Refusing a bottle

angelsailor288 · #1 November 28th, 2011, 07:05 PM

Nicholas started off being fed by bottle (pumped milk) only.. then around a month or month & a half old decided to just start nursing without a shield or anything. He hasnt really had many bottles since then, only in the car or if being babysat. Over the last month I've noticed he's refused bottles more, but now he is downright refusing them and freaks out as soon as one touches his mouth. I've tried my medelas, avent (with different nipple flows), breastflow and tommy tippee. All are a no go. I'm not really sure what to do. It's not a major problem but sometimes I would like someone to babysit him and he be able to take a bottle of pumped milk. Any suggestions?

mgm78 · #2 November 29th, 2011, 04:42 AM

you can even try a sippy cup if the bottles are not working, you may have to remove the valve in them for a faster/easier flow.

angelsailor288 · #3 November 29th, 2011, 02:04 PM

hmm interesting..maybe ill give that a try,

andi2284 · #4 November 30th, 2011, 07:36 PM

Have you tried having someone else offer him one when you're not around? It could be that he is just getting more attached to the breast and doesn't like the idea of taking milk from another source when you're around. My second DD did that, she refused a bottle the first few times we offered it to her because I was in the house (in a different room even). So I let DH try when I wasn't home and she took it without a problem and continued to anytime I wasn't home. With my newest DD, we've only offered it to her when I'm not home and she hasn't had a problem with it.

angelsailor288 · #5 December 1st, 2011, 07:04 AM

Yes, its worse when I'm not there

he wont even take solids from anyone but me.

sugarloafbaby · #6 December 1st, 2011, 01:27 PM

I have no advice since my DD refused any and all bottles and pacifiers. I just had to wait until she was eating solids to really leave her for a long time. :/

angelsailor288 · #7 December 1st, 2011, 03:04 PM

Sounds like Nicholas. He has always hated a pacifier.

Hes only eating solids very part time so maybe when he is eating them more often...

mgm78 · #8 December 1st, 2011, 03:27 PM

my daughter went on a bottle strike when i was working (5 hours a day) and eventually she would suck down an ounce here and there to stave off the hunger, it eventually passed in a week or two, but it was quite stressful.

lunarmagic · #9 December 1st, 2011, 06:29 PM

Hmmm, that's interesting. sounds kind of like he's learning to assert his opinion, to him you are the food source! I don't really have suggestions, just keep trying now and then, maybe the phase will pass. At his age soon enough he'll be hungry and eating solids and drinking from a sippy cup... so it might not be as big a deal in a month or two.

TexasDreams · #10 December 1st, 2011, 10:04 PM

my babies will not take a paci. Air is on a bottle strike and Nadine will take a bottle once a day...if i try to give her a bottle anymore then that she will gag. its funny and sad at the same time.