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Advice on bottlefeeding

LimaDLimaD member
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I EBF and my DD used to take a bottle a day.  Then one day she just stopped,and has been refusing the bottle ever since.  Any ideas on how I can get her to take it again? I've tried having DH give her the bottle and she still refuses...
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  • kjsmith9kjsmith9 member
    How many types of bottles and nipples have you tried?
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  • LimaDLimaD member
    I've tried two different kinds...One was the same bottle/nipple she always drank from, no problem.  Then she just stopped taking it.  Then I got a second type of bottle and she won't take that either.  Tried a different nipple flow and that
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  • ChristyMLChristyML

    What brands of bottles have you used?

    We use Nuk bottles, and DS took those from the first time we did bottles. He has never refused this bottle.

     

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  • kjsmith9kjsmith9 member
    Honestly, I think the only thing you can do is keep trying. A friend of mine had to go through 12 bottles before her LO would take it... Some babies are just more picky than others.
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  • lyndsihutsonlyndsihutson member
    I was able to trick lo with a nipple shield over her bottles till we discovered breastflow bottles! Found them at Burlington. We literally tried about 8 and when we put that one to her lips she went to town after about 2 weeks of no bottles!

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  • kla338869kla338869 member
    Try MAM. They are wonderful for breastfeeding moms. My friends and I EBF and that is the only one our LOs take.
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  • tortuga47tortuga47 member
    My LO refused the bottle until we discovered he would take it sitting in his highchair, bouncy, carseat...pretty much anything if he wasn't being held. No matter who held him, he associated it too much with nursing. Now that he's been taking the bottle fo
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  • LimaDLimaD member
    Thanks for all the suggestions! I'll try them out asap
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