Reduced feeding???

[kl77]

Hi everyone
Looking for a little advice if anyone has any.
My litle man is a few days under 5 months old and weighs 16lb 12oz at present!
He's had a reflux problem since about 6 weeks but of the 'silent' nature, bubbles and dribbles a lot and has screaming and choking epsiodes.
Thing is, he doesn't feed very much. He has never taken anywhere near the 'advised amount', always been about 200mls behind.
The last few days his feeding has really dropped, I'm lucky if he takes 120ml at each feed! He will take the teat in his mouth but just plays with it and stuffs everything else in when I take it out. (He's always been a 'chewy' baby though) If I give him a dummy he will suck it!
Wondering if I should try weaning, maybe he's bored of the milk/bottle and is ready for something else, my only worry being that he will be taking even less milk!
Also considering dropping his 10pm feed in the hope he'll take bigger feeds through the day but again worried it will result in him taking even less milk.
Considered the teething thing ;D but hard to tell, he's always drooled and chewed, no other signs really but mid back area feels quite sharp?
Any advice gratefully appreciated
KL XX

[cazfletcher]

try weaning him. if hes eating more solids, he will need less and less milk so dont worry, as long as hes drinking something its fine. try baby rice a t first, then mashed veg or fruit, if that goes ok try ready brek or weetabix. when cavan is teething, he dribbles more and gets more irritable. have a look at the gums, u may be able to see a white edge rather like a grain of rice, then sometimes the gum goes like a bubble or blister, then u will be able to feel the spike of the tooth coming afterwards. try calgel or bonjela teething gel, they do it for babies and the box looks a bit different to the adult version. good luck x