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EAT => Feeding Solid Food => Topic started by: angiea on January 06, 2006, 19:23:35 pm
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Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum and I'm really hoping that people can help me. My son is 6 months old and I want to wean him. However, he WILL NOT take a bottle. We've tried breastmilk, formula and water in the bottle. We have bought about 5 different types of bottles and different nipple flows. My husband tries to feed him in a room where I am not in sight. My son just wants to either bite the nipple or turn his head away entirely. It's so frustrating! I really don't want to go cold turkey. I asked the doctor about it at his 6 month checkup and the doctor said when he gets hungry, he'll eat. My son does eat solid food so I'm thinking it's going to take a long time before he gets hungry. Any advice? Thanks!
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I agree with your doctor. Let him get good and hungry- then you leave the house (but take a cell phone - or maybe just go outside if that's possible.) The idea is for you to be nowhere in sight- or smell- so that your lo knows he's got to take the bottle.
That's great that you have a DH who is willing to work through this with you- that's a hard one on everybody.
Also... have you tried the breastfeeding forum? There's a sticky there that talks about this topic.
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Hi, Angie!!!
I had tons of trouble with my daughter taking the bottle and finally in total desperation tried the Haberman and lo-and-behold.......it worked!!! She is still using, but I had tried everything and this was finally what worked. It was worth every cent, I highly recommend trying it. BTW, I'm from Mansfield!
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Thanks for all the advice. I ended up buying the breast bottle from adiri.com and it worked great. He takes it without any trouble. I actually bought another one yesterday!