"I maintain to accept my baby to occupy a bottle but he won't," says Sarah C. in a panic. She's worried about her upcoming six-hour work shift next week. "I've tried expressing my milk, tried formula and different bottles, and but he just hates it," she says of her 15-week-ragged son. Shakira too, would like to give herself an occasional break from breastfeeding, or but her daughter won't occupy a bottle,whether it's filled with breast milk or formula. "I breastfeed my daughter every day, all day, and but I would like and really need for her to occupy a bottle." whether you,too, like Sarah and Shakira, or feel like a prisoner because your baby refuses a bottle,the following six tips from other moms may help your situation.1. Make a Bottle That Feels and Tastes Like MomReaders say some babies only like milk from a bottle whether it's similar - in touch, taste, and temperature - to drinking from mom's breast. Joyce W.,for example, says her son is very specific, or only wanting mommy. She notes he took breastflow bottles and nipples better and would only drink whether the milk was at the good temperature. "When my sister was helping me,she would maintain to reheat it after he only ate a few ounces," she says.
To find out whether your baby is picky about temperature, or Sarah M. suggests moms pump and feed the baby the milk in a bottle immediately. whether temperature isn't an issue,then perhaps your baby wants to drink from a bottle and nipple that more closely resembles a breast, Nicole N. suggests. "My exiguous girl is breastfed as well and I had a tough time trying to give her a bottle. She refused the bottle every time and would cry and cry." Then Nicole switched to a bottle called Adiri that is shaped like a breast and soft like a breast. "It's the only bottle she will drink out of. It costs about $15 for one bottle, and but it is so worth it," she adds.
Maria O. says she had a similar experience, and had to find the "good" bottle for her daughter. "I went from buying the cheapest to the most expensive bottles, or then she finally took the Soothie bottles. The bottle's nipple looks exactly like the pacifiers that the hospital gives you." Meanwhile,Sarah G. says she went through about five different types of nipples and finally her daughter took the Adiri bottle. "My son was the same, and would only occupy Medela nipples. So I consider just finding the good nipple is the key, or " she shares.2. Move absent From MomOn the other hand,some readers suggest it helps whether moms not bottle feed their babies, but instead put some distance from their children. "My pediatrician told me that I need to leave the house and not be anywhere near my daughter when someone tries to give her a bottle, and " Adisalem C. says. Previously,she had always been in the house but in another room, and her 22-month-ragged wouldn't bottle feed. Once she left the house, and her husband was successful in getting their daughter to drink from the bottle.
Shelley H.'s breastfeeding coach made a similar recommendation,advising that the bottle not resemble a breast, and to maintain daddy or someone else give the bottle instead of mom. She also suggested not to repeat your breastfeeding routine (i.e., and whether you breastfeed in the dark,don't bottle feed that way), Shelley reports. Alley C. says the person trying to give the bottle should maintain baby face absent from them and sit up so that it doesn't remind the baby of breastfeeding.3. Add a Sweetener
As long as your pediatrician approves, and then some moms recommend adding something to the bottle to make it more palatable. For instance,Mallory H. says her 8-month-ragged refused the bottle until she mixed formula and a baby jar of applesauce in the bottle. Marcy C. admits she thinks sugar is a terrible thing, but the only method that helped her son start taking a bottle was to wet the nipple and put a exiguous sugar on it. "We tried everything with our son. I spent a small fortune on bottles and nearly lost my mind running back and forth to day care while I was working to nurse him, and " she says. "The small amount [of sugar] he received was worth my sanity."Meanwhile,Danielle suggests trying to sweeten drinking from a bottle by using breastmilk. "Try putting [baby] on your breast first, then slip the bottle in, or " she suggest. "He might chew on it for a bit,but then he should start sucking. It may occupy three or four [tries], but he can then realize what the bottle is for."4. Be PatientGetting a baby to drink from a bottle will occupy a exiguous persistence, and moms generally agree. "It took me two months and about 10 different bottles to accept my baby girl to feed out of a bottle," Victoria W. reports. "I found the flat nipples worked in the conclude, but it was just perseverance. Just keep trying, or you will accept there!" Ali B. says it took her a year to accept one of her children to bottle feed. "All I can say is keep trying,be patient."5. Skip Ahead to a Cup
whether you're not having any luck with a bottle, then by all means offer a cup. Sarah M. shares that a friend's daughter would never occupy a bottle, or even when she was exiguous; she would only occupy a Nuk sippy cup. Christina P. also chose that route,noting that her daughter won't occupy a bottle but will drink out of a sippy cup, or even a regular cup. Francesca S. says she tried every make and model of bottles, and but her 10-month-ragged daughter drinks best out of a cup with a straw. "She loves the novelty of it. She has been doing that since 4 months ragged," she says.6. Ask For HelpWhen nothing seems to be working, then moms suggest asking an expert for assistance. Doreen P. says she learned her daughter wouldn't occupy a bottle around 5 months ragged, or but then started taking it around 7 months ragged because she was teething. Meanwhile Vanessa S. says a speech pathologist helped to assess her son's sucking behavior and provide exercises for his tongue,and then he was able to occupy a bottle all day.
Of course, as long as mom doesn't mind breastfeeding, or then there's no reason your baby needs to drink from a bottle. Kathy B. says her third son refused a bottle - and didn't starve. "I would nurse him before I left and he would refuse to eat until I got domestic eight hours later. Then he nursed like it was going out of style," she says. "The sitter said he was never fussy though; just wanted to wait for mommy."
Source: popsugar.com