Babies: 3 - 6 Months

DS stopped taking bottle. Any suggestions?

My LO is 3.5 months old.  His Dad has been giving him a bottle since he was 2 weeks old every night with no problems.  A few days ago he all of a sudden started freaking out after drinking about an ounce of his bottle.  He has done this 4 nights in a row and it's getting very tiresome.

Has this happened to anyone else?

Thanks!

Re: DS stopped taking bottle. Any suggestions?

  • Can I ask how old he is?  Is he going through a new change like sitting up on his own or something?  That can always through things out of sync.
  • I am so sorry, I re read your post and see you posted his age.  I have not had that problem, I had the opposite where he wouldn't take me and I used a nipple shield.  Have you tried giving him the bottle at night?
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  • not hungry?   wants the boob for comfort--i assume you breastfeed-but maybe not.   try the bottle yourself.   growth spurt?   interested in other things versus eating at that moment?
  • Around this age both my kids have developed a preference for the breast and refused the bottle.  They eventually start taking it again because of daycare and the finally being hungry enough but it is tough on us too.
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