I have been breast feeding my child and occasionally giving her the bottle. She never cared who was giving her the bottle. I didn't give her a bottle for a few weeks and now she won't drink from one! I am trying to get on her formula and i thought it was the taste of the formula that was making her not take the bottle, when i tried to give her my breast milk in a bottle she wouldn't take that either!!!! What do i do? She will not drink from the bottle when my husband tries to give it to her either.
2007-01-31 08:34:00 · 6 answers · asked by SSV 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My own son was mainly bottle fed for his first weeks, transitioned fully to the breast and actually forgot how to use the bottle after that. It took weeks to get him to take it correctly again. Natural-shaped nipples may help, such as those sold by AVENT. Also, she might choke of the milk/formula comes through too fast (she's used to working hard to get her milk), so a newborn or 3 months nipple may be best.
You don't say why you want to switch her to formula. The decision is entirely up to you and nobody should pressure you in any way. However, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) does "recommend" exclusive breastfeeding/milk for 6 months (no other foods or liquids) if possible and continued breastfeeding/milk until 1 year or as long as both mother and child want to continue.
2007-01-31 08:57:41 · answer #1 · answered by John K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cup feed, if you absolutely must give her milk when you are not around. Which you may not, some babies can go 8 hours at night (or longer) without breastmilk or formula, there is no reason that babies can not do the same during the day if they are allowed to make up for the lost feedings at night, this is called reverse cycling. A lactation consultant can show you how to cup feed. Also please read:
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/alternative-feeding.html
Also you need to consider that switching to formula isn't the best and that if you compared the taste of the two you wouldn't take formula either.
2007-01-31 16:44:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe try a different bottle with a different nipple.
Or maybe it's coming out too slow....there are numbers on nipples 1 to 5 i think....if you're using a number 1, it might not be coming out fast enough for her now that she's growing...try a 2 or 3. Good luck....
2007-01-31 16:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by Angie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget the bottle, just cuddle her up and give her the cup with the lid on that does not spill everywhere, can't remember trade name, but make sure she gets the cuddles that she obvioulsy wants from you, then progress onto high chair with solids.
Good luck!
2007-01-31 16:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by essdee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess she likes to nurse. It is so comforting to them. But that doesn't help you at all. My suggestion is to try a sippy cup as sometimes when they won't take a bottle a sippy cup works fine. It worked for us!
2007-01-31 16:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by Tetsi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let some one eslse try
2007-01-31 16:42:07 · answer #6 · answered by RANDOM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋