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14 wk old suddenly refusing bottle

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eisbaer · 22/03/2012 00:54

14 week old DS has previously switched from breast to bottle and back again without any problem, i even managed to attend a whole wedding with bottles of ebm administered by my mum. But now(last 2/3 wks) he is totally refusing the bottle from DH. I have a lovely freezer full of ebm and the thought of a) wasting any more in failed attempts and b)my never getting lOnger than 2 hrs sleep in a stretch from now until whenever is making me want to cry! He has been feeding oddly on the breast too, gulping down loads of air, but I would have thought he'd take some of a bottle if it was a blocked nose or similar. Anyone have experience of this? I want to keep b'feeding but I want a bit of flexibility at times- have done expressing with both other dcs fine too so was not ready for this, especially after his having taken the bottle so well earlier.

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LittleOne76 · 22/03/2012 01:36

My DS was about 12w when he has his last bottle. We've tried different bottles and teats and he holds and plays with these now at 6.5mo but doesn't really suck/drink. He prefers my boob which he's getting on demand.... Ive just gone with it and it's been hard work... Up everytime the little guy wants a feed and needing to be close by. He's on solids now and we're trying him out with a cup/water now.

Sorry, no great solutions but just wanted to let you know I know how you're feeling..!

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