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Breast to Bottle!!!
Asked by N.C. from Denver
on June 14, 2007
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I recently had a baby and she is now 7 weeks old, she is nursing and on occasion she had taken a bottle. For the past two weeks she refuses to take a bottle and my Ma...
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- Mix your breast milk with the formula. She may just have to get used to the taste of it. Start with mostly breat milk and gradually increase the amount of formula co...
- My daughter had a hard time taking a bottle, too. I found that if I gave her bottles away from our usual nursing spots and avoided having her in the same/similar posit...
- Don't worry about nipple confusion, I don't believe there is such a thing. I never let my daughter pick she was given what she was given. It is surprising that she i...
How to Wean Your Baby from Breast to Bottle.
Asked by T.L. from Dallas
on February 15, 2008
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My 3 month old is breast fed and refuses to take a bottle. She only wants me. For personal reasons I want to bottle feed with formula. What can I do other then lett...
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- A friend of mine had this problem and there is a special breast shaped bottle you might do a search for I am not sure what it is called but it worked miracles for her ...
- Avent makes a sippy cup top that goes in their bottles. It is the only thing my children would take other than the breast until they were able to drink from a plain g...
- My son refused to take a bottle, so I transitioned him using a sippy cup. I got some of the ones with two handles. It was great. We never used a bottle, so no weani...
Breastfeeding Babe Refuses Bottle
Asked by C.G. from Norfolk
on January 30, 2008
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I have been breastfeeding my baby exclusivly since she was 2 weeks old. Now that she is 4 months old I would like to seperate from her for longer than 1 hour. I have ...
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- Hi C., I understand as my son breastfed til he was 14 months. I would recommend Avent bottles with the smallest nipples. I believe they have 1 or 2 holes. The mo...
- I went through the same thing as you. My youngest refused to take to the bottle. I finally found one that he liked. It was Gerber Nuk bottles. If she likes the Ger...
- It is sometimes hard to introduce a bottle to a breastfeed baby. One thing you may have to do is to let her cry till she is hungry enough to take the bottle. Have yo...
Baby Refuses the Bottle
Asked by M.D. from Denver
on June 12, 2008
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I have a 3 month old daughter who I have been solely breastfeeding. I will be returning to work full time in about 6 weeks and my daughter refuses to take the bottle....
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- My son did the same thing. I found out afterwards that 3 months old was too late to be introducing the bottle, but I didn't have a real reason to introduce it earlier ...
- i had to "trick" my son by slipping him the bottle when he would fall asleep nursing. it took about a week, but it worked.
- Hey M.! I had a little bit of a similar situation, except my son would take a bottle at home or at grandmas but wouldn't at the daycare. Your little one is probably ...
Baby Refuses the Bottle
Asked by D.B. from Wichita
on April 16, 2010
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Hi moms. You'd think after 5 kids, I'd know it all but not so.. lol. My 3 month old baby girl is breastfed. I am really wanting her to take a bottle now and then of...
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- Tommy Tippee bottles are a new type at Babies r us. I just know they are supposed to support and mimic breastfeeding, but it doesn't mean she will like it. I have hea...
- You didn't mention whether you were trying to give her the bottle, but I've read that with some kids, mom has to be out of the house, otherwise baby will smell them (!...
- We introduced the bottle to my son (now 3 months) when he was only 5 weeks old...we went through almost every nipple out there, including the breastflow one which didn...
Baby Refuses Bottle
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on February 5, 2009
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I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to help my baby "like" the bottle. She is 4 months old and I've been trying since one month. Obviously she is exclusivel...
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- Hello M., I had the same problem with all of my children. (I am a mother of 5, trying for number 6.) The ONLY way I could get any of them to accept breast milk in ...
- If you really need to go out that bad, just go. She won't starve in an evening. If she's hungry enough and you're not there, she'll eat from the bottle. And if you com...
- If shes hungry dshe will take it just maybe not from you.
Breast Feed Baby Who Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by R.L. from Cleveland
on July 15, 2008
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I have have a 4 month old daughter who has been breast feed. I am ready to wean her as we are starting solid foods (rice cereal so far). She will not take a bottle ...
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- Neither one of my girls took a bottle either. They went straight to a sippy cup, the ones that you have to suck on to get the liquid out. However, I breastfed one fo...
- Pedi's agree that babies need full fat milk until age 2 for proper brain development. What better that milk that is made specifically for them? Why stop giving people ...
- R., A mother and her baby should breastfeed for as long as they wish to breastfeed. The American Academy of Pediatrics currently (2005) recommends: "Pediatricians ...
1 1/2 Year Old Refuses to Give up Bottle
Asked by G.W. from Seattle
on September 19, 2008
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I have a stubborn strong willed independant 1 1/2 y.o. who refuses to give up her bottle. I have pretty much gotten it down to only a bottle at nap times and bed time....
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- If it were me I would just get rid of that last one. She will eventually learn to drink it from a cup. Have you tried a big cup (with your help of course. She might dr...
- G., I wouldn't worry about getting rid of the bottle right now, she is only having one at nap and bedtime it's not like she is running around all day with one. I am s...
- I can relate to this problem. My daughter finally gave up the bottle at @ 20 months and it has been a fight to get her to drink milk ever since. She drinks juice and...
Weaning for the Breast to Bottle
Asked by T.L. from Detroit
on March 3, 2008
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My 8 week old daughter absolutely refuses a bottle. She will go into a screaming, crying fit, bite down on the nipple, flail her hands and feet to fight it, etc. We ...
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- I would definitely have someone you trust come over for a whole day. You need to leave the house so baby doesn't smell your milk around. Have that person offer the b...
- Try Nuk nipples. I nursed both of my boys and used bottles. Both of them would only use Nuk nipples. The Nuk worked well with my friend too. The nipples are flat.
- Talk to your breastfeeding specialist. Although her specialty is getting the child to breastfeed, she probably has ideas on how to get them to take a bottle as necess...
Help! My Breastfeeding Baby Refuses the Bottle
Asked by M.R. from New York
on February 24, 2008
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I need help. My 3.5 month old daughter two weeks ago started to refuse the bottle. I have been breastfeeding her since she was born but I have also been giving her a...
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- Hi M.. I've had two friends experience the same dilemma with both of their babies. Both of them found success in using a Playtex nipple. The best thing is that Play...
- Hi M., There are lactating nipples that you can use in order to get her accustomed to bottle feeding. You can buy them at Target, Walmart or any babysotore. I belie...
- Have you tried to put formula in the bottle? I know it sounds crazy, what could be better than mommy milk? My oldest loved nursing, but would only take a bottle if i...
