Dropped bottle - will baby get dehydrated?

My baby girl is 9.5 months, on 3 meals a day, and over the past couple of weeks dropped her mid-morning and mid-afternoon bottle going from 4 to 2 a day. She has 7oz first thing, which she finishes, but her bedtime bottle is hit and miss. Last night she only took a few oz. Her meals are well balanced and she does drink water but it’ll be nowhere near the amount of milk she did have. She mostly just guzzles water at meal times or just after them. I know milk should be their main source of nutrients etc until 1.. so I’m just confused whether this sounds right or should I be encouraging a bottle back into her day?! Just worried she won’t be getting all she needs or dehydrated. Her nappies are wet, albeit maybe not as wet as before. She poops regularly! And is good in herself and sleeps well. Some reassurance or advice would be appreciated x

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Same here ,my son has refused his bottle both day and night

I also have a 9.5 month old, same exact routine and has been for a couple of months now, no dehydration worries. I was the same when we first dropped those bottles though! Offer the water after every nap and at meals, in between I also put it next to her whilst she plays and she picks it up every now and then for a sip. You’ll feel confidence again after a while and get used to the nappies/know what the new normal is x

She should be getting closer to 24oz per day. Decrease the water and solids a bit for now to encourage her to take more formula

My LB is currently having around 16-20oz a day, he just isnt as interested in the bottles! He does drink plenty of water through the day for me and i try to add milk in where i can in his meals! I think as long as they are having their usual good wet nappies and arent constipated they should be ok xx

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