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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...
Breast to Bottle?
Asked by R.G. from Fayetteville
on December 30, 2010
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I have breastfed my daughter since she was born. She is now 9 months old and I am 3 months pregnant. Her ped said that we could continue breastfeeding as long as I was...
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- If you can eat more yourself it will richen your milk. I had to finally stop nursing my first son at 6 mos because I was pregnant with his brother and just ran out of...
- the pump is not a good estimate of what you are producing. My daughter drinks about 7 oz at daycare and one of my pumping sessions, I only get 3 oz. I would increase...
- I can't figure out why doctors say that. I would never know how much milk my babies get. I exclusively breastfed them all for 6-12 months before introducing any food...
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...
Breast Feeding to Pumped Bottle
Asked by R.M. from Madison
on February 6, 2008
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I have a 3 month old breast-fed baby girl. The last few days my husband has tried to introduce a bottle of pumped milk. One time she drank 1 oz. and then freaked out. ...
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- I know its frustrating. My daughter refused a bottle even after I went back to work. Luckily I worked in a small office a couple evenings a week, so my hubby would j...
- Keep trying, but you might be too late. With my first, I tried giving a bottle after a few months so that my husband and I could go out for a night, but my son said N...
- I didn't breastfeed, but I know even for bottle fed babies you sometimes have to try different style of bottles and nipples.
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
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 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 ...
7 Month Old Refuses to Eat from Bottle
Asked by S.F. from Denver
on April 13, 2008
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I have a 7 month old daughter who will not eat from a bottle. I have been breastfeeding. Up until about 2 months ago, she would occasionally eat a bottle of pumped m...
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- Go with the solid foods and try a sippy cup or regular cup. She's not going to starve herself. She'll eat one way or another.
- Well I don't really have any advice, but I have a one year old boy who has never and still does not take a bottle. I still breastfeed him. He eats other food too, but ...
- I had the same problem with my daughter. My son had no problem going back and forth from breast to bottle, but my daughter never liked the bottle. I tried every kind...
A 15 Week Old Who Still Refuses a Bottle.......
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on April 30, 2008
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I'm the proud parent of a very beautiful, sweet, giggly and STRONG WILLED 3 1/2 month old. I am breastfeeding and in the hospital the lactation consultant said "no bo...
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- I had the exact same issues with my baby. Just when I was ready to go back to work, she absolutely refused to take the bottle. I would call all day long to see if sh...
- I know others may have offered the same advice, but maybe changing to nipples to the bottle may help? Im so sorry you are going through this. I had the same problem fo...
- My son, now 14 months, did the same. I see a lot of good suggestions in the other responses. The only thing that worked for us that isn't listed is trying to feed th...
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 ...
