my 6 month old daughter not take formula or breast milk from the bottle, but if i give her dilutied juice she will drink from the bottle. I know she will be getting teeth soon and I cant not even find a full time job until she will drink milk from the bottle i'm running out of ideas. I tried serval brands of formula, I have tried probably every bottle on the market advent as well and it doesn't work. I really need to get her on the bottle cuz i need to find a full time job due recently becoming a single oarent I have 2 other children that had no problems when it came to the bottle. Can somebody please help me i dont know what else to do.
2007-08-16 07:53:20 · 4 answers · asked by Louisa F 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
i have tried sippy cup and straws but if there is formula or breast milk in it she wont drink it.
2007-08-16 08:04:48 · update #1
Try a sippy cup without a stopper and hold it for her. She might be too young to be able to drink it with the valve in it. After a couple of weeks try the valve and see how she does.
2007-08-16 08:00:42 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She knows you will give in to her. Breastfed usually babies want breastmilk out of the breast (not the bottle), they want the bonding and closeness of mom in addtion to the milk. Try having someone else give her the bottle while you are out of the room. I know you said you are a single parent, but are the other kids old enough to help? Maybe a friend? Neighbor? Relative? Trying it with someone else may be the trick until she is used to it and then maybe she will take it from you.
2007-08-16 15:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by liatrus_v 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only thing I can tell you is to keep trying. Eventually she will take the bottle.
2007-08-16 14:58:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to put a little ammount of sugar on the nipple of the bottle when you're giving her milk.It worked for me :)
2007-08-16 15:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by alexia 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋