Getting Baby on the Bottle

[annie1383]

I'm going back to work in 2 weeks, so I started trying to get my 2 month old EBF baby to take a bottle. After about 4 hours of trying the first day she took her first one (Playtex Nurser filled with warm breast milk.) I thought a bottle a day after that would be enough to keep her familiar, but the next day she put up the same fight. The third day I thought it might help to give her 3 bottles, and she took them all, but was still fussing and crying about it. Today I gave her 6 (two were Tommie Tippie), and it was the same scene. What should I do to finally get her used to taking a bottle???

[Lolly]

Have a look at this link, there should be some help for you. If you still have problems come back and I'll ask for some of the breastfeeding ladies to pop in and see if they can help (we tend to be bottle feeders from the start here so no direct experience I'm afraid!).

Breastfed babies and bottles

Laura

[annie1383]

Thanks for responding, Laura. My daughter is now officially bottle trained, yay! What I realized is that she wasn't refusing the bottle, she just needed more practice latching on to the different nipple. She would cry and fuss when she was frustrated.

[Lolly]

Great news! Well done both of you!!

Laura