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how to get LO to take a bottle after EBF?

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she hates the bottle and screams and cries when i try to give it to her. though i have been trying for a week now, she will only take at most 2oz of BM from the bottle and that is after a lot of trying and tears from her and putting her in different positions. i have tried it morning, noon, and night. before she is super hungry and while she is hungry. daddy giving it to her and me giving it to her (she does better when i give it). i have done it with freshly pumped milk and heated up. here are the bottles we have tried so far: avent, playtex vented, adiri, and first years breastflow.

i know i should feel honored that she only wants me/my boobs, but if i should need to go somewhere without her sometime. i want to know that she can take a bottle. any suggestions?

TIA

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Re: how to get LO to take a bottle after EBF?

  • Shelly888Shelly888
    Does she still seem hungry after that?  Also have you tried warming the nipple?  I have noticed my boobs but especially the areola is very warm. I've heard great things about playtex dropins.  GL 
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  • Jules GJules G member
    Maybe different bottles/ nipples? When my SIL had my niece, she had all the Advent bottles for her, turned out she would only take like those cheap $1 bottles. I say buy a few & see if she'll take to any of those better. GL!
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  • 2007wife2007wife

    As far as trying different positions goes have you tried giving her the bottle while not holding her? For example sitting in the car seat or bouncy seat. Oddly enough my DS seems to take the bottle best when he is not being held.

     MY DS was taking the bottle fine until about a week ago. So we have been trying different things. He seemed to like the car seat. The other night he took it best while lying flat on his back on the changing table. go figure.

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  • karelaorangekarelaorange member
    we've been using Breastflow bottles and they seem to do the trick.  Maybe try them?
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  • daisy333daisy333
    We are having the same problem.  We use ventair or medela bottles.  DS screams and tries to "mouth" at my chest  Obviously that is what he wants.  DH has found that having him lay on his back under the play gym works best.  DH lays to the side so LO can't see him.  It sounds really pathetic and we always laugh about it, but it works.  We just want him to get used to the bottle. 
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  • MrsZizMrsZiz member

    DD would not take the Breastflow bottle. Come to find out it's really difficult for them to get the milk out of that bottle. Or at least that's what an LC we asked said. The nipple on that bottle is really hard too.

    DD now takes the playtex bottle with the latex nipple. It's the only one she'll take. At first she would only take it with the nipple warmed and while she was in her bouncy seat. She will also only take it from DH she won't take it from me. 

    Our DD prefers her milk straight from the nap!! She also refuses the paci. I would recommend giving it to her every other day so as not to force the issue of the bottle. That's what worked for our LO. 

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