About 5 weeks ago Calvin started to refuse his bottles.
We've tried everything we could think of (sippycup, strawcup, normal cup, you
name it ) I was really worried and so we went to the doctor, who sent us to a
nutritionist. The next day Calvin and I saw said nutritionist. She basically
told me that Vinnie is trying to control me into giving him his favorite food
(oatmeal) and that I should put him on a strict feeding schedule. If he does
not want to eat what I have to give to him, he won't get anything else and that
I should let him cry it out. The best thing was that she told me, in case the
police stops by, to tell them that I am trying to get my child under control.
She did not give me any advice on how to get him to take a bottle; she just pointed at a foodchart from 1983, which says how much a baby has to eat, and said things like "mommy should have introduced you to eggs at 8 month". I felt so disrespected. She wanted to see me again after 3 weeks. We are not going there again. It was a complete waste of time. I was so mad at myself for not speaking up. But how do you tell a sixty-something year old lady that you are not agreeing with her parenting advice?
She did not give me any advice on how to get him to take a bottle; she just pointed at a foodchart from 1983, which says how much a baby has to eat, and said things like "mommy should have introduced you to eggs at 8 month". I felt so disrespected. She wanted to see me again after 3 weeks. We are not going there again. It was a complete waste of time. I was so mad at myself for not speaking up. But how do you tell a sixty-something year old lady that you are not agreeing with her parenting advice?
Last week we went to our pediatrician and discussed
what we should do next. We decided to put Vinnie on anti reflux medicine and
change him over to soy formula. So far I can't tell if it is really working. He
has gained 4 oz in 3 weeks, which is pretty good for him. But he still only has
that one bottle in the morning and yogurt, oatmeal, tablefoods and Ella's Kitchen pouches throughout the day. Our next appointment is on Tuesday. I just
hope we can figure this out.
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| the result of 1 EK pouch :) |
Wow, that nutritionist doesn't sound helpful at all! I wonder if him refusing his bottle is anything like a nursing strike.. if so, maybe he will eventually start drinking again? I am a firm believer in trusting your baby to know what they need and really doubt he is trying to control you. I can't believe the doctor told you to let him cry at the table! I hope you get things figured out soon!
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