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baby won't take bottle
Hi
My little boy Alexander is nearly 12 weeks and is exclusively breastfed. I have expressed some milk but he is having problems taking it from a bottle. I have tried him on TTippee and Avent bottles and with his dad feeding him but still no avail. Any tips would be fab!!! xxx
My little boy Alexander is nearly 12 weeks and is exclusively breastfed. I have expressed some milk but he is having problems taking it from a bottle. I have tried him on TTippee and Avent bottles and with his dad feeding him but still no avail. Any tips would be fab!!! xxx
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Will be watching this thread with interest. Would love to go out without a baby on my boob just occasionally (
Well I have a couple of days to get it right, I am 30 on Fri and have a few nights out organised this week! XXXXXX
PS My HV says that if baby is hungry enough, they'll take the bottle - trouble is I'd feel very guilty about leaving her with someone knowing full well they'd have to put up with her making a HUGE fuss before giving into the hunger and just taking it.
2peasinapod- poor you, thinking of you. I am going to try formula after Lizzies advice (i wanted to only use breast milk but will try anything now!!!!)
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I've spoken to some friends who have been in the same situation, and they basically used tough tactics- 'you take this feed from a bottle or go hungry because you will not be offered a breast'. It sounds really harsh but it was only for one feed each day. I started doing the same but she only had to take a couple of ounces from the bottle and then I would top her up from the breast. I had loads of tears and fussing but I just stayed firm and it seems to be doing the trick. In a way it is the same as going out and leaving them- just showing them that for now, bottle is the only choice. But it isn't pleasant!!
I've got baby clinic this afternoon so going to speak to my hv and see what she says, but has anyone tried a doidy cup instead of a bottle? They're slanted and can be used from 3 mnths - might try one if the bottles are really not going to work
Just replied to your other post! My lo would only take a bottle when I sang take that, rocked him standing up whilst looking out the window - multi tasking at its best. I tried everyday for a month and he only took a bottle 3 times. We've tried everything!
Anyway, at the weekend we bought a doidy cup and it's done the trick. He sat on his Dad's lap on Sunday and lapped up the milk. All very cute but quite messy!!
Not sure how successful it would be for a night feed though!
Good luck
It's nice to have that time off and hubby is sooooooo chuffed that hes feeding his baby