a battle after the 1st oz!

[*happy*]

We have been having a daily bottle-struggle since
forever!DD is BF,but i reeeally want her to take 1 bottle
a day.im using MAM bottles-used them with DD1-with
the number 1 teat.im getting the 1st 1oz into her when
she is sleepy or just after waking,&it's a calm feeding.
but it all goes downhill from there!

any tips for me?faster flow teat?different bottle?

[michaeljacknnugg]

You may have to play around with a few things like teat size until she settles - but I think persistence is also key! Are you offering every day?

We totally failed with DS, and I felt so so trapped by not being able to just go off for a few hours and have a break/ride my horse etc. If I could do it all again I would offer a bottle daily, and not worry whether it was EBM or formula in there. I found pumping to then give a bottle was the last straw for me!

[Bex09]

Agree with MJN over teat size, although 1 or variflow should be fine for DD's age. A few tricks that work for us are tapping the bottom of the bottle gently while in A's mouth wakes him up to take more. Also pulling the teat slightly out of his mouth slowly, he then sucks it back in and takes more milk.

Is she falling asleep or just not interested? Sorry if you said that in your post! If sleepy tickling hands and feet also work for us or gently blowing on her face. HTHs.

[cuckoochick]

G is 6mos and we're still struggling to get her to take more than 1oz so listening in x x

[*happy*]

well,i tried the faster flow teat yesterday+it def
helped!took4.5oz!what are the chances of a repeat
today?!i'm taking bets!

[michaeljacknnugg]

Hurrah! Hope it continues...

[Proud Mammy]

Happy, I'm watching in on how You get on today.
We HAD cracked the bottle with Little Man, but then I wasn't able to continue giving him the daily bottle & he has now decided that he doesn't like it again. He just lets the teat sit in his mouth - doesn't suck it - & often spits out whatever manages to dribble into his mouth    Although he'll start calm - eventually it gets so he is upset. 
If you have success again today  with faster teat, I might give it a try tom.
Fingers crossed for you.

[*happy*]

5oz today!with her watching tv for the last 1.5oz!
faster flow teat,warm milk,tv!that's what worked
today!

our problems started the 1st time i got mastitis&
i wasnt as diligent with the daily bottle attempt!

[Proud Mammy]

Oh yay! Good for you - another successful day  you'll have it cracked if she does it again for you tomorrow...3 was always the magic number with getting a change in something with my son (whether it was naps, feeds, whatever). Well done baby!! Great girl 
I bought a set of faster flow teats, variflow teats and also a different type of bottle to try (gonna try that one this evening and see how we go).

[Proud Mammy]

Woop-woop!!! Little Man would've taken the inside if the bottle and all just there  ;DNit sure which made me happier - that he took the bottle, or that I didn't have to dump out more of my milk cos he wouldn't take it!!! Hoping the new bottles are the "trick". If we can day the 3 day hat-trick (of just a couple of oz in a bottle) I'll be delighted. 

[*happy*]

yay!fingers crossed!

[Proud Mammy]

How did things go for you today, Happy?
Hope you got the "hat-trick" of 3 in a row!!
We got day 2 today, so I'll be aiming for tomorrow before doing a proper celebration

[*happy*]

hat-trick...tick!yay!
next job- planning my escape for a few hours!
oh the choices!

[Proud Mammy]

Woo-hoo!! Good for you and good for baby too 

[*happy*]

how did you get on?