my baby just turned 2 months i breastfeed but i want to go back to work a few days a week but the baby wont take a bottle of my breastmilk he wont take a bottle period. i've tried diffrent nipples does anyone know what i can do or of a bottle that he will take he won't take a binky either please help!!!!!
2007-05-31 17:29:36 · 12 answers · asked by taken 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Don't go back to work yet.
Your child needs his mother.
2007-05-31 17:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
My son never did take a bottle. I tried a bunch of times. I tried having someone else give it to him but it didn't work. He started using a sippy cup at about 5 months and very quickly decided he preferred that to the breast!
2007-06-01 14:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by -S.C.R.- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same issue with my son. He is 6 months old now. I used a sippy cup for him. I'm not sure why he will take that and not a bottle but whatever. With my niece, she wouldn't take one because she had it easy. Her mom had constant letdown, so she didn't have to work for her milk. Like others suggested, try to have someone else feed her with a bottle. Good luck.
2007-05-31 17:41:41 · answer #3 · answered by Boredoutofmymind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I breastfed 3 of my 4 kids and it is confusing to a baby to receive a bottle from their mom at that young of an age. Is there someone else that can offer the baby the bottle instead?
2007-05-31 17:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by LS 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd try this... Have a bottle ready! Lye on your side and give your baby your breast, then quickly change it to the bottle. It might take a few tries, but it worked for me. Good luck!!!
2007-05-31 17:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by Ali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try having someone else give him the bottle and leave the room.. Even better go outside! If he can smell you, which he can if you are anywhere near him, he won't want a bottle! Good luck!
2007-05-31 17:39:31 · answer #6 · answered by sarah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
omg sounds identical to my son. never took a bottle period not even a pacifier. whenever he was with his dad while i went to class he just had to wait until i finished class to eat. my friend nurses though and she has found that her son will take bottles called "Nuk" the best or "soothies" worked for her too. good luck!!
2007-05-31 17:38:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
both my children were the same, and when i did finally get my daughter to take my milk in a bottle she didnt feed from me any more, my son wasnt as hard to do both with but you really need to persist if you want to do that
2007-05-31 18:20:50 · answer #8 · answered by britjam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may sound harsh, but... only give him that option. He's obviously not going to starve to death... he'll just get hungry and learn that the bottle is the new way of getting food. If you keep giving in, he won't be forced to learn anything new. Good luck!
2007-05-31 17:48:59 · answer #9 · answered by kristnanne19 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
try having soemone else give him the bottle, if he's in your arms he's gonna expect to have the boob, not the bottle.
2007-05-31 17:32:49 · answer #10 · answered by parental unit 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Wel heck can you blame him??? That's like a chicken sandwich compared to a steak...
2007-05-31 17:32:17 · answer #11 · answered by M J 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋