Baby not taking bottle....help!

bshusain · September 2014

So I have to go back to work in 2 weeks and my daughter won't take the bottle. Any suggestions??!!!

mcvgal · September 2014

Is she not taking it from anyone or just from you? Also are you warming the milk?

lamarei · September 2014

I left the house and had DH give the bottle the first few times. We tried a few different bottles, LATCH worked best for us. Now she will take the bottle and I can be on the couch with them.

JuniperGaze · September 2014

Our DD didn't take to a bottle right away. We tried a different one everyday until she finally found one she liked. The Munchkin LATCH worked for us as well. We try to give it to her everyday to get her used to it before I go back to work. Try different brands and nipples, have someone else give it to her while you're out of the room, try warming it or cooling it down. Just keep trying and hopefully she will take to it soon.

JLHV1909 · September 2014

My ds likes the wide neck dr. Browns bottles. He refuses the standard size and will only do the wide neck with warm bm. I'm trying to do a bottle a day until he goes to my mil on Monday and my dh has to keep him while I have surgery on Thursday. Then we can ease back to every other day until I go back later in October.

argonne · September 2014

As others have suggested, have someone else give her the bottle while you are out of the room. I had to go through quite a few bottles before I found that she like the Avent Naturals bottles the best. I have a cabinet full of Tommee Tippee, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Latch, drop-ins, etc.

marsalisails · September 2014

aurella79 · September 2014

We tried different bottles and nothing helped. It's better now- what seemed to help was warming the bottles at a higher temperature than we had been. That or he adjusted. IDK

Nichole8787 · September 2014

My dh has to walk lo almost to sleep before he feeds him with a bottle. Then he kind of dream feeds him.

hab83 · September 2014

Don't give up! DS would take a bottle ok from DH but only sometimes. Well, he started daycare this week. (He will be going Tuesdays and Thursdays.) He has decided he hates the bottle and would rather reverse cycle, meaning he's eating almost all his calories at night...when we should be sleeping. My DD did the same thing, only I worked full time back then. It was awful. She did adjust eventually, but it took her quite a bit of time.

SummerMomma2Be · September 2014

I am having the same problems. Tried five types so far. She won't even attempt to suck. She flicks at it and pushes it away. I have even left the house on two occasions for two hrs. DH has tried feeding her in all different positions. He even wrapped my shirt around her. We have warmed the nipple and the milk. Nothing works! Pediatrician recommended try feeding her from a cup. Ugh

ghostof5letters · September 2014

How long have you been trying to give her a bottle?

VTKatie · September 2014

I'm in the same boat. It's terrible. I have tried everything. Every bottle, temp, location....it's terrible. I get no break and resent DH for sleeping at night. Hopefully she will come around.