Seeking Help on Going from Breast to Bottle

I had the same problem with my daughter. She would not take any bottles and we tried every kind there was at Target and the Breast bottle! She finally took Platex drop ins and is fine taking formula or breast milk. I was so frustrated because I never had heard of a baby not wanting a bottle. All you seem to hear about is nipple confusion in regards to liking bottle over the breast - not the other way around! Good Luck with bottle and going back to work!

When I weaned my daughter we used the playtex drop in bottles. It was easy to put breastmilk and formula in. The nipples we used are designed to transfer from breast to bottle and are brown and a diffrent shape to resemble a womans nipple. They worked almost instantly!

Good Luck! :)

I am a daycare provider and I have worked with several breastfed babies. I would suggest Playtex drop in bottles with the brown nipple. Several babies that I have worked with have used this type of bottle and it really goes great. I would also suggest having several different people to try to get your baby to take a bottle when you are not present. The better your baby takes a bottle will be less stress for you and your child care provider as well as your baby. Be patient, your baby will eventually have no trouble at all taking a bottle. I hope that this helps you out some.

I would also suggest using the drop ins with the brown rubber nipples. If she has a problem with the formula you can mix half and half or 25/75 and work your way down from the breast milk. They also make a bottle called a Breastbottle Nurser that is shaped just like a breast that you could try. I would try h*** o* the other stuff first though because you don't want her to get used to that either. Here's a link to the One Step Ahead page where it's at: http://www.onestepahead.com/product/85207/686/117.html
Great company, I've ordered from them several times.
Best wishes,
J.

I had the same problem with my girl (now 7 months old). We tried and tried at home and she just wouldn't take more than a few sips. My pediatrician, bless her soul, told us to stop worrying and that she would figure it out once she got to daycare (at 14 weeks old). Well, my pediatrician was right . . . by the second day there she was eating like a champ and then started taking bottles at home from dad, too. The bottle that ended up working for us was the MAM ultivent bottle: (www.mambaby.com). You can buy them at SuperTargets (not regular Targets) and maybe at Babies R' Us.

I also stopped beastfeeding my son when he was three months old. I had problems getting him to take a bottle too. It seemed he just couldn't latch on to the bottle nipples well. So I tried the orthodontic shaped nipples (they look like the shape of an orthodontic pacifier). I found them at Target and Walmart carries them now too. They are the nipples that come with the bottles for the Mendela Breast Pumps. But you can buy them seperate. They are Gerber Brand Nipples. I read somewhere that, that is the shape a woman's nipple takes inside the baby's mouth. I tried it and it worked like a charm. He took the bottle and breast and was able switch back and fourth without any nipple confusion or other problems. Around the time he was 6 months old I was able to switch him to a regular bottle nipple which are a lot easier to find and a little less expensive.

I've read that someone else needs to give the baby a bottle to get her used to it...like your husband, because she will associate breastfeeding with you and will resist the bottle. Maybe you can try having your husband give her night feedings (or whatever his schedule is) and go from there.
Good luck!

L.

Start with having your husband or someone else close give her the bottle when she is HUNGRY & you are not around. She knows your there & will be less likely to give in if she knows you will take over. I had to try a few bottles with my son & only the cheapest ones worked! But your best bet is to have someone else feed her from the bottle until she gets used to it. Good Luck!