My 7 month old daughter had a viral infection a month ago and it put her feeding pattern to pot. Still a struggle to get any fluid to her. I decided to cut down on food and go back to bottle and slowly she started taking her usual 7 ounces every 3 hours, I have slowly began to introduce the food back but I have to give her bottle then food as otherwise she will refuse her milk and she doesn't like juice water I've tried it all and nothing, so now she is refusing milk after 2 ounces after her 3rd feed of the day her last 2 bottles are a struggle but my friend said with her little one she gave a bottle in the morning then food no bottle then the 3rd feed a bottle then food then the last feed a bottle so she still gets the required 20 ounces, could I do that? I have told my health visitor and doctor and even the hospital she refuses any liquid if I feed her and all they said is syringe water in her mouth?!? I can't keep doing that when she is older? It's causing me a lot of stress, I feel useless? I also have post natal depression, this is my first child and I feel completely blanked by all health care proffesionals.
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