my baby is two and a half month old. I have been breastfeeding her but as i have to get back to work, i m trying to get her to bottlefeed. I have tried avent natural latch but she either cries a lot or keeps pushing the nipple out thru her tongue. Any suggestions to get baby to latch onto bottle. Thanks in advance.
2007-03-13 05:41:28 · 13 answers · asked by alp 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My son is 12 weeks and we finally found the bottle he'll take - at Babies r Us try The First Years Breastflow - it has two nipples that simulate the letdown. We have to press it against his lips gently so he understands that the latch is like the breast. He's had no trouble with this bottle and we try it with him with pumped milk twice a week or so to prepare him for when I might not be able to breastfeed him directly. He will take it from anyone, including me, with no problem (he refuses a pacifier though). We started trying bottles at 5 weeks and had success around 8 weeks with this one. Don't give up!
2007-03-13 06:11:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use a bottle called Breastflow made by The First Years (learning curve) It has like a nipple inside a nipple (very weird looking). It works well and my baby latches great!
2007-03-13 07:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by Erica J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you going to continue to breastfeed after you return to work?
If so - you need to have someone else give her a bottle - like Daddy or Grandma. That way she associates you with only breastfeeding.
If you're not going to continue to breastfeed - just introduce a bottle slowly at first. Take away one nursing session during the middle of the day and replace it with a bottle. She will highly object at first - but just keep trying. She will eventually figure out that there is food in the bottle and be hungry enough to figure it out. Keep slowly taking away a bf session and replace it with a bottle feeding session until you aren't nursing her anymore.
Good luck.
2007-03-13 07:10:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend the BrestFlow bottle. Like others answered it has a nipple inside a nipple and requires the baby to use their mouth in the same way they do on the breast. It mimics actual breastfeeding very well. Also like others answered, have someone else feed the baby, or place something between your breast and the baby, like a pillow (just saw that on Super Nanny).
2007-03-13 08:12:59 · answer #4 · answered by Mommy...LT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
breastmilk is best fro babies up to 2 years. The milk from the breast provides nutrition and other antibodies for the babies which help protect against certain diseases (even Cancer they say) and increase physical and mental growth. Not only that, breastfeeding promotes bonding between the baby and the mother. I may not be a mother yet but I believe that bulding that bond of "trust" with your baby is the best gift you can offer that will last as he grows already. Please remember that at this stage you are the most significant person in the baby's life and building trust is the developmental task of the infant. Bottlefeeding can be started at about 6 months to 1 year...Goodluck!
2007-03-13 06:15:42 · answer #5 · answered by Smile2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try giving the baby to your husband to feed. my cousins baby is 5months old and she works full time and still breastfeeds. what she does is leave formula and breastmilk behind and the caregiver feeds the baby like that. the only thing is the baby won't accept a bottle from her mother because she can smell the milk. so give the baby over to someone else and see how she does. good luck!
2007-03-13 05:47:39 · answer #6 · answered by Miki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is an old-fashioned remedy for this problem and some people may think I am a loon, but it does work!
In order for baby to take a bottle rather than the breast, you have to make it tasty and different from your milk. My grandmother and mother and myself, long ago, gave our babies a taste of coca cola in his bottle. Babies love the taste, and just enough to get them to take their bottle is ok. You can also try a little sugar water.
2007-03-13 05:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Many Moons 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't give her the bottle. You have the good stuff she knows that. Try different type bottles and nipples too. My sister bought all the expensive bottles that say they are just like mom, etc... and my nephew wouldn't go for any of it. She finally bought the cheapest bottle she could find and woohoo...he took it like a champ. He won't take one from her, just the rest of us. Good luck, I know it can be frustrating.
2007-03-13 05:49:32 · answer #8 · answered by punkin_eater26 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone else has to give her the bottle. My doctor told me that if my son didn't get used to a bottle by 4 weeks, it would be harder to get him to take a bottle. They sell "breast flow" bottles at Babies R us, which are the only ones my breastfed son would take. He still, at 10 months, won't take a bottle from me, but will take it from his father. Try to pump, put some in a bottle, and then have someone else feed it to her. Good luck!
2007-03-13 05:49:10 · answer #9 · answered by Franky 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Maybe try getting a nipple that may favor your nipple. or put something around her baby bottle with your breast milk on it so she can smell you. Maybe like a teddy bear with a shirt that is yours. Maybe that would help.
2007-03-13 05:51:24 · answer #10 · answered by *ViRtUoUs WoMaN* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋