Trouble Weaning

I had this problem with my daughter, she would refuse the bottle when she was hungry, so I tried to give it to her when she was full just to have fun with it and gradually she accepted it!So try this. some babies accept the bottle when they are hungry ,others when they are full: try both!
Good luck

You can teach him not to bite (the beginning of teaching manners!) insted of weaning. That way he can continue to get the immunities and great nutrition from breastmilk.

One method that has worked well for lots of moms is to actually pull him closer to you when he bites insted of pulling him away. His nose will get pressed into your breast and then he'll let go so he can breathe through his mouth (a second at the most). Meanwhile, tell him firmly but without yelling, "no biting". Most babies this only takes a time or two before they learn!

I went through a similar situation with my son at 5 months. I tried everything from differnt bottles, differnt formulas, breat milk, leaving the house. My husband tried to feed him, I even went and stayed with my mom for a week to see if she could help feed him. My ped. said he would not go hungry, but he would cry so hard for so long that he would make himself throw-up.

I gave up trying the wean and started introducing a sippy cup. I started with the little Advent sippys and took the inside stopper out. I usually did watered-down juice. By 11 months he was drinking from a sippy and I finally weaned him at 11 1/2 months.This allowed me to be able to leave the house, at least for a few hours, as my son stayed with my husband.

When he was finally weaned I took a trip to visit a girlfriend out of town. I justed needed a day or two away after feeling teathered to a baby.

We were able to get past the biting and as he grew he would stroke my face as he nursed. It was a wonderful experience, but I did miss the freedom of going out for a day and worring that he was hungry.

Good luck.

If the only reason you want to try to wean is because of the biting then you may want to just check out the website kellymom.com it is great for breastfeeding advice. I know they have advice from a lactation consultant about nursing manners and biting. I nursed until my son was 16 months old and did not have any problems with biting or teeth but I guess I was lucky. So I have no real person experience with that. I hated pumping but when I gave the occasional bottle of breastmilk it had to be in the platex nurser with the latex not silacone nipple. It was the only bottle he would take. Good luck to you

My child did the same thing...here are a couple of tricks we found worked...
1. see if for a few bottles someone else can feed him if possible
2. do not hold him near you...instead have him either on your lap (cross on ankle over one knee so it makes it to where you can lay his head in the knee of the bent leg....I hope this makes since) and feed him while he is facing you. You can also have him lay in a bouncer or carseat...just put some distance between you and him. Amazingly, this was the fix for us.
3. We also use the Playtex Nurser...neither one of my kids would take any others.

K.

I agree with what an earlier reply said.

The website http://www.kellymom.com has excellent resources on how to handle biting. There are also communities (such as http://breastfeeding.livejournal.com) that can offer assistance and suggestions. Any Le Leche League leader would be happy to assist you, as well.

Babies really need you to nurse them until at the *very least* 12 months.

They need the comfort you give them, and the nourishment you provide. But of course, you must know that since you've made it this far! =D

I would be more than happy to help you out with this, or refer you to someone. *Please*, feel free to email/pm me =)

I had the same problem with my son at around 9 months, he would bite and it hurt so bad. I just had to stop breastfeeding all together, but instead of trying bottles, which he refused to take, I would use sippy cups. He would not drink any sort of milk for a short time out of them, but he would drink juices and things of that sort. After a short time he began to drink milk. I fed him baby food if he would eat it, chopped up adult food, and juices. I continued to give him milk even if he refused it and he eventually took it. It is consistantly giving them the bottle/sippy cup and refusing to breast feed at all. Once they get the idea that you are done, they will take the bottle/sippy cup.

Maybe he dislikes the nipple you're using. Have you tried the Playtex Nurser bottles? Don't use the rubber ones,get the silicone. Have you tried warming the milk in hot water? After you warm it,squeeze a little out and rub it on his lips.
I tried the Dr Brown bottles the 1st time and my son would not take the bottle...i finally switched due to someone's recommendation and he sucked away. I was ecstatic!

OK. You are so not going to like this. Actually your husband is going to hate it. Hand your hubby the bottle and the baby and leave. I am serious, not just the room, leave the house. You baby knows your there, why work on a bottle when he can get what he is used to. Most babies will not take a bottle from mom at first. They know where the source is. When he is hungry enough he will drink the bottle down. The good news is, once he actually tries the bottle he will like it more. Its easier for him, he just doesn't know it yet. Your husband should do all of the bottle feeding at first. Once your son is used to the bottle you will be able to feed him also. Be warned once he switches to the bottle he may completely wean himself. I am not sure if this is your goal. It is easier than nursing and he may get nipple confusion and hurt you more than he has been. Good luck, I nursed 4 daughter from 1 - 3 years. It can be done, your doing great!

Kelly: Our children would not take bottles either. My mom-in-law had our daughter one day and out of desperation she put the breast milk in a sippy cup. It took a while to feed Sara, but she did. The same thing occurred with our son. Good luck. I know how those little teeth can hurt.

Don't worry! He just very hungry and confused! He doesn't mean to be contrary, he is just hungry and wanting to be close to you and in his baby mind you are trying to give him something that has nothing to do with either! He's like...what the H*** is THAT! I NEED milk! So, I recommend introducing your alternative drink when he is NOT hungry. I also recommend initially filling it with something your baby finds yummy that is NOT milk. (I would go sippy cup with water or juice...luckily my DD thinks water ROCKS, so we used that.) Anyway, when it isn't time to eat; offer this new treat as much as he wants and praised him abundantly when he partakes. When this is readily accepted, start offering it closer and closer to feeding time and introduce milk in the cup. This will not replace the physical comfort he gets from nursing, so makes sure to offer lots of extra cuddles and affection when you are ready to try to supplant a feeding with the alternate. Keep in mind that your angel may never accept a bottle from you, cuz he knows you got the good stuff so readily available and he doesn't understand why you are providing it. And that's OKAY!!!!! If you can get him to take an alternate at other times, then others (Daddy/GMA) will eventually be able to offer it in place of a feeding when you aren't around. Above all else NO POWER STRUGGLES; this has to be a fun new experience that big kids do! Good Luck!