pears, rice cereal, carrots.
One week ago, he stopped. His milk intake dropped from 800ml to about 600ml. He became really fussy with solids. He would not swallow them after taking a few spoons. He would start crying. This low intake of food has resulted in his early waking at 5am. Even when I give him milk at 5am, he would take only 60-120ml (his full bottle is usually 210ml) and start crying. I am not even sure if its hunger that is waking him!
I have tried everything. Giving him more time in between feeds, letting him eat solids before milk, letting him drink milk before solids, giving more time between solids and milk, giving him solids immediately after milk. I have tried it all to make him drink and eat more.
During the day, he is sometimes grumpy / whiny. Sometimes he is happy. He still spits out after some meals - sometimes up to one hour after he has eaten. Is that normal?
I am just wondering if there is any medical conditions that is affecting his appetite?
Any advise would be appreciated.