To go to work on Monday when my 5mo hasn't had a bottle yet?!

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I have to work next week, four days, out for ten hours. We need the money and the contact may lead of more work in future, etc (am freelance).

My DD is five months and breastfed. Over the last month or so I've done all I can to introduce her to other feeding methods and she will dip water or milk from a doidy cup or take a little bit from a spout cup (very messily). She has had a bit of very runny baby porridge from a spoon she seemed keen.

But she just can't seem to 'get ' a bottle. She isn't refusing it, she shows willing, but she isn't getting anything out of it! She looks like she's sucking but she can't be. I'm just getting a but panicky about leaving her. Has anyone else had to do this? I wanted to see her take a 'full' feed from a bottle before next week but have got 3 days now and I don't know what else to do.

She will be ok! I had to return to work when DD was 7 months, so a tad older, but she hadn't taken a bottle either but she did when I wasn't there. . . . in fact I did a KIT day when she was only just 6 months, she drank milk from a cup that day and then on first proper day back she took a bottle.

I second the 'slightly too warm' milk too. None of mine ever had formula at the supposed ideal temperature. It was always slightly hotter.

It should be okay, as others have said, with warm milk. Baby might refuse once but they are too clever to let themselves starve - just have to be insistant.