Hellobee Boards

Eating less is normal when sick. It could be her throat. My 18 month old was sick and refused to eat and was drooling like crazy. Her throat was so raw (viral). Basically it just really hurt to swallow so she didn’t. Doctor said to alternate Tylenol and Motrin to help with the pain. It helped.

As long as she is still producing wet diapers she should be ok. Have you tried water in an open cup? When my son had a sore throat he prefers that instead of sucking on a bottle or sippy.

When he was sick at 10 months I couldn't get him to drink anything at all and he got dehydrated. No wet diapers in 18 hours so we had to get IV fluids. Our pediatrician even had us try juice just to get liquid in him and he was refusing everything.

Mine is sick too (thanks older brother!) and he's definitely not drinking or eating as much as usual. Poor babies. I've just been watching his diapers to see if they are wet and tried to give him some water (fail mostly.)

My baby is only 4 months but was refusing bottles last week, associated with a cold. He was still willing to nurse. Maybe try offering milk/formula in a different cup, or even a spoon or dropper? Our pediatrician also wanted to see him to check ears but he was clear, just a bad cold.