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hunniesuzie:
Thing is, he doesn't eat small quantities at home, he eats very well. But over 400mls in 3 hours is impossible for even Mrs mighty igor's baby

I understand. You know creches dont understand LO's like their moms. some think all crying or fusssing require feeding instead of cuddling
. Perhaps they are feeding too soon and discarding remnant. If you are uncomfortable change creche. My point was coming from the view that if your concern is food management; it can be controlled by stating "feed my child with 180 mls every 3 hours" Trust me, your situation is better than some. My niece was being given sleeping drugs till she became unconcious so as i said it can be managed

Akorkor:
May the lord heal your SIL baby oh!!!. I have no idea of this but as alphahandmaiden has advised, follow doctor advised dilligently. It is well with our LOs

It may just be that the mucus that clogs the nostrils of newborns has not drained fully. This stuff happened with my 2nd LO and I was told that it will drain with time. It was worrisome cos it was hard to watch my LO look like he couldnt breath while suckling. It went away on its own. Be patient. Kids are different .If there is no other distress baby will be fine

jazzyjazz:
You've hit the nail on the head.
I started solids for my son at 4 months (gave him Tom Brown) he took it well. But when he clocked 5 months he rejected the Tom Brown and formula! He only wanted breastmilk alone. I tried and tried and I got tired of wasting food. So I decided to let him be. As he clocked 6 months I decided to try again and it was same story till dh told me to buy cerelac (I never waned to feed him all this packaged food but I didn't have a choice) I bought the cerelac and dh fed him. My son was opening his mouth for spoon! It was unbelievable. When it fifinishedhe cried (we made very small to test and see if he will eat)
Fast forward to the next day, I decided to try. My son was reluctantly collecting from me. As soon as dh left for work, the boy close mouth o! He refused to collect again and started dragging my clothes to suck breast. Lol
Bottom line, he will take food from anyone but me

I know its not the same situation as mama olubankemi but going gangsta on them might help her
Sorry for the long epistle

persistence is key. Continue giving formular. It is a battle of wills. Dont sucuumb to baby's love for breast. I learned the hard way, when I went rogue,my LO knew that I meant biz.

@ Suzy: be patient, it is not easy to be a mom of a picky eater. I have 2 picky eaters, but i'll suggest you keep trying till you get what your LO enjoys. First deworm him/her, then try Farley's Heinz premium rice cereal. Start with little quantities and see, a lot of picky eaters like it. its about 1200- 1900, depends on where you live.

Gr8fulHeart:
pls is saline drop same as nasal spray for babies. I can't seem to find it. can u please put up a picture. how much? hope 2months baby can use it.

Nasal congestion is normal in babies less than 3 months. In Canada, when you give birth nasal sprays are given in your take-home kit. If you prefer, you could place few drops of eucalyptus oil around the area your LO is sleeping and on his clothes, it decongests the nose too. You could buy Vitamin C drops and give too.

[quote author=hunniesuzie post=58412758]That's what I've agreed with Mumsi, she will be in my house next week then we'll see. Thanks mama Ifyalways, that's my fear and I don't even want to imagine them starving him

Well kids are funny. My first son did something similar. At home he would refuse to eat and eat small quantities, once he was with strangers, he'll eat so much that people always commend him. If the baby looks healthy, try and spring up routine suprises. Getting a good creche is difficult.