Breast to bottle
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Topic: Breast to bottle
Posted By: TysMummy
Subject: Breast to bottle
Date Posted: 04 September 2007 at 8:04pm
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Hi
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get my boy onto a bottlle? I have tried everything i have heard and read but still no luck, and i realllly need to go back to work. I still want to give him breast milk and still breast feed when im with him. I do let my husband feed him and make sure im locked up in another room or out when he does. |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 04 September 2007 at 8:09pm
| How many different bottles have you tried? Some babies are quite fussy about the teat on some bottles like some love the avent ones yet others like really cheap ones. |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 04 September 2007 at 8:13pm
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one way my lactaton consultant advised me is to NOT hold him like he s having a BF, but to sit him facing out, against your tummy like he's sitting on your knee watching tele or something. Works for my mum with my wee lady who won't take a bottle, but My DH can't get her to take it no matter want (babies sense the fear, lol, I mean the frustration). See if you can talk to a lactation consultant, they are full of good helpful ideas. Good luck! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 04 September 2007 at 8:14pm
i have about 5 different ones from cheap to expensive, i have the tommee tippee one that the teat was like a mummies nipple and he use to take that but stopped when he went back into hospital and now we cant get him started again.........i have flat ones , long ones and even different coloured, and i have small and long bottles. Its becoming very expensive. i cant say that i have tried the avent one yet though. Im thinking he just plan doesnt like my husbands singing though 
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 04 September 2007 at 8:16pm
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I found that doing the bottle once each day at the same time (no matter whether I was working or not) to be helpful, it meant that it was regular. In saying that, it did (almost every time) end up being a battle that I just had to persevere with. It eventually became 'easy' at 6 months (started at 4 weeks). At the time, it was VERY stressful and I have decided not to go back to work so soon next time, but has been worth it in the long run...
Also, it seemed to make no difference who tried to give it to her. I did find rocking her gently and humming to her while trying to give the bottle sort of helped. Best of luck, it will eventually work -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 04 September 2007 at 8:20pm
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Thanks fattartsrock
i have just told the other half and he is going to try it when he wakes for another feed.......if that doesnt work i will phone a lactation consultant tomorrow. Hopefully it will work.
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 10:11am
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I am also having the same problem with Ella- I am due to start part-time work next Wed and she still won't take a bottle.
One thing a friend told me is that if you are still planning on breastfeeding make sure that you choose a teat that your baby need to suck on it get the milk out(otherwise they will get lazy and starting preferring just the bottle- bit hard to imagine at the moment through lol). ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 10:11am
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hi,
My sister in law had this problem with her daughter and was never able to introduce a bottle (sorry probably not the news you wanted). Her daughter would scream the minute she saw a bottle, everybody tried feeding her and she tried all different bottles and teats. In the end they found a special cup that can be used from an early age and she took that. Here is a link to the cup, she is in England so am not sure whether this would be available out here. http://www.bumpto3.com/product.aspx?DISPLAYCAT=feed&CAT=Products&CATGRY=feeding%20accessories&PID=DA151 Hope it doesn't come to that, but probably worth knowing if everything else fails |
Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 11:03am
| i have tried the cup (actually 3 different ones) as he use to do this when he was born but again , no go now. i am lucky though with the screaming as he doesnt do that only chews on teat and then throws his body around and pushes it away |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 11:21am
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Thats what mine does once he has had enough or if he's not hungry.
You have probably already tried this but you could try giving half a feed and then giving the bottle when he is not quite so hungry and maybe more open to trying a bottle. Don't have any other suggestions sorry. As I had been pre-warned because of my sister-in-laws experience I introduced a bottle at a week old and would give him expressed milk every couple of days, good job really as I have had to stop breastfeeding and don't know what I would have done if he hadn't took a bottle. I use the avent teats and didn't have any trouble but then I also have a very sucky baby who didn't seem to mind changing between boob bottle and dummy. |
Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 12:04pm
| we try the bottle before i give him and milk from me and we have even tried going half day with out a feed he is just too determined. He is also not a boy that will go for dummy. alot of people have been mentioning the avent so im thinking this may be the go... |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 12:33pm
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We have success with avnet, Lily has taken it easiy from the beginning.
Do you do a dream feed? Getting them to suck whent hey are half asleep (or totally asleep in some cases) is a tricky way of getting the sucking rflex to work for you. Also, if he takes both sides in a feed you could move from breast for first side to bottle instead of second side. -------------  
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 1:24pm
| No i dont dream feed as he goes down at 7 and sometimes doesnt wake until 5ish am, i tried too but he wasnt hungry and would rather have his hand. but will definately try the drowzy bit. |
Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 2:59pm
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just been speaking to a plunket nurse re: suggesstions for bottle feeding and she also suggested giving her the bottle while she was sleepy. Another suggestion was when the bottle is in her mouth try touching underneath her chin to get her to suck. She also said you could try giving her the bottle half way through a feed.
I have tried avent and tommy tippee but she isn't taking either of these brands- I think I also have a very determined little girl (takes after her mother).The nurse did mention that this is quite a common problem and that unfortunately the best advice she can give is just to keep trying (easier said than done through). ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: SuziE
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 4:20pm
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With my first son, many years ago, I would breastfeed him and then whip my nipple out and pop the bottle in. After a couple of time doing that he took the bottle no worrys. I dont know what the current train of thought is on that now though ... Thomas wont take milk from a bottle but he will take water. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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