hey DS is 4.5months old and has had a cold since last wednesday i took him to the doc on fri and she said its a viral cold and seems ok.
hes been having about 6 damp nappies but not wet ones and she said thats ok hes not dehydrated at all. but hes not drinking his bottles only has about 600ml per day where as before he was sick it was about 1.2litre per day.
is it normal for them to not drink anywhere as much when they are sick? hes still quite happy to play n isnt really grizzly

Hi i would keep an eye on that... make sure that he is getting some liquid and make sure he doesnt appear lethargic...

my DS ended up in emergency because he had a fever, hardly any fluids and started to flop...

thanks for the reply. aww thats horrible. hope ur bubs was ok yea ive been keeping an eye on him hes been sleeping more but is still very active like normal during playtime.
hes only drinking about a quarter to a half of what he usually drinks. yesterday he drank almost the normal amount but last week and today hasnt been much.

Have you tried giving him smaller amounts just more often? Or maybe little bits of boiled cooled water in between feeds so that he is keeping hydrated?
Dont worry to much about how much 'food' as such he is getting because often for example when we as adults are sick we dont eat a lot but hydration is very important.
I am not very experienced with FF because I did BFing but when my babies were sick I just offered more often IYKWIM.
It was good that he drank lots yesterday though smile
I hope he feels better soon.

yup i tried smaller amounts more often but now hes starting to get better hes started pushing his feeds out but not drinking as much.

he drank about 160ml this morning at 5am but has refused his bottles since. and he wont drink the water either. ill try again after his sleep.

thanks for the advice!!

As long as the nappies are having soemthing I wouldnt worry about the qty, as long as somethings going in and out. Also keep an eye on his colour, do the finger test (push on the skin and colour should return almost instantly) and watch his lips and mouth are not too dry. There are lots of clues if you google which will help you monitor his condition. My boys stopped drinking at several times. 1st he was about 7wks and only have a couple hundred a day and he wasnt sick. Recently he had had a gastro bug and wouldnt have anything. Stayed at the GP for hours and learnt lots about how to check him so I felt ok being at home with him.
If you worried, could you make an appointment with your GP's nurse? They could check him over and also go through some points with you to look out for.
My Dr always tells me not to worry too much about the amount of milk he's taking, a breastfeeding mum doesnt know how much is going in, and look for all the other signs of health problems, eg, nappies, wakefullness, colour etc. And she always tells me to just call them if I'm worried and not to feel silly doing so. Better to be over caustious and be wrong then to do nothing when your guts telling you somethings not right.