she has not eaten all day. my doctor said to only offer her the bottle but she wil not take it. how long should i let it go on before i let her have the breast?
2006-09-12 08:11:52 · 13 answers · asked by brennan_and_quinns_mommy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
i am pumping and i go back to work on the 25th of this month
2006-09-12 08:26:19 · update #1
i will continue to nurse when i amm home but i have to go to work
2006-09-12 08:27:58 · update #2
she is one month old and i am trying platex nursers
2006-09-12 08:49:55 · update #3
You should never wean from breastfeeding cold turkey! I hope you are at least pumping so that you are not getting yourself engorged? Weaning cold turkey is stressful to baby and can cause mom to get painfully engorged, get plugged ducts and even develop mastitis (breast infection). Weaning needs to be done slowly and gently!
Honestly, if a doc told me that then I'd find a new doctor. If your child hasn't eaten all day, PLEASE nurse her!!! (How old is she!?) Don't torture both of you like this!
How long do you have before you go back to work?
Go slowly. Have someone other than you introduce the bottle to her. She's smart! She knows you have the good stuff straight from the tap!
What is in the bottle? Expressed milk or formula? Maybe expressed breastmilk would work better than formula because she would be familiar with the taste. (Have you considered pumping when you return to work?)
Check out the link below for some good information about weaning.
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OK....you have two weeks. Don't stress out. You need to nurse her when you are with her. Stop this cold turkey to the bottle stuff that I am sure has made both of you miserable today! Have dad or grandma or someone else offer a bottle of pumped milk at least once a day between now and when you go back to work. Nurse when you're together and give her a bottle if you are apart. You leave the room....maybe even leave the house....when someone else trys giving her a bottle. Have them offer it when she is in a good mood, kinda hungry but NOT starving. She'll be more likely to be willing to try something new then. They can also try the milk at different temperatures (warmed to body temp, just take the chill off or serve still cold) and feeding in different positions (copy nursing position, feed baby facing out, feed baby facing caregiver) as well.
You didn't say how old she is or what kind of bottles you've tried. Avent are typically the best for breastfed babies. If she is at least 3-4 mos old, you could also try the Avent soft spout sippy instead of a bottle.
2006-09-12 08:23:34 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had issues with my baby taking a bottle, too. That doctor is wrong- you could end up with mastitis, and the baby might still refuse to eat! Here are my tips:
-Don't be the one to offer her the bottle. She won't take it if she know the fresh stuff is right there. Leave the house and let papa or your caregiver (if they're not the same person) give her a bottle instead.
-She might take milk some other way than in a bottle. I've included some links.
-You might consider starting to sleep with your baby, if you aren't already. It's fairly common for breastfed babies to refuse to eat at least somewhat, so they need to be nursing at night to get all the calories they need. This is called "reverse-cycling"- and you'll get *WAY* more sleep if you sleep with your baby. Plus, it's good for tiny babies to get some mama time at night.
-Finally, my baby just refused to eat at all during the day at some point. Watch for dehydration, and just be prepared to nurse like crazy all evening and night if this happens to you. I'd be scared to just do this with a one-month-old because of dehydration concerns (my baby was 4 months), though.
Good luck figuring this out, and making the transition back to work!
2006-09-12 10:44:11 · answer #2 · answered by kalirush 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked with both of my boys and pumped. If I couldn't pump for some reason, I supplemented with formula, but I still nursed when I was home. I suggest that. As far as giving her a bottle, my boys wouldn't take it from me, but they would take it from their dad. Maybe you should have someone else feed her the bottle and then nurse her when she's with you. It worked for me, and as a breastfeeding consultant, I can tell you that you will both have continued benefits from it. In addition, you might consider that nursing her will be something that ONLY you can do--so she will have that very special bond with you even though you're away during the day. Good luck to you both!
2006-09-12 08:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by pisceanwillow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has to be a gradual change. You might have to even trick her like I did. I would give my daughter the breast then slip the nipple of the of the bottle into her mouth… sooner or later, she would just take it and realize she was getting milk from the bottle as she was the milk.
Another thing is to have your husband or significant other bottle feed her. She sees you and automatically thinks “mommy has food in the boob”. As to another person, she wont think this.
Good luck
2006-09-12 08:17:45 · answer #4 · answered by Kynnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunatly I had the same problem none of my kids would stop the breast! They knew too much at that point! Are you pumping your milk or trying to switch to formula. If your switching you might want to reconsider! try pumping and it might help! I wouldn't want to switch to formula either if I was getting the good stuff, you might have more luck if you stick with breastmilk. A friend of mine arranged Pumping times at work so she could continue giving her baby breastmilk. This helped alot. Then she stopped and had all kinds of problems! Her baby was with me for awhile after that and he became vilontly ill from formula, his tummy couldn't take it after the breast! Also try someone elde feeding her! at leats for a while good luck!
2006-09-12 08:22:43 · answer #5 · answered by Flagstaff mama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in case you could pump, please attempt and gain this. I did at paintings, after which the newborn had breast milk from a bottle while i replaced into away. in case you could no longer, infant will circulate to formula after which you would be able to nurse while ever you're abode. it ought to take your physique a week to alter, so in case you purely provide up nursing throughout working hours, be arranged. Nursed toddlers hardly take a bottle from their mom. it rather is new and extraordinary, and that they comprehend she has the actual element. in case you like her to get use to the occasional bottle till now you circulate to paintings, somebody else will ought to provide it to her. you should pump at an identical time as somebody else bottle feeds so which you have breast milk waiting once you come to paintings!
2016-11-07 04:35:54 · answer #6 · answered by falls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah :( That must break your heart! Your little one doesn't want you to leave her :( but some mommy's do have to go back to work...you may want to try having someone else give her the bottle. If you are holding her she can sense this and will want your good stuff instead of the cold hard bottle...GOOD LUCK :)
2006-09-12 08:16:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
- Rub the bottle rubber at your nipple so as to acquire the smell. Children are sensitive to odours.
- Get your breast naked and put the bottle up to it, pretend that the bottle is your breast, and hold her as u used to while breast feeding.
- try inserting the bottle in her tiny mouth while she's asleep. She'll auto-suck it. enjoy.
2006-09-12 08:17:38 · answer #8 · answered by Lawrence of Arabia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let someone else feed her. While you are holding her she will only want your breast. Give the bottle to another caregiver until she gets used to taking it.
2006-09-12 08:39:00 · answer #9 · answered by AlongthePemi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to gradually introduce the bottle, keep trying. Don't worry, if she's hungry she will eat.
You may want to try a different shaped/sized nipple on the bottle though
2006-09-12 08:13:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋