Any tips on getting baby to take a bottle?

katy1985 · Apr 4th, 2012, 10:41 AM

LO is 6 weeks and I've been EBF. Whenever I've expressed milk she just Twon't take it from the bottle. She gags and refuses it and just screams!
Any tips or shared experiences I'd be grateful x

scaredmmy2b · Apr 4th, 2012, 11:56 AM

Maybe get a smaller nipple? My LO liked the first years breastflow bottles as they have a more naturql shape. But we have now switched to avent. Or they make pacifiers and bottles that match. Maybe you could try one like your pacifier. It sounds kind of like the flow maay be too fast

LittleAngel09 · Apr 4th, 2012, 13:01 PM

Agree with pp. Try to get a bottle with a teat similar to your own nipple. This worked for my ds when I had to express for a night away. X

katy1985 · Apr 4th, 2012, 15:09 PM

She won't have a dummy either! I've got the tommee tippee bottles with slow flow teats. Any makes you would recommend?

nm123 · Apr 4th, 2012, 17:54 PM

Go and see a cranial osteopath or cranial-sacral therapist and get them to check her suck reflex. We had the same issues and this massively helped, my only regret is that I didn't take my DD sooner. Good luck!

laubth · Apr 5th, 2012, 04:24 AM

ive got an breastflow bottle and it stopped the choking but he still wouldnt take it well and would strop - then yest i tried to put him in position like i would feed him and he took it - fooled him i think

Mum2b_Claire · Apr 5th, 2012, 10:21 AM

i think some just don't. Scarlett gags on dummies and refuses them, so i bet she wouldn't take a bottle either. Could maybe try cup feeding if you need her to take EBM. i think there's some info on the kelly mom website.

daisybby03 · Apr 5th, 2012, 18:11 PM

I'm having same problem!

Apr 4th, 2012, 10:41 AM	#1
katy1985 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Posts: 909	Any tips on getting baby to take a bottle? LO is 6 weeks and I've been EBF. Whenever I've expressed milk she just Twon't take it from the bottle. She gags and refuses it and just screams! Any tips or shared experiences I'd be grateful x

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Apr 4th, 2012, 11:56 AM	#2
scaredmmy2b Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 944	Maybe get a smaller nipple? My LO liked the first years breastflow bottles as they have a more naturql shape. But we have now switched to avent. Or they make pacifiers and bottles that match. Maybe you could try one like your pacifier. It sounds kind of like the flow maay be too fast

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Apr 4th, 2012, 13:01 PM	#3
LittleAngel09 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: West Sussex Posts: 505	Agree with pp. Try to get a bottle with a teat similar to your own nipple. This worked for my ds when I had to express for a night away. X

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Apr 4th, 2012, 15:09 PM	#4
katy1985 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Posts: 909	She won't have a dummy either! I've got the tommee tippee bottles with slow flow teats. Any makes you would recommend?

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Apr 4th, 2012, 17:54 PM	#5
nm123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 81	Go and see a cranial osteopath or cranial-sacral therapist and get them to check her suck reflex. We had the same issues and this massively helped, my only regret is that I didn't take my DD sooner. Good luck!

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Apr 5th, 2012, 04:24 AM	#6
laubth Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 57	ive got an breastflow bottle and it stopped the choking but he still wouldnt take it well and would strop - then yest i tried to put him in position like i would feed him and he took it - fooled him i think

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Apr 5th, 2012, 10:21 AM	#7
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 16,772	i think some just don't. Scarlett gags on dummies and refuses them, so i bet she wouldn't take a bottle either. Could maybe try cup feeding if you need her to take EBM. i think there's some info on the kelly mom website.

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Apr 5th, 2012, 18:11 PM	#8
daisybby03 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,339	I'm having same problem!

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