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In tears over bottles

minnie25minnie25
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

My breastfed baby won't take a bottle. I've tried Dr. Browns, Nuby, Breastflow, Medela, Evenflo. He just screams until I get home. My husband, mother-in-law and I have all tried and he refuses. I don't know what to do anymore. He used to take a bottle with no problem. I feel like I'll never be able to leave. I would like to have an occasional date with my hubby.

What bottle/ nipple worked for you? I know there must be something he'll like.

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  • blessed_wifeblessed_wife member
    I honestly tried all bottles before DD began taking it... what helped is putting itsy-bitsy of jam or yogurt on the tip of it.. GL
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  • Beccaboo0713Beccaboo0713 member
    Have you tried the playtex drop ins. The brown nipples not the clear.
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  • *blondie**blondie* member
    Avent works great for us.
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  • MattysGirl81MattysGirl81 member

    DS is the exact same  way so while I can't help, I totally understand where you're coming from.  We've tried Medela, Avent, Breastflow, Dr. Brown's, Playtex Drop Ins, Born Free, and several others I can't think of.  The thing is, he used to take the Medela bottles no problem up until about 7/8 weeks.  I never needed to give him one after that, so I didn't.  DH and I went to a wedding on Friday and left him with a sitter for 6.5 hours.  She tried everything, including using a medicine dropper to at least get some milk in him.  He took nothing. Somehow he didn't cry too much (or so she says), he slept, woke up and fussed a little, and fell asleep again. 

    I figure I'll keep trying, but the outlook is not good.

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  • minnie25minnie25
    I haven't tried Playtex yet. I think I'll get one of those with the brown nipple tomorrow.
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  • sherthebearsherthebear
    My DD took a bottle until 7 weeks and then went on bottle strike. We had to try every type of bottle. Finally tried the playtex drop-ins with the the brown latex nipples and that is the one she ended up taking just a couple of weeks ago when I went back to work. Whew!! We tried Avent, Breastflow, Dr. Browns, and Nuk.
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  • MoMandAMoMandA
    Soothie makes a bottle with a nipple like the pacifier. We use Born Free though.
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  • txbabs111txbabs111 member

    imageblessed_wife:
    what helped is putting itsy-bitsy of jam or yogurt on the tip of it.. GL

    Please don't try this. I know it's hard when baby won't take a bottle, but their digestive systems are not ready for even an "itsy-bitsy" of jam and certainly not yogurt. Most pediatricians don't ok yogurt until 7 or 8 months.

    We use Born Free bottles and DD has always done well going from breast to bottle with them. Good luck! 

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  • Suparstarz714Suparstarz714 member

    I am having this SAME problem.. used to take bottle, but now refuses....

    I haven't had a chance to try this yet, but pedi said to give my mom a shirt that I have worn and not washed so that he will be reminded of my "smell" when he is eating...

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  • coconuthoneycoconuthoney
    My LO went on a bottle strike as well at around 3.5 months. We finally got him to use the Playtex Ventaire ( I think it's the same as drop ins w/o the liner) and he took it just fine. Now he'll take any bottle. Good luck!
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  • kcampy31kcampy31 member
    playtex brown nipple or adri bottles are supposed to be good  for breast to bottle..they are expensive but i hear good. gl!!
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  • LVilaLVila member

    Have you tried a faster nipple? My friend's daughter wouldn't take a bottle until she got a really fast nipple. My friend has a fast letdown and I think that's probably just what her DD is used to.

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  • mavilabridemavilabride member

    imageblessed_wife:
    I honestly tried all bottles before DD began taking it... what helped is putting itsy-bitsy of jam or yogurt on the tip of it.. GL

    Hmm

    Just keep trying over and over.  At home, replace a normal nursing session with a bottle feed.  LO will get the hang of it.

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