bottle strike, help?

[AthenaPlusOne]

My son has been in a bottle strike for the passed two months. I was hoping he would have given it up by now, but hasn't. He is EBF, but I would like to be able to leave him with someone else for longer than 2 hrs at some point. He took a bottle fine from 1-2 months, now is 4 months and hasn't taken one since 2 months. He just screams when I try to give it to him. help!!

 

[Kellen]

Try having someone else give the bottle and step out of the room. Also have that person try holding him in either the cradle or cross-body nursing hold. This was the only way my LO would even contemplate a bottle. Now that she is almost 6 months she has a sippy cup that she loves and will take from anyone. It has given me a lot more freedom and peace of mind.

 

[misspriss]

I have read at 4 months you can try with a sippy. A lot of breastfed babies just don't like bottles. I would go ahead and offer a sippy or a cup or a straw cup.

I plan to try and get my LO drinking from a sippy or cup or straw cup around 4-5 months adjusted, simply because I don't like bottles and he doesn't really like them either. He reverse cycles and only takes 4-6 ounces while I am at work (10 hours). That and the teats say to replace them after 3 months use, and I don't want to buy more. They are the Medela calma teats and they are quite expensive.