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6 months and won't take a bottle HELP

LadySmith08LadySmith08
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I know you think I am crazy for sole BF this long. He has taken a few bottles in the past. But really just the breast. I have tried different kinds of bottles, tried letting DH feed him, tried letting my mom. NO LUCK. I have tried just BM and blending with formula. I never had this problem with DD, she didn't care how her food got to her as long as it came. My biggest problem is DH now works nights and DS nurses for 45 min at night.(yes 45 min) It is very hard to entertain my 2 year old while nursing. Anyone else been here? Somethings gotta give. At this rate I will be nursing him till he goes to college.
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Re: 6 months and won't take a bottle HELP

  • gemrae1225gemrae1225 member
    Try a sippy cup???? Hope it works out for you! Dominic took a sippy cup when he wouldn't take a bottle.    
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  • shannond354shannond354 member
    Ditto on the sippy cup. We're having moderate success with the hard sippy cup and the stopper removed. The soft sippy cups are good but my DS just treats them as teethers with a milk bonus! We're in the same boat and it sucks!
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  • CelticWifeCelticWife member

    It is very hard nursing when you have a toddler, isn't it? I usually find some cheap activities for DS to do while DD is nursing; paint with water books (hey, it dries fast), coloring books, play doh, reading stories, playing with the tag Jr, etc. Or I take my cover and we sit outside while DS runs around the yard.

    Have you tried feeding LO solids for the night feeding, then just topping them off with BM? That should at least reduce the amount of eating time, and your toddler can "help" feed them. DS loves helping.

    A sippy cup might work, or you can just keep trying the bottle. DS and DD have never taken a bottle from me, or from anyone else while I am in the house.

     

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  • neferhathorneferhathor member
    You're definitely not crazy for EBF-ing this long. Props to you for sticking it out! My son won't take a bottle either but he likes sippy cups. Good Luck!!
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  • mbfirefly98mbfirefly98
    We bottle feed and we had troubles with getting her to use a bottle between 6 to 7 months...I think it has more to do with teething than anything else because here we are 3 weeks later and she's finally eating formula again without having to force it!
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  • Gingersnap_mamaGingersnap_mama
    I'm going to sound like a broken record, lol....try a sippy!  DD never took a bottle either.  We have had really good luck with Tommee Tippee Sippees.  Start out with a little water so you're not wasting BM and see if he takes to it.  The way I look at it is, yeah it was a pain in the a$$ that she never took a bottle, but now it's just one less thing to worry about getting rid of.  Good luck! :)
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