why is he suddenly rejecting the bottle??

Miss.Modular

i have been giving him occassional bottles to get him used to it and he has taken them (from me and others) with NO problems.  however the past two times he has fussed and fussed and taken forever to finish one (or just stopped eating all together, when he was clearly due for more ounces)..  I go back to work next week, so he HAS to take a bottle when iam at work.  figures it should happen now!!!!  wtf should i do?

megontoast

Don't worry about it. If he's taken them before with no problems, then he will again. I have been feeding DD with bottles since she was 6 weeks old and she still has times when she will turn her head away a gazillion times during a feeding and spit the bottle out. Sometimes they are just in bad moods. Eventually he will get tired of having an empty belly and just eat.

 

Valerie120408

Have you tried changing nipple sizes? He may want a faster flow.

Cassandra1028

how often are you giving one?

We try to give one a day.

If we go a couple of days w/o one - he'll be a bit confused at first and get milk all over the place (and I go "NOOOOO...my liquid gold" in the background!)

karenmarie20

I was having the same problem, I switched to a latex nipple (Playtex Drop In) and she has been much better at taking the bottle. She still fusses in the beginning but once she calms down she finishes it much faster. Oh and its still a slow flow nipple. GL!

Miss.Modular

not every day, just one every few days. he did so well i figured I could save my stash and not have to do it daily.  maybe this week I will step it up and give one each day.  arghhhh

when should they get faster flow nipples???

megontoast

Miss.Modular:

not every day, just one every few days. he did so well i figured I could save my stash and not have to do it daily.  maybe this week I will step it up and give one each day.  arghhhh

when should they get faster flow nipples???

DD is almost 4 months and we still use the slow flow nipples. We tried the fast flow ones about a week ago and she just made a huge mess. I think it depends on each baby though, and how good their swallowing reflex is.

astara

the bottle issue was brought up at a LLL meeting and they recommend keeping the slowest flow nipples while your bfing because it is most similar...

Valerie120408

I think all babies are different but many seem to want the faster flow nipples around 5-6 months. I agree with offering the bottle every day - our pedi recommended that also.

craziestgirlnlove

sometimes with dd we have to break suction for her because she doesn't do it herself. will he take it for someone else? it took mine 3 weeks of trying to give her a bottle before she wanted to take one, but would usually take one for dh. and sometimes,she just wanted to nurse with me, the bottle wasn't enough.

Cassandra1028

I would agree with keeping the NB/Slow flow nipple since it's already a faster flow than our boobs!

angelaa73

I'm not reading the responses so sorry if it's been said ... check the nipple flow. It might be he needs to go up to a faster flow

and please pip his easter outfit asap

livy91606

My baby is exactly the same age as yours and she just started pulling the same crap!

 Two weeks before we start daycare and she decides she WONT take a bottle.  She doesn't just fuss her way through it, she flat out refuses and screams. 

We only gave her an occasional bottle, when we were out and about, and figured since she did such a good job, I didn't need to worry about it.  But now I'm freaking out, thinking she is going to starve herself while at daycare.

A lot of moms have told me that this is completely normal and is just a short phase they go through....oh I hope so!

LilMissLadybug

Keep offering, he will eventually take it. Maybe nurse a little first then once he isn't so hungry give the bottle. DS still does this every so often, especially if it's me giving the bottle.

LucyPevensie

I agree with pp's who said do NOT go to a faster flow nipple - as pp said slow flows are already faster than your boob.  Stick with slow flow - and just keep at it - he'll take it again.  Try having DH give the bottle with you not in the room (or even in the house) and stick with at least one a day from here on in.