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I need weaning help!!! (kinda long)

angeladwilangeladwil
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So, for medical reasons I need to wean my EBF 6 month old baby girl and I am having trouble! I tried to give her a bottle with some Enfamil in it and she refused to eat it. So then I pumped and tried to give her a bottle of 2 oz breastmilk and 1 oz Enfamil, still refused it. I've never given her a bottle before so my DH tried to give it to her with no success.

Next, I added the Enfamil to the rice cereal she's been eating for the last few days (happily I might add) but she refused that too. So then I thought maybe it's the formula and tried rice cereal with Similac, still no luck. Then lastly I tried a bottle of Similac alone and still no success.

Has anyone been through this? I don't know if I should try Similac or Enfamil or another brand. I don't know if I should try to just give her bottles of breastmilk to get her used to taking them from me. I don't know what to do!!! Any suggestions?

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Re: I need weaning help!!! (kinda long)

  • sarahns80sarahns80 member
    I would try a different type of bottle. DD would not take 2 different bottles and then she finally took the Platex Drop Ins kind.
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  • egsquaredegsquared member

    Maybe try leaving the house and having DH give her a bottle?  When I had to go back to work, DD would not take a bottle at all if I was home - she could smell me or something.  I was so worried she wouldn't eat all day long if I wasn't there.  As soon as I left though on that first day, she drank from the bottle no problem. 

    We also did try a bunch of different bottles.  The last ones we tried were Dr. Brown's, so that what we stuck with.  DD however is going through a little bottle strike now, so we may try a few different bottles again (I'm hoping she's just teething!)

    ETA:  Once DD was comfortable taking a bottle, I was able to be in the house when we gave her a bottle.

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  • angeladwilangeladwil
    I will go tomorrow and get a few different types! Thank you!!!
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