How do I get my 6 month old breast-fed baby to accept a bottle?

Answer 1

it is more easy if you get someone else to feed her from the bottle while you are not in the room. try to subsitute one bottle at a time until she gets used to it.

the best would be a mid day feeding, not the last of the night or first of the day. she has put in her mind that mommy is also food! so when she sees you, and she is hungry, she is going to want to nurse and not take a bottle from you

that last feeding of the day may be the most hardest to ween her off of, but if it is for daycare and things like that, she will eat when she gets hungry enough. TRUST me.

as for that above sugar comment, we all know that children under the age of 1 should not have any kind of artificial sweetners!


ALSO, will you still be using breast milk or formula? if you are still using breast milk, it would be better transition. if you are trying to switch to formula, use the same method i spoke of above, but use mostly breast milk and maybe a ounce or two of formula (discuss with your peds dr about what formula is good for your child)

this will be easy on her tummy and help her accept the formula/bottle better. but i would try with all breast milk for the first week then week by week increase formula and bottle feedings.

Answer 2

I have the same problem. I am going to college, and I need my 5-month-old daughter to take a bottle while I'm gone.

Try different types of bottles. Some are more similar to breasfeeding. My son liked Avent bottles (he was breast-fed) and my daughter seems to prefer the Playtex VentAire Wide bottle.

Be patient. Most babies will take a bottle if they are hungry enough and the mother is not around. Try once a day. If your baby screams, give up and breastfeed him/her and try again the next day.

If your baby is old enough, and refuses to take a bottle, you can offer him/her a sippy-cup or have the sitter try to feed him/her solids while you are gone.

Answer 3

First congratulations on the birth of Ur baby
secondly what i suggest is u could try is...
If u can extract some breast milk into a bottle and get some one else other than you to feed Ur baby first to get then child used to a teat rather than the nipple(u don't have to do it for each feed ,bring it in gradually) then sub one breast feed for a bottle feed of formular milk doing a week at a time gradually introducing more formular milk until Ur baby has more formular milk then breast, it may not happen as easily as that(for me my daughter was great and it was done in no time but my son was different and more difficult) also seek advice from ur midwife she will be able to help too

best of luck xx

Answer 4

Try using Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature bottles. The teats are shaped and made to feel like a breast. Try dropping a few drops of the milk into babies mouth to help him/her get taste that this is food, she is used to the smell from you, you cant smell it through a bottle, so a little taste helps. If this does not work, try getting somebody else to feed baby so that he/she cannot smell you! This is what worked for my daughter, but she was only 4 weeks old when we changed from breast to bottle, you may need to persevere with baby a little till they get used to the bottle!!! Good Luck

Answer 5

i had exactly the same problem. my daughter is now 8 and a half months old and i'm now only breast feeding her in the evening. she would not take a bottle from anyone,wouldn't drink my breast milk out of a bottle either. different teats and bottles didn't work either also tries starving her to which also didn't work i gave up trying to give her a bottle after 4 months and gave her a sippy cup which she uses well. she also has cows milk as she doesn't take formula-(doctor said it was fine to)

Answer 6

Now thats a tricky one! My 7 month old daughter still refuses a bottle, but I am finding that we have more success with a beaker (one aimed at slightly older babies so that its free-flowing. Otherwise how does she know that sucking on a bit of plastic gets her a drink?!?). It might be worth skipping the bottles, as advice is to start moving away from bottles at 6-8 months.

Have you tried a doidy cup (http://www.babyzoop.co.uk/doidy.htm)? I was surprised how the little 'uns take to it! Its still messy, obviously, but they seem to enjoy the challenge.

Other than that, its the usual advice of you being out while someone else offers it, and perseverence!!

Answer 7

I thought for sure my son would never take a bottle or cup of milk (BTW 6 months is old enough for a sippy cup). When I finally left him with a sitter (ok my grandma) at 10 months he took it fine for her.

Answer 8

the one way how i took my baby off of my breast was to put breast milk in the bottle because the bottle will smell like your breast and it should take the bottle mine did

Answer 9

Try the first feed of the day, save the breast feed to the last one before bed. Ask your Health Visitor too.

Answer 10

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