Eating Loss of Interest: Infant
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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...
Breast to Bottle
Asked by S.P. from Los Angeles
on March 30, 2010
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Hi Everyone! I'm knew to mamapedia and so excited to be a part of it. My daughter is 8 months old and absolutely refuses to take a bottle. She has actually gone 8 ho...
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- My daughter NEVER took a bottle. I tried everything, to no avail. When I had to return to work, I totally stressed out. Then I read Dr. Sears' Baby Book and he wrot...
- Ugh. We had similar issues. I found that I could not make any headway because she would want to breastfeed. This may be one where you need to solicit some help. I can'...
- You mentioned breastfeeding.... will she still nurse? If so, that seems to be your option for now. Even just at morning and night if that's all you can do. I'd swit...
My Son Won't Nurse
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on November 6, 2008
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My son is 9 weeks old and this past week, he stopped nursing. He will nurse when he wakes up in the middle of the night, but throughout the day he refuses. He gets R...
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- I am just wondering, will he not nurse at all or are you nursing sessions so short you don't think he is getting enough? My son is 10 weeks and over the past few weeks...
- JB, My daughter did the same thing and I finally met with a lactation consultant, who was extremely helpful. In my case, my daughter was so distracted watching my son...
- Sometimes babies go on nursing strikes. It usually only lasts a week or so and then they'll go back to it. Just make sure you offer your breast before every bottle f...
Breastfed Baby Refuses to Nurse on Weekends
Asked by E.P. from Oklahoma City
on November 20, 2006
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My daughter is almost 4 months old and goes to daycare during the week and gets 3-4 bottles a day. For the past 2 weekends she refuses to breastfeed on Saturday and Su...
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- I don't know what to say other than she is getting use to the bottle. Most babies like bottle feeding better because it is easier. Babies can be tricky and every singl...
- Hi E., I am no expert for sure.. but here are a couple ideas, some babys ween themselves, it seems early but every baby is different. If you drink on the weekends, th...
- I had the opposite problem which lead me to nursing 19 months with my last daughter. But when I had to give her a bottle, I would let the milk drip in her mouth until ...
My Baby Refuses to Nurse!
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on May 15, 2008
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I know that this sounds silly but it really seems as if my son does not like to nurse. He has been like this since like day 2. I have tried it all. No pacifier, low st...
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- my sister inlaws baby did this about 2 months ago she was about 2-3 months old Just keep trying and keep offering the breast and pumping to make sure you supply keeps...
- Hi J.! If it's really making you crazy, try a lactation consultant. I used one and she helped me through a really tough time. They see LOTS of babies with nursing issu...
- You didn't mention if he had the same issue with drinking from a bottle . . . only eating for a short time or not. With my oldest daughter, I fretted over a similar s...
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...
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.
Infant Refuses Bottle - HELP!
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on November 3, 2010
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I breastfeed exclusively. Since I will be returning to work soon, we have started offering our daughter a bottle once a day to get her used to it. (No formula--I pum...
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- D., I had this issue with my daughter also. Unfortunately, she was never a big fan of the bottle (she's now 16 mths), but she didn't starve once I went back to wor...
- My first born would not take the bottle. When I finally went back to work my mom spoon fed her breast milk while I was at work. This is probably not an option for ...
- You have some great advice from Ephie below. But I have one other suggestion try a different bottle. My son hated the Breastflow bottles. We switched to Born Free and ...
