Refuses Bottle: Playtex
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Baby Will NOT Take a Bottle!
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on January 4, 2009
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Any suggestions or tips on how to convince my almost three month old to take a bottle? She has been exclusively fed breast milk. We were able to get her to take a bo...
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- Don't know what to tell you except, wait. My baby would never take one either. I b/f for a year, but it was easier to leave for a bit once she started baby food. By th...
- I just went threw this with my son, he is 6 months now and I am ready to quit breatfeeding. I use the drop ins also, he would take a few drinks and then just scream hi...
- I think it could just be the baby. My oldest only took a bottle about 15 times the entire year that I breast fed her. She knew how to do it and would do it if she we...
He Will NOT Take a bottle...help
Asked by J.P. from Minneapolis
on December 29, 2008
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My 2 month old loves nursing and I love nursing him, too. However, I go back to work in a month so we have been trying to use the bottle a little to prepare him for d...
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- My son was the same way. He refused all bottles. We tried almost everyone one on the market and he refused them all. The only one we had semi-good luck with was the...
- Talk to a La Leche League leader to help you with this transition. Just google it and you will find someone in your area. Also look at askdrsears.com. He has great...
- My daughter was the same way (she is now two) and my son (who is 10 weeks) seemed like he has the same tendencies, but we make sure he has had the bottle once or twice...
5 Week Old Will Not Take Bottle!
Asked by R.S. from Phoenix
on November 12, 2008
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My five week old son will not take a bottle, he took it for a few minutes the first fews days we started him (4 weeks) and now he just screams and won't take it. We'r...
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- Some babies really just prefer the breast over the bottle. Usually, it's the other way around! Try not heating the bottle up all the way...it doesn't need to be any wa...
- When my baby did that we just put a little syrup on the nipple to get her to suck on it. It took a few tries but eventually she was fine.
- Have you tried the BreastFlow bottles? They are a two nipple system that mimics the breast. meaning, the baby has to compress to get any milk. I would try different bo...
Baby Will Not Take a Bottle Without a Fight
Asked by A.B. from Chicago
on December 18, 2008
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my baby girl is pretty much exclusively nursed.
when i do go out, she gives who ever tries to give her a bottle trouble.
tonight she cried for 45 min before falling ...
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- I nurse my daughter when I am home. When she takes the bottle, she prefers the Playtex disposable nursers. The latex (brown) nipple is very much like natural and the...
- the platex drop ins are the only one my son will take too. We tried an Adiri and he refused it. You can also try to cup feed her or spoon feed her your milk.
- I tried a bunch of different bottles with my daughter. She refused them all. I wish I had a suggestion. Instead, let me just say GOOD LUCK.
9 Week Old Will Not Take a Bottle
Asked by P.S. from Philadelphia
on April 24, 2008
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Hello. I am returning to work in a few weeks and my 9 week old refuses to take a bottle. My husband and I have been trying since 3 weeks. There was a 2 week period ...
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- Hi P. Maybe you could do a trial by leaving her with your Mom for a few hours to see how she does when you aren't anywhere near her. I know several Mom's who swear...
- My guy never took a bottle well, but the few times we got him to take one he took Playtex nipples w/the drop-ins. They do seem closer to real nipples so that may be w...
- Has she been tested for acid reflux? Also, after having a similar issue, I tried VentAire bottles by playtex to work wonders (as well as gas drops). Good luck Chris
My Baby Won't Take a Bottle! Help
Asked by B.B. from Los Angeles
on April 7, 2008
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My daughter was introduced to a bottle at 3 weeks and was goven one about once per week.
A week ago she refused it all together!
I am starting work part time soon a...
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- Hi B. Don't worry! I have several girlfriends who had this problem, so I don't think it's unusual! A few of them found that using a nipple shield when feeding (th...
- hi B. b, were you the one giving her the bottle? perhaps it would be good to have someone else give the bottle instead of you. it is said that breastfed babies reall...
- B., Please don't use a nipple shield. It can affect the way your baby nurses and can cause your milk supply to drop. I would recommend, like the most recent post, t...
Baby Won't Take a Bottle!
Asked by L.S. from Madison
on August 4, 2008
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I have a 2 month old son who loves breastfeeding. I'm very grateful that we do not have any difficulties with nursing, but he refuses to take a bottle. We've tried t...
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- I was in the same situation with my daughter, and she never ended up taking a bottle. We spent over $50.00 on different kinds before giving up. If your son doesn't t...
- My son loved the NUK nipple - I got the extra wide one to simulate the breast. I don't know if these bottles are made of the kind of plastic that's safe for babies, bu...
- My first daughter would only drink from a natural latex nipple and it had to be the different shaped one. She couldn't get a good suction from the standard silicone n...
Baby Wont Take to a Bottle
Asked by M.W. from Boston
on October 7, 2010
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okay, my baby girl leah is 10 weeks old she is breastfed i have been trying to get her to take to the bottle so i can go back to work and so her nana and all could tak...
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- Make someone else feed them to her. Most babies don't want mom to feed them a bottle because they know that mom has the food. Leave for a period of time (one in which ...
- I agree have someone else try to feed her, dont even be in the room, becuase if she smells/hears/senses you she still may not take the bottle from confusion....the bre...
- I had the same problem w/ my DD where she refused the bottle. Like you, I went out & bought every bottle imaginable. I had to go back to work when she turned 12 weeks...
Getting Infant to Take a Bottle
Asked by C.M. from San Francisco
on November 25, 2009
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My son is almost a month and I need to incorporate the bottle, any tips. I tried having my husband give it to him last night. He started to take it then ended up with...
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- The only bottle that did not give my baby gas was & stillis-she is 16 months- the playtex drop in system. I had the the born free & another high priced supposed colic ...
- Have you tried the bottles that are shaped like a boob? They are supposed to be the closest you can get. Both of my kids liked the Playtex nursers and I liked them be...
- I also agree with the advice in regards to trying out the Playtex bottles. I used both the Playtex Drop-In Nursers as well as the Playtex Ventair bottles and they bot...
10-Week Old Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by N.K. from Atlanta
on December 29, 2007
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We have been trying to get our breastfed ten-week-old boy to take a bottle ever since he was three weeks. Unfortunately, he will be starting daycare in two weeks and ...
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- Have you tried switching nipple types and not just bottles? Have you tried to give him the bottle, or has it been only family? I found that when it came time to take m...
- I say first let her get use to you offering him a bottle before u switch to someone else.And the position may also be a factor as well as the nipple type...try and get...
- There is a bottle that looks like a boob. I am not kidding. I think I have seen it in the one step ahead catalog. THey also have a website. onestepahead.com. It is...
