HELP! My 9.5 Month Old Won't Breastfeed or Take Formula During the Daytime!!!

J.,
If your doctor isn't to worried then I would be either. Just keep giving her the options. Is she having enough wet and dirty diapers? That is a big factor if she's eating enough. I noticed when my youngest 2 years old, when he was around 6-7 months old, he really wanted to eat the foods we were. I am still breastfeeding, he won't give that up as much as I wish he would. Maybe also having an older sibling she's watching and wanting to be like. My older two are 13 and 11, my daughter the oldest. Her younger brother (11 now) has always looked up to her, he started walking at 7 1/2 months, and I know it's because he wanted to follow and be like her. Maybe your daughter wants to be like her big brother.
I hope all turns out fine, I know what you mean about dumping out pump milk, it use to drive me crazy when my husband, (stayed at home with our baby) would pour out my milk because he wasn't drinking that much.
Good luck!

She may be wanting to wean herself from BF'ing. My DD went through that as well, but not until she was a little closer to a year old. They just start to get so active at that age and they are so interested in everything that is going on around them. Have you tried BF her in dark room during the day with no noise?
Also, as far as the sippy cups go, I know my DD was extremely picky about the cups we used for milk and the others for juice and water. She will not take her milk out of the same cup she uses for milk and water. I use the Nuby sippy cups with the silicone spout for her milk and any type of sippy with a plastic spout for her juice/water. This was the only way I could get her completely off the bottle. Hope this helps and good luck.

I think that if she gets hungry enough, she's going to eat. So if she's not eating as much formula, than maybe she's just not really hungry.

My 6 month old will eat good in the morning and in the evening, but throughout the day he really doesn't eat a whole lot of formula.

Also, you can freeze your breastmilk for a while so you aren't wasting it. Google it and it'll tell you how long you can keep it frozen. If it's in a deep freezer you can keep it frozen up to 6 months.

Just a thought, but she might be overeating solid foods. Cut back on the solids and she should be hungry enough to nurse.

You almost described my daughter perfectly (She has an older brother, too). We had her 9 month check-up today and she is 15 lbs (3%), 25 inches (5%), and active as all get out. You can't slow her down, and she hates to miss anything. Boys are more stomach oriented than girls. Remember the way to a man's heart?

My daughter is starting to talk and is almost walking. The doctor is not worried, so I'm not going to worry until I see a change in her activity level or bright intelligent eyes. They get more food into them than you think. Just keep nursing when she will and everything will be ok. Give her a few weeks and her eating patterns will change again. Some days my daughter eats next to nothing and others she clears her plate and still wants more.

***HUGS***
What a tough situation for a loving mama like you!! The best help I ever found from a feeding perspective was from 2 sources:
1) kellymom.com
2) LLL

You can give Connie a call at ###-###-#### & she'll help you or find someone who can.

HTH!

Breastfed babies are usually smaller in the weight arena anyway so I wouldnt worry. She seems to be eating well.

Is ther ea possibility that you are pregnant? Pregnancy changes the taste of BM and some nurslings will wean themselves rather quickly because of it.

I have a friend that BF #1 for almost 3 years, #2 for 16 mo who weaned herself and is currently nursing a 6 week old newbie so they are all different.