baby rejecting a bottle - advice welcome please

[lucyA1308]

my 2 1/2 month old has just taken a very strong dislike to the bottle - both expressed breast milk and formula. I haven't tried very often to give her a bottle, maybe just once a week, for the last month, and each time she has been fine. I now have a days work coming up this week and next, and am going to leave her with my mum, and now all of a sudden, she won't take the bottle.

I posted last week about her dislike of car seats, and she must sound like the most un-cooperative baby, but actually she is the loveliest, smilingest little baby i have ever met, but a complete oposite in so many ways to my 2 yr old, so many of these things, I am having to figure out about all over again.

Any tricks, or advice would be welcome.

Thanks. Lucy

[Mathilda]

What I found worked was to feed the baby while she was lying down - in moses basket or buggy or on a blanket - rather than being held. Was a tip from someone else on the forum, can't remember who! Also making a loud shushing noise, no idea why. Good luck - bottle wars are no fun.

[kemurf]

Hi Lucy

My daughter wouldn't take to a bottle for ages - I think it took me about 2 or 3 months until she got it. I have no idea what did it, but certainly my husband giving her the bottle instead of me helped. (Although actually I wished I had breast fed longer now...)! There are lots of discussion threads on the forum about it if you do a search, with lots of ideas and tips.

Perseverance, a lot of patience, and being as calm as possible won in the end (not sure 'won' is the right word as it took so blinkin' long and I got so frustrated by it!). I think you have to keep at it if that's what you want unfortunately.

[Mens]

the NUK bottle worked for one of mine.

[hellosailor]

have sent pm - not cos I have anything private to say but because I have a long list of tips and tricks which is pretty lengthy to post on the thread..!

[lucyA1308]

Thank you Etta. my mother in law is also telling me not to panic, and she was a paediatric nurse. I am sure it is natural to worry, but there will be plenty of expressed milk available should she decide to take it, and I am getting a NUK bottle as that seems to be what most people recommend.