When we try to use a bottle to feed him, he only plays with it but don't ever suck on it. We tried to wait until he's really hungry to see if then he would suck on a bottle but failed. Anyone's got good ideas on this matter?
2007-01-08 03:21:41 · 13 answers · asked by Tao 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
you could try putting the milk into a beginner cup and see how he goes with that
2007-01-08 03:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by desert_rose1274 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my son. I can't tell you how many different brands of bottles we tried. The DR. Browns bottles were the bottle of choice for my baby.I later switched him to the platex bottles after about a two months of the dr. browns. My pediatrician did tell me that some babies just won't take a bottle. Just keep trying. Have your husband try when your not around or your mom. If your son knows your there he won't take the bottle because he would prefer to nurse.Your son is ready for a sippy cup now so maybe try that if all else fails my son was too young for a sippy cup he was 3 months old and it was a month long battle to get him to finally take a bottle. Good Luck to you I know what you are going through.
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2007-01-08 03:27:57 · answer #2 · answered by mary3127 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dr Brown's is sweet, in spite of the undeniable fact that it has a million aspects to sparkling and till your toddler doesnt take any bottle I wouldnt advise it. i have used both the Avent and the Playtex ventaire I loved both extremely. With my daughter because of total BPA ingredient I swtiched to ventaire. Now that the bottles are BPA loose lower back-i might want to pick Avent. perchance try a million Avent bottle and a million Playtex ventaire? continuously be sure there are not any bubbles contained in the bottle nipple and that there's no air in it even as feeding your toddler and that the bottle is continuously tilted. good success!
2016-12-28 09:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by barksdale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ever see meet the Fockers2 that Boob breast, well I know that they do have nipple that are really realistic,. I don't have a web site for you at the moment, but I know one will become present soon. Check the hospital and ask the doctor. Think about it, if there was a baby that was sensitive to things, wouln't there be a nipple to help him. But they also have web sites for weening the baby off the nipple. Check Gerber, Parenting or Baby web site one of these should tell you better then I can, I just wanted to get you started. Good Luck! & God Bless!
2007-01-08 03:28:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before trying to put it into his mouth (depending on how old he is) Try tickling the side of his cheek with the nipple so that he knows what it is. The cheek is the spot that brings out the nursing instinct. Infants know what you mean to do when they feel the wiggle of anything against there cheek it is instinctual.
If he is too old then you'll have to try getting one of those nipples that resembles a human breast. They are a bit more expensive but it's worth it.
Also... Make sure that you draw a little milk from your breast and scent the plastic nipple with it before offering it to the baby as nursing is 1/2 about feeding and 1/2 about comfort, closeness and scent.
2007-01-08 03:34:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Breast fed babies do not always take well to bottle feedings. Your son is old enough to use a cup. I suggest skipping the bottle and offering him his formula or expressed breast milk in a cup. You can use a sippy cup or try a small cup with a lid that has a built in straw in it.
2007-01-08 03:29:11 · answer #6 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would start him on a cup, and continue to breath feed in between. My kids were off at 11 months and drinking out of a cup full time. Thats only 4 more months, and trust me, when he is older you will be glad you had that little extra time. It all goes by fast. Enjoy that he needsa you.
2007-01-08 03:34:17 · answer #7 · answered by ladydaisy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try different kind on nipples on the bottles, some feel different to each child. Many years ago I had the same problem, and it took several different shaped nipples, but found one that worked.
2007-01-08 03:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you tried the evenflo breastflow bottles? My daughter had the same problem and i found those at a babies r us. They are designed to feel just like the mothers nipple. My daughter took to it almost immediately after all the time and money we spent on other products lol. I hoped this helped
2007-01-08 03:27:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
YOUR SON MUST BE AN ANGEL SENT FROM HEAVEN!!!
congrats, you wont have to deal with weaning him from the bottle. he is ready for sippy cups. at 7 months he should be able to handle the slighly increased flow in starter sippy cups.
also, does he refuse pacifiers? that is another sign that he is ready for actual food. have you tried giving him food he can pick up for himself? like gerber biter biscuits? they make a mess, but teach the kid to eat regular food.
2007-01-08 03:36:37 · answer #10 · answered by white_goth_11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋