she is 8 months old ans is mainly on solids and eats 3 jars of food a day, she only nurses when she is sleepy or upset... i need to get her to take a bottel from her daddy so i can start collage but she wants nothing to do wit the bottel sippy cup or passy.... any advice on how to get her to take the bottel?
2007-03-24 15:47:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
When I started back to school my daughter had never had a bottle either. The only bottle she would take was a Playtex Nurser with the brown nipple. I just pumped my breastmilk and my husband fed her that. Any other nipple she would spit right out. The brown nipple has a different feeling - more natural. I am very happy to hear that you are breastfeeing. Keep it up!
2007-03-24 16:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by twisteddistance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave the house. Seriously there is no way she is going to take a bottle until you are completely gone. Also consider a sippy cup instead, you can even take her to buy a special cup she can only use when you are not home.
Another thing you can consider is that as long as you are gone less than 12 hours a day she can probably make up for missed feedings when you are around to make up for any missed feedings. An 8 month old "should" be nursing 5-12 times a day.
You may be surprised how well Daddy does if you aren't around. At the feeding and the getting her to sleep.
2007-03-24 23:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get someone other than you to offer the bottle, and in a different chair than you usually nurse in.
Remember, she still needs breastmilk (or formula) as her main source of calories at 8 months old. She should be taking in 26-32 ounces of fluids each day with no more than 4 ounces of juice (and preferably no juice at all).
2007-03-24 22:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try different types of bottles/nipples.
At 8 months try leaving her a little each day and she will eventually learn that she has to take it from daddy or get nothing at all.
2007-03-24 22:53:28 · answer #4 · answered by JS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you do get back to school, may I suggest you pay special attention to the spelling classes?
2007-03-24 22:52:58 · answer #5 · answered by naughtynnice 4 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Maybe if you try slowly weaning her...
2007-03-24 22:58:52 · answer #6 · answered by Royal Pain 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋