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XP: WIll baby take a bottle even if he's not hungry?

Sarai28Sarai28
in March 2011 Moms
We've been working through supply issues (low). At times, DS will nurse for 20 min, again for 20 min within the hour and still acts starving!  I will offer a bottle (we've had to do some supplementation) and he will eat 2-3 oz.  I just wonder if he's getting enough milk from me or if he just wants to suck.  He is content after the bottle, but I hate to have to do supplementation.  Sometimes I try to see if a pacifier will help him be content for a while.  Would a baby take a bottle like that if he wasn't very hungry, but just because it's offered?  I guess it's hard for me to tell if he's truly hungry, or if he just wants to suck.  Thanks!
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Re: XP: WIll baby take a bottle even if he's not hungry?

  • laurashaffner@gmail.comlaurashaffner@gmail.com
    my pedi said baby will eat til they are satisfied then refuse the bottle. if they want to suck after that she suggested pacifier
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  • GinafawnyGinafawny member
    I only bottle feed DD and once she is full she wont drink anymore and will refuse the bottle, at times she will even leave an oz or two left in the bottle. She lets me know she is done by spitting out the bottle and any formula left in her mouth. Just like when I offer her the paci if she doesnt want it she will spit it out.
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  • beeunitbeeunit member
    Aaron will not take a bottle if he's not hungry or if he's full.  Usually he won't even open his mouth for the nipple, but if he does, it just keeps his mouth open and stares up at me.
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  • hispenguinhispenguin member
    DD will purse her lips tightly or spit out the bottle when she's done. She won't eat if she's not hungry. Sometimes she will still be making sucking movements though, so I will give her her paci.
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  • mommyjenny257mommyjenny257

    imageGinafawny:
    I only bottle feed DD and once she is full she wont drink anymore and will refuse the bottle, at times she will even leave an oz or two left in the bottle. She lets me know she is done by spitting out the bottle and any formula left in her mouth. Just like when I offer her the paci if she doesnt want it she will spit it out.

    This is exactly what DS does! 

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