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Bottle Woes.

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How much trouble did you have getting your baby to take a bottle?  I'm wondering if we missed our window of opportunity.  Although I'm staying home for a while, it would still be nice if Eli would take a bottle every once in a while so I don't have to be attached to him 24/7.  We have Dr. Brown's bottles and 9 times out of 10 he won't eat.  I've tried to stay out of the way but it's hard when I can hear him screaming in frustration.  :-(  I tried switching the nipples to a slower flow (he was choking on Level 1), and while he doesn't seem to be choking anymore he still won't eat.

He doesn't like pacifiers either and I've tried a couple of different types. 

I'm not sure whether to try a different type of bottle...I hate to spend money on all kinds of things that he's just going to refuse anyway.

Thoughts, opinions, ideas, previous experience? 

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  • marleysmommarleysmom member
    Ugh that is so frustrating. I don't have any adivce - we introduced the bottle early on and managed to avoid this problem but we are going through something similar in trying to transition to a sippy cup. I think you are doing all of the right things in staying out of the room, switching nipples, etc. The only think I know to do is to just keep offering, Have you tried both giving a bottle before Eli is super hungry and when he is? Not sure in which situation he'd be more likely to go for it but just a thought. Good luck!

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  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member
    You haven't missed the window. Have you tried a different bottle? It took us 3 different bottles to find the one that he liked.
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  • thethompsthethomps member
    DD hated the playtex bottles we had, but she loved Tommee Tippee bottles.  It may be the shape of the nipple or the flow that he doesn't like.  DD wouldn't take a pacifier, either.  Target now has Tommee Tippee bottles.  Keep offering them - I think he will eventually take one.  It took quite a few times with DD before she was comfortable with the bottle over the breast.
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  • jkchs2003jkchs2003
    I was going to recommend trying different bottles. That usually seems to be the issue. Maybe try the BreastFlow bottles, the nipples are more like the breast.
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  • ebd08ebd08 member
    Thanks everyone!  I think I will end up buying a couple different types of bottles and see if we can find something he likes.  Here's hoping!
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