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Refusing a bottle
S is now nearly 14 weeks and has been solely breastfed from birth and I have decided I would like to start mix feeding. We started trying on Friday evening but have not managed to give a bottle yet as he keeps refusing it. We have been trying once a day, me feeding, H feeding, my mum feeding but he won't take it from any of us. I am going to leave the room tonight whilst H try's to see if it makes a difference ......
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Has anyone got any other ideas?? I'm struggling with this, I've enjoyed bf up until now but feel like I want a bit of me time back and it doesn't look like I'm going to get it any time soon!!!
No experience but I was going to say you leaving the room whilst they try the bottle, and a different brand maybe. I've heard the MAM ones can be quite good too! Hope it goes ok tonight
I will be watching this thread and praying for a magical solution as B is 17 weeks and refuses the bottle. What works one day doesn't the next for us.
Things I've tried so far ( they haven't worked for us but might for you)
You leave the room.
You leave the house.
Do it at someone else's house.
Wait until she's really hungry.
Try it before she gets hungry
Very warm milk
Quite cool milk
Different bottles/teats.
Different teat sizes
A cup
While she is asleep- this one worked really well the first time but not the second time.
Good luck! Xx
H has just tried again while I put our D to bed but he was having none of it so I'm now feeding, I've just tried putting the bottle in his mouth as he's falling asleep but he noticed straight away and started getting worked up.
How often should I try, I'm currently trying once or twice a day?
Will get the nuks from town tomorrow but if they don't work I'll order the playtex. X
My baby was given a bottle with ebm as a top up since birth but then refused them about 5 months. It's taken me until he is 8 months to get him to take one again reliably. Sometimes he took them randomly between 5 and 8 months but 99% it was refused. One day I was out with a md'er and he was hungry so I offered a bottle whilst telling her it was pointless and he took it! He does only take 3oz usually from a bottle but his milk feeds from me had greatly reduced anyway. I use Mam bottles. There was no difference the day he took it, I didn't do anything different so still surprised why he accepted it.
Just keep trying but I'd maybe only try one other bottle and then stick with it for a few weeks before trying something else. Oh and my baby preferred the bottle from me.
Have you tried using ebm and formula?
We had this with p and it was a nightmare. She preferred it from me than H, despite what most people find. You just have to keep going, in the end I gave up frommonths 3-6 as it ws more hassle than trying. The only thing that worked was swapping to formula at 7 months, apparently that was ok for hervand we never had another problem. I hope you find something that works though, kellymom website has some good tips too.