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jayro10jayro10 member
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I've posted a lot about how my LO refuses all bottles. Well, I finally agreed to try the "she'll take a bottle if she's hungry enough" thing after everyone and their mother has been telling me it will work. I'm not a huge fan of the idea, but DH has been bugging me for a long time to at least try it.

So here I am at the salon for a pedicure and haircut. By the time I get back home, I will have been gone for about 3 hours and LO eats about every 2 hours. She only ate a little bit before I left and she didn't nap all that well this morning, so she already wasn't at her happiest when I left.

But it's been ages since my last pedicure and I was mid-pregnancy at my last haircut. I have makeup on and I brought my purse instead of just throwing my wallet in the diaper bag. I'm soooo looking forward to the first "me time" I've had since M was born. Just hoping I get home to a happy, bottle-fed baby!
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    jesselayne8jesselayne8 member
    Hope you can enjoy yourself a little! DS took a bottle for the first time in 7wks Wednesday night while I was getting my haircut. Fingers crossed:)


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    drhibbarddrhibbard member
    I've been back to work since Labor Day and LO still doesn't really take the bottle. Maybe a couple ounces to curb her hunger. She doesn't fuss though. It's strange.
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    jesselayne8 said:

    Hope you can enjoy yourself a little! DS took a bottle for the first time in 7wks Wednesday night while I was getting my haircut. Fingers crossed:)

    Hooray for you! That makes me feel optimistic!

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    RachelandEduardoRachelandEduardo member
    My LO refuses the bottle too. I wasn't willing to submit to the "if she is hungry enough" method. A few days ago I watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9ElS-RW7gM
    It has Changed My Life! I was super skeptical about cup feeding a baby that young but it totally works. She has drank from it at least 4 times since Tuesday and has never refused it when offered.

    Good Luck!
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    Good luck you deserve a day to yourself!!! I hope it works and that LO doesn't tear your nipples off when you get home. Xox
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    Let us know how it works out!
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    RachelandEduardo said:
    My LO refuses the bottle too. I wasn't willing to submit to the "if she is hungry enough" method. A few days ago I watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9ElS-RW7gM
    It has Changed My Life! I was super skeptical about cup feeding a baby that young but it totally works. She has drank from it at least 4 times since Tuesday and has never refused it when offered.

    Good Luck!
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    LolalipsyLolalipsy member
    Hope it all goes well. I'm sure she will be just dandy. Enjoy your day!



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    MrsM1111MrsM1111 member
    Enjoy your time! I plan on doing the same thing to get her consistent with the bottle before we start DC in a few weeks... I'm going for a pedi and taking a new book to lunch. Just hope my fsil has as much patience as she's thought to have... Let us know how it goes!
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    jayro10jayro10 member
    So DH said she chewed on the bottle nipple and took in about 1/2 ounce doing so. But she never latched and sucked. He also said she wasn't very fussy. But once I was home she was definitely crying to eat. :( I guess she's one of those reverse cycling type if babies.

    We will be looking at cups next. Thanks for the Doidy cup rec.
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    drhibbarddrhibbard member
    Jayro, does LO take a paci? Marty doesn't. With the bottle and paci she chews and plays but doesn't latch on or suck. I've tried a couple sippy cups. I guess I'm off to amazon for the doidy!
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    jayro10jayro10 member
    edited September 2013
    @drhibbard no, she won't take a paci either. She does exactly as you described! Is your LO as picky with cups as she is with bottles? I suppose that's another battle...finding a cup she'll take.

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    J will not take a bottle at all. He loves the paci though!

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    drhibbarddrhibbard member
    I've only tried three cups so far. They were all meant for 12 months though since that's what I had from my shower. I just ordered the doidy and I'm heading to BRU in a bit. Based on some Internet reading, I'm going to get the nuby and tommy tippee cups meant for 4 to 6 months. Also from reading, EBF babies who refuse the bottle often have very strong sucking abilities and do well with a straw. Per the name of your post, I'll try it cause "here goes nothing!"
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