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Submitted by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

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Hi Samantha, I can totally related to your worrying! I do't know how many times I schedules appoinments with my babies' health nurses, to check their weight development, since they suddenly didn't eat anything. Usually, they followed their curves and if they didn't, they either got sick or they started eating again a couple of days later. If your baby is happy and smiling and wet his diapers, he is likely to be fine. Babies' appetite can vary a lot; they have growth spurts when all they want to do s eat and other periods when eating isn't very interesting at all. Also, if he is about to get ill, he will most likely have a period later on when he compensates for the weight loss. I wouldn't worry too much. But do go ahead and schedule a checkup, to keep track of his weight. And of course continue to watch for signs of illness. Warm wishes, Paula

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Submitted by: Kate

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I totally understand. I am searching for help myself, my baby girl is 21 wks and although she has never been brilliant at taking her feed's she seems to have stopped more or less altogether. I am lucky if she take's 2/3 oz 4 times a day. And that's pushing it. I'm really worried.

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Submitted by: Amy

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We are having the same thing with my 4 month old baby girl, expect it is because she is teething. if it carrys on for a few days trhen take him/her to a doctor iotherwise it could just be a phase or early signs of teething, my little girl already has one tooth through!

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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My 4 month old daughter wont eat very much either. Im lucky if i get 12oz a day in her.She acts as if the bottle is a bad thing never wants to eat. She will only eat 2/3 oz at a time if she's awake. She has just recently gotten two bottom teeth. I hope she starts eating again.

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Submitted by: Iain

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Our baby girl has recently started taking a lot less of her bottles. Up until now she has taken a good 6.5 oz each feed. But it has slowly gone down and down. Now its a real battle to get her to take more than 1 oz if that. We have had her at the doctor who said it was a virus and to give paracetamol 4 times a day. We have done this but it makes no difference. I expect we'll be going back to the doctor again. Im sure they just say "virus" when they haven't got a clue these days... Just a thought, but there seems to be quite a few 4 month olds having the same problem on these forums at the moment, could it be to do with a vaccine?? Not the anyone would admit anything of coarse.

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