Bottle Refuser & Distracted Breastfeeder

[SouthDerbyshireMamma]

So my 14 week old has suddenly decided he doesn't want to take a bottle anymore. From 4 weeks old we gave him the occasional expressed milk bottle to get him familiar. He took to it straight away and seemed happy on either. We decided to buy an expensive breast pump to replace the manual one and now he has decided he won't take expressed milk from anyone. We have tried allsorts from leaving him with my mum and sister, me leaving the house so its just him and his Dad, milk warmed to various temperatures and different bottles but still no success

He isn't feeding well on the breast either now. He is so distracted by everything and he is always bobbing on and off (this will teach me to be smug about how easy its all been so far)

I'm really worried as I start my KIT days at work next month.

Any suggestions on what to do?

Thank you

[bealfie14]

wrap the child up warmly give it a comforter...(I don't mean a DUMMY..... this may sound weird!!).... but it WORKS... buy a BIG Cheap T-Shirt wear it yourself when you do feeds DON'T WASH IT... the night before and next morning before you leave your baby ETC... just sponge off baby milk baby sick etc obviously NOT poo ..... give this to whoever is gonna do bottle feeds get them to wear it over their clothes your baby WILL be able to SMELL its Mothers natural scent on this and will feel safe secure and settled at bottle feeds it is similiar to surrogate feeding ......IF ALL ELSE FAILS CONTACT Your G.P/ Health Professional for Advice incase..it is/could be an illnes GOOD LUCK and enjoy returning to work x

[bealfie14]

:)

[bealfie14]

Combination feed breast/bottle try hungry milk prehaps breast milk is not strong enough or sufficient to feed baby adequately talk Health visitor & G.P/ Mid-wife