wont take bottle

Amy - posted on 09/04/2009

My daughter had a hard time going from the breast to the bottle but since i started back to work she really had no choice. I pumped breast milk out and put it in the bottle for her feedings while i worked. So my advice is just stick to your guns about giving her the bottle don't cave in and give her the breast. She knows you will and wont take the bottle but try having your husband feed her. She will no its not you and might try the bottle. If she is hungry enough she will take the bottle. Also try pumping the milk and have some on the nipple of the bottle to give her a taste and see if that works. Babies are really smart when it comes to breast or bottle.

Jessica - posted on 09/04/2009

I know that this isn't going to help but neither one of my girls would take a bottle until they were ten months old. We tried every kind of bottle, nipple and different people. They just wouldn't take one. I wish you luck in finding a solution!

LISA - posted on 09/04/2009

maybe she has sinus issues I'd call my doc

Megan - posted on 09/04/2009

If you're switching her to formula mix a little into some of your breast millk and have someone else give her the bottle while you are not in the house. If she can smell you she most likely won't drink from it because she's got another option. Then if that works after a few days put more formula in until gradually it's just formula.

Cynthia - posted on 09/02/2009

you need to find a bottle system that closely resembles your own breast. I am larger so i had to find a system that had a larger surface srea. It worked for me. Good luck!

Teri - posted on 09/01/2009

my daughter did the same thing at 4mos old. I never got her back to the bottle. just worked my schedule to be home to feed her. babies are smart -- they know that feeding time is also cuddling time and bottles just aren't the same. maybe you can try a sippy cup? or figure out how to bf her as needed.

Stacey - posted on 09/01/2009

I had this same problem. Try waiting until you know she is really hungry, then have someone else feed her, as she might be refusing you because she can smell your milk.

Jill - posted on 09/01/2009

The thing that worked for me was getting someone else to feed my daughter and she would only take it from me if I used the adiri bottle, and that was really hard too. Took forever to find but I got mine at Target for 12.99.

Sandy - posted on 09/01/2009

this isn't going to be helpful, but I had the same problem with my daughter, she wouldn't take any bottle from me, even juice when she was older. My mom was able to give her one a few times, we used Playtex nursers

Kirsten - posted on 09/01/2009

Have you tried getting someone else to feed her while you are out of the room (or better yet, out of the house)? Sometimes babies won't take a bottle from their mother because they know the breast is right there but if you are not available and the bottle is the only way to eat then she may take it. Try leaving the house for an hour during one of her regular feeding times and get someone else to give her the bottle.

Maggie - posted on 09/01/2009

try having someone else give her the bottle. She associates you with breastfeeding so if you are there she will want that. What are you putting in the bottle? Is it pumped milk or formula? She might not like the taste of the formula (if you are using that) because it's not as sweet as breast milk. Try putting a little bit of sugar water on the nipple to get her interested.

Dana - posted on 09/01/2009

maybe quick change from nipple to bottle nipple and she might latch on? thats a hard one to answer.