At daycare refusing bottle 3 months

theabbey5

Lio is refusing a bottle at daycare. We had a long weekend last weekend and he only went WednesdayFriday and only took a couple ounces at a time verses his 4 oz he's doing fine nursing at home and when I come in at lunch to nurse him. Should I try a new nipple/bottle? We currently use Avent. His teacher says he turns his head away when it's offered. Suggestions, thoughts??

Babybear70

I would try a different type bottle, one that is geared to be "more like Mom" like the tommy tippee bottles or the NUK bottles with the orthodonic nipple that is more like us. It might make a difference. My son will take any bottle, thankfully, but i know my girlfriend had a heck of a time finding one her LO would take.

mountainkimi

DD is doing the same thing.

I went back to work last Tuesday. She can't get into daycare until Sept 4th so my mom is watching her at our house until she can start. I feed her at 7am, 12pm on my lunch break, and then get home around 5:20ish or so. She has refused the bottle except for 1-2oz bottle last Thursday morning. We have tried Tommee Tippee and Dr.Browns(we had them from DS). Nope. She wants nothing to do with it.

At this point, I think its just stubborness. When she wants to bottle, she drinks it just fine(she has taken maybe 5 bottles total since we started trying to give her one). I don't think switching bottles matters to her. She just wants me. If she's hungry enough, she will take it. 

I have been very stressed and anxious about this. I weighed her yesterday because I was concerned she wasn't eating enough last week. She gained 5 ounces in 4 days. I think she's eating just fine then  

I hope it works out better for you!