Breast to Bottle HELP!

Carmela - posted on 01/26/2009

I second the idea of leaving the room - works every time:)

Junko - posted on 01/26/2009

I am on that stage right now where we're trying to feed our daughter formula and BM in bottle. We tried different types of nipples and 2 kinds of formula--trial and error :) Then we used this Playtex drop-in bottles with the nipples that looks like mommy's nipples and it worked! She only wants BM tho so its ok coz at least she's taking the bottle and yeah it helps to teach babie's to bottle feed when mommy is not around :)

Sara - posted on 01/26/2009

Make sure, too, that he isn't super hungry - feed him before you leave him with Dad - but make sure he isn't full. Have dad feed him in a breastfeeding type position, too. At some point his hunger will make him eat and he'll do it. It was hard for you to begin BFding - now it is Dad's turn!

My son now will only take a sippy cup with BM - and he REALLY likes the Nuby brand, too. I think it is soft like a boob!

Krystal - posted on 01/25/2009

i used to have to "trick" my son into taking a bottle. I would nurse him, and after he had been nursing about 3 or 4 minutes, i would wait until he stopped sucking, break the latch (remember to not just pull your booby out - ouch!) and then sneak the bottle into his mouth. He would only suck once or twice in the beginning but eventually he started taking a bottle from Daddy as long as he was holding him in the same position that i nursed him in. It took a while - about 3 weeks - before he would gladly accept a bottle.

Hang in there! Good luck!

Staci - posted on 01/25/2009

Try the Nuby brand sippy cup nipples for the bottles...it lets the baby bite on them instead of suck.  My daughter has been teething since 4 months so she prefers to bite on the nipples...the Nuby brand works like a charm with her.  The other option is to mix a full serving of breastmilk (4-5 oz) with rice cereal or oatmeal and feed him with the spoon.  They get all the same nutrients, just in another form.  

This is a really common conversation on this forum. You may want to search for bottle and bottle rejection in the top search function...there is alot of good advice on here...

Teresa - posted on 01/25/2009

Dana~

When we did this.  I had to leave the room completely, and give the baby and the bottle to my hubby.  If I was any where near, that she could smell, hear, see me...it didn't work.  But if I was gone, she'd take the bottle from him.  If I remember right it only took a couple of times and she happy with the bottle.  We used playtex nursers for bottles, and the drop-ins, because then we could just use a breast milk storage bag as the liner, as it was full.  When we switched her to formula, I don't remember her having a problem with it, but she was also 9 months old or so when the switch happened, so she eating cereal and some purrees by then.

I hope you find something that works for you.

Teresa

Mireille - posted on 01/25/2009

I had the same problem I had to got to work and had to leave my baby with my husband. We tried and tried to get him to take the bottle and nothing so after alot of stressing I went off to work and my husband reported he took the bottle no problem. He is more likely to take it when mommy is not there and he can't see or smell you.