Help bottle refusing and cup refusing!!

[Mummyover]

Oh mummies I'm at the end of my tether! My 4.5 month old completely refuses bottles (I've tried avent nuby mam and dr browns) so I tried the tommee tippee sippy cup also with no luck! I'm getting to the stage where I just can't bf any longer for my own sanity does anyone have advice there must be something I can do?

[StretchyCat]

Sorry no advice as marking my place as fear I may end up like this with mine - bottle refuser, too young for cup at the mo

[DontstepontheMomeRaths]

It took until 6 months to get DS to take one. It was NUK. The teat was smeared in breast milk, warm bm inside and he was very hungry.

I took tips from the baby book and the website kellymom. You may have to keep going and go to a cup in due course.

Are you very sleep deprived? They do regress at 4 months. Are you longing for your partner to take a turn at feeding or a night out? It's so tough when you have a bottle refuser.

Hope you have some more advice soon.

[MagicSeeker]

Marking place as I'm having the same worry with DS (nearly 5 mo). Stepmother is treating me and SIL to a spa day in less than a month. I'll need to leave DS with ebm and DH for about 12 hours! Never left him before and he's never accepted ebm. Going back to work three days a week in July so got to get him ready by then and no idea how to go about it. Hopefully someone will be along to help us soon!

[Nocomet]

You carry on BFing at 6 months you give them yoghurt and they stop wanting to BF quite so continuously.

At least that's what worked with DD2

[Mummyover]

Thanks everyone who has responded! It seems a common problem I wonder how the mummies who have to go back to work get by?

[ExBrightonBell]

Introducing solid food can make a big difference. If you go back to work at 8 to 9 months ish then bfed babies can often go through a day at childcare with just solids and water. They often do extra feeds in the evening to compensate.