Help baby wont take a bottle...

[Nylasmum]

 Hi...I'm hoping one of you lady's can help....my little girl is 7 months old, I'm going back to work in two weeks and will work late nights. I'm currently bf am and pm, she has refused a bottle in the day and I just try and give her some milk in a doidy cup. I need to her to have milk in the evening whilst I'm at work but she just won't have a bottle I have tried mam,nuk,t.t, and Avent bottles she just doesn't want it. I worry that she's not getting enough milk , she has 3 meals a day and I try and put as much milk in her food. But I just want her to have a good feed of milk at night then eventually morning ....any advice will br great fully received.xxxx

[Fiver]

Welcome!

This might sound a daft question, but are you only BF twice a day at the moment?  If so, how's she getting her other milk feeds during the rest of the day?

[Nylasmum]

Yes she has am and night feed and in the day I try and give her milk in a doidy cup and a bottle but hardly takes any....I feel terrible about it all tonight she's refused point blank and gone to sleep with no milk feed..I feel so bad.just don't know at to do.

[Fiver]

Oh yes, so sorry, you did say that.
What people usually end up needing to do is to try offering a bottle at each feed until LO gets the hang of it and to give a BF if they outright refuse so that they are still getting some milk in.

Have you seen this FAQ? Breastfed babies and bottles

[Nylasmum]

Awww thanks for that , I've just got her n I'm feeding her now...couldn't bear her goin to sleep with no milk.will read through that info and just keep trying thanks so so much for responding x .

[Fiver]

No problem. We're always happy to help