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Bottle issues = EBF frustration

D&D4Ever7D&D4Ever7
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I have been giving DS a bottle from day 2 due to my low supply so I was supplementing with formula.  I really wanted to EBF and really worked hard to decrease the amount of formula I was giving.  Thing are going great with bfing. I am really enjoying it and DS love it too.  I still try gave him one bottle a day. From about week 7, DS has been refusing the bottle.  He wants the boob only.  I am getting frustrated because he will be going to day-care in January and is not liking a bottle.  This whole thing is causing a lot of frustration about bfing because I feel like all the efforts I put into trying to be EBF has caused all the bottle issues.  My mom wants me to give him 2 bottles a day.  I guess I could pump more, but also afraid that my supply might drop since pump is not as efficient as DS nursing.  I really want to BF for at least 10 months so I need help?  TIA

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Re: Bottle issues = EBF frustration

  • Bethbsn06Bethbsn06

    Does he take a bottle from anyone else?

    Babies know that mom is the "source" and why have to take it from a bottle when you can have the comfort and warmth of mom's breast?

    Try getting someone else (possibly male?) to try giving LO the bottle when you are not around or in another room so baby can't see or hear you.

     You might also have to try a different nipples/bottles. Some babies are really picky.

    Good luck. 

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  • D&D4Ever7D&D4Ever7
    imageBethbsn06:

    Does he take a bottle from anyone else?

    Babies know that mom is the "source" and why have to take it from a bottle when you can have the comfort and warmth of mom's breast?

    Try getting someone else (possibly male?) to try giving LO the bottle when you are not around or in another room so baby can't see or hear you.

     You might also have to try a different nipples/bottles. Some babies are really picky.

    Good luck. 

    My mom and DH had tried giving him a bottle.  Somedays he takes it no problem, but majority of the time he fights it even with them.  I was hoping him to like the bottle because he will be taking it 3-4 times at DC.  I guess we will keep trying.

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  • Bethbsn06Bethbsn06
    Make sure he is not upset when presenting the bottle.  Make sure that you notice his hunger cues early, so he is not angry as the bottle is getting prepared. If he is in a happier mood, the outcome is usually better.
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  • greencpagreencpa

    Coming out of lurkdom...I stressed myself out about this when I was on maternity leave with my DD. She did not take a bottle AT ALL, NOT ONCE!!! I went back to work at 12 weeks, terrified that my baby would starve all day. I tried at least 10 different bottle/nipple types. She took two bottles during my first week back to work, and it took weeks and weeks before she started taking three bottles. She did not take a bottle from me at all, not even once, until she was 6 months old! She wouldn't take a bottle from anyone else if I was in the house. I had to be out of the building for more than a few hours before she would take a bottle. I stressed out so much about this, but she continued gaining weight well. She just nursed a lot in the evenings and weekends to make up for the days at daycare.

    Sorry no advice.... I hear your pain. It will work itself out. He will not starve when you are away at work.

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  • TecheBTecheB member
    My ds barely took a bottle. I tried them all, given by me or Dad, hungry, not hungry, sleepy, awake etc. Anyway the bottle he finally drank from was playtex drop in latex nipple. HTH!
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