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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 ...
Weaning from Breast to Bottle
Asked by B.Y. from Providence
on March 20, 2008
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Hi everyone! This is my first post & I'm hoping to hear from some moms with similar experiences or who can offer some advice on how to ease into bottlefeeding from th...
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- You didn't mention what kind of bottle you are using. If you're not already, try the Playtex nursers. The nipples on them are more "natural" shaped. Hope it works o...
- Hi B., I've been there and can understand your pain! Here are my suggestions: 1. Try Dr. Browns Bottles because I find they are the best at reducing gas, in case...
- Try to give him more skin on skin contact. That worked for me
4 Month Old Refuses a Bottle
Asked by G.M. from San Francisco
on October 17, 2008
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I have been breastfeeding my son since birth with no problems. I was so scared of "nipple confusion that I rarely gave him a bottle. (mabey twice) Now he refuses it. I...
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- I had the same problem. I just waited till I could give my daughter a sippy cup. Honestly, this is a very short period in life. That daughter I mentioned is now in ...
- Hi G., I'm not sure why you are attempting to feed your son by bottle? If you are available to him when he wants to eat, the breast is the very best choice and your ...
- G., First and foremost, you are not starving your child. When he is hungry, he will eat. I KNOW this is much harder on you then him but why not try breast milk in a...
Trouble Transitioning from Breast to the bottle..Help!
Asked by C.P. from Austin
on February 7, 2008
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I have just returned back to work and am having trouble getting my baby to transition from the breast to the bottle. I have tried literally all the nipples out there ...
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- I don't knwo if you have tried the Playtex nursers but they were the only bottle my son would use when I wasn't nursing. The only problem with those is you have to ev...
- First of all, don't give up, you can do it! It will get better, I promise. When I went back to work, my nanny used the Dr. Browns bottles. It was the only one that my...
- both mine did better on avent than the hospital nipples.
Bottle Refusal
Asked by K.J. from Los Angeles
on July 25, 2008
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I breastfeed my beautiful 3 1/2 month old daughter exclusively, however for the past couple of months she has refused a bottle - not of formula but of breast milk. Th...
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- Hi K., I also had the same problem & never actually got my daughter to take a bottle. It was a great stress on me, until I finally weened her (around 13 months). So...
- Oh, I so feel your pain. It's what happened to us with DS1. He REFUSED to take a bottle, but I had to go back to work. Thankfully spouse and I were splitting our sc...
- What worked for us (after trying MULTIPLE bottles, nipples, etc) was a latex nipple- I think it must be softer and more like the real deal. Anyway, of course daddy fe...
Baby Won't Take the Bottle from Dad
Asked by E.G. from San Francisco
on August 27, 2009
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Hello Mamas!
I am going on my second week back to work from maternity leave. My 4 month old baby boy, who has pretty much been exclusively breast fed, will not take t...
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- Oh no! I am sure you are all stressed out and i can't imagine baby being happy at all! It will take some time to get used to but if you keep trying it he will take it....
- It took us about a month to get my son to take the bottle. We tried different types of bottles and different times. Before I nursed, after I nursed, I would give the...
- This happened to me when I went back to work after my daughter was three months old. What I had to do in the end was give her a bottle instead of my breast when I got ...
Breastfed Baby Won't Take Bottle
Asked by C.S. from Houston
on April 14, 2009
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My 6 month old son has been taking a bottle for me on weekends and at the babysitter once a week for the past 2-3 months. He now has been refusing the bottle from ever...
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- Since he's getting older, he may need a nipple with a faster flow now.
- Is he still drinking directly from being breast fed. If not he might be having some tummy troubles. Not eating is a sign of something else. If he is just refusing the ...
- Oh boy I went through this! I bought every bottle out there and finally my daughter took to the Playtex Nurser- with the drop in sleeve. Also everyone said that she ...
Having a Difficult Time with Bottle Feeding
Asked by T.N. from Dallas
on July 29, 2006
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I have nursed my 4 months-old child since she was born. My family (husband, mother,...) and I try to bottle-feed her with expressed breast milk for 2 weeks now. She ...
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- Avent worked for me. The temperature has to be just right or they won't take it. Try fresh expressed in the bottle and see if she takes it. Good luck. J.
- Your sweet angel wants not just the naturally sweet breastmilk she's been getting, but she wants the warmth and heavenly time she spends at the breast. If you don't ...
- another mom here with a similar problem. I tried many different bottles and nipples until we found these at Target. http://www.mambaby.com/websystem301/site/index.ph...
Breastfed Baby Won't Take Bottle
Asked by D.C. from Tampa
on February 7, 2008
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I am having trouble getting my 3 month old breastfed baby to take a bottle. I am going back to work soon and dad needs to give him a bottle of pumped breast milk whil...
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- I had the same problem with my now 2 1/2 year old who was breastfed. She took a bottle great from 3 weeks till about 10 weeks, then began to refuse them. I returned t...
- D., I breastfed all my children and my youngest 2 wouldn't take bottles either. You just have to keep trying, keep getting different nipples and one eventually wil...
- Hi Im M. , Maybe you could find nipples shape like your nipples some time that work too .... i hope this help you .... http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?...
My Baby Doesn't like the bottle...please Help
Asked by B.D. from New York
on November 26, 2006
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My 10 week old baby has been breastfeeding beautifully since he was born...but lately has been refusing the bottle on the rare occasions we attempt to bottle feed him ...
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- B., I had this problem with my son, and my best advice, is BREAK IT NOW!! What you are afraid of is exactly what happens. My son refused to take a bottle after abo...
- I had the same concerns when I had to go back to work but I went to Babies R Us and walmart and bought any bottle who's nipple resembled a human one the Gerber Comfort...
- Hi there. I had the same problem with my son. I tried all those bottles with the funky nipples made for breast fed babies and stuff. The only ones that my son would ac...
