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baby WILL NOT stop playing with bottle!

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just recently, my baby is been playing around with her bottle when i feed her. she's clearly hungry, but she'll drink some milk, chew on the nipple for a while, drop it on purpose and cry if i don't give the bottle back to her, what gives!? depending on her mood, she'll sometimes finish it and other times she'll only have about 4 oz (she usually eats 6). mostly she just chews on the nipple and throws the bottle and cries until give it back to her. anyone know why?
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Re: baby WILL NOT stop playing with bottle!

  • lilZangellilZangel member
    Same thing happened with my son when he turned 4 months, I know it can be frustrating. Our solution was increasing nipple flow, went from slow flow to medium, even tried fast. It worked, and feeding time is back to normal, thankfully. Hope this helps.
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  • kjsmith9kjsmith9 member
    She's also starting to figure out cause and effect... Of course she'll get mad after she throws it and wants it back, but she doesn't know that until its already gone!
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  • LadyNikonLadyNikon member

    imagekjsmith9:
    She's also starting to figure out cause and effect... Of course she'll get mad after she throws it and wants it back
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  • MrsT0514MrsT0514 member
    I mainly just lurk on this board frlm time to time, although my son is about 11 weeks, so ill be joining you ladies here soon anyway...but DS has also started doing this same exact tthing during feedings. I went ahead and switched to a medium flow nipple
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  • vettymamavettymama member
    We have been going through this for a few weeks now also. I've found it helps to talk to him while feeding to keep his attention on me. Otherwise he is constantly looking all over the room. I think they are just so aware of their surroundings they don't w
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  • ChristyMLChristyML
    OP, it sounds like you are letting her feed herself the bottle (like you aren't holding her or it anymore). Maybe sitting in a quiet room, and feeding it to her like when she was younger? I see that you're a SAHM and I'm assuming this is your first child,
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