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Bedtime feeding dilemma

mamatotwins0812mamatotwins0812 member
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The past week or so we have been running into quite an issue with the boys and their bedtime bottle. Typically, DH does our more easy going son while I do the more sensitive/difficult one. However lately my easy going guy SCREAMS bloody murder when DH goes to feed him. He refuses to eat from the bottle with him. So we tried switching babies and the other guy screams too. It's a fiasco. DH gets upset, the babies are distressed and I'm stressed because I'm the only one who can put both to bed. Has anyone else experienced this and what did you do to overcome it? I am most definitely seeing serious mamas boys developing and as cute and flattering as that is, it's making things very difficult. 
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Re: Bedtime feeding dilemma

  • ppantsppants member
    Ugh that sounds awful for everyone! I haven't experienced this, but can DH take care of business with one ie bath, diaper, etc while you feed one then switch?
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  • macchiattomacchiatto member

    imagemrs_sexy:
    Ugh that sounds awful for everyone! I haven't experienced this, but can DH take care of business with one ie bath, diaper, etc while you feed one then switch?

    Yeah, I would try this, or even have a few nights where your H feeds both of them while you are in another room/taking a break so they can get used to it. 

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  • besu-chanbesu-chan
    imagemacchiatto:

    imagemrs_sexy:
    Ugh that sounds awful for everyone! I haven't experienced this, but can DH take care of business with one ie bath, diaper, etc while you feed one then switch?

    Yeah, I would try this, or even have a few nights where your H feeds both of them while you are in another room/taking a break so they can get used to it. 

    This. On the one hand, if you're in survival mode and just need to get through without everyone turning into a hot mess then I think having YH do bath etc while you feed is a good solution. If you have the patience though, I think you would all benefit from having YH continue to try to feed them, and leaving the room for a while might help.

    We have gone through this phase a few times and usually what I've done is feed one while H attempts to feed the other in another room. I'll give them some time and if the baby still won't eat, I'll feed them, but we try again at the next feeding. Eventually they get over it. If YH can feed them during the day when they're less tired that might help too.

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