Will dummies help for baby to take a bottle?

[Runner]

Hi - am a new member and realise now that this topic is talked to death! Am v.pleased opted to breastfeed but no-one forewarned me as to how hard it could be to get your baby to take to the bottle even of expressed milk! My daughter is now 10 weeks old but only takes extremely tiny amounts of the bottle when my husband tries. Have tried various teats, bottles etc. Does it make any difference that I haven't given her a dummy and should i try? Only want to give the odd bottle so I can go out more and also go to a friend's wedding in 3 weeks time without thinking must get back to breastfeed!

Appreciate any advice - cheers.

Sorry runner, didn't make the blindest bit of difference for us (dd wouldn't take either).

My previous advice of the teats etc that worked for us is here somewhere if you do a search but the best advice is to go, forget it as much as you can and let dh get on with it. She really and truely won't starve (be prepared for dh to be a bit frazzled though - give him a total day off the next day).

Hi Runner,
My dd was completely breastfed, until she took a little bit of expressed milk at about 12 weeks and then formula on 2 occassions (about 2oz and 4oz). After this, she refused point blank. Screamed, cried, the works. I wanted her to be able to take a bottle for the same reasons you do. The hv told me to persevere and eventually dd would catch on. She didn't and I gave up. Then, when she was 5 1/2 months old we went on holiday and I took 1 4oz bottle and a few sachets of formula 'just in case' (it was a hot country and I didn't want her to de-hydrate, be on my boob all the time etc. etc). Her dad offered her a bottle on the first day and she took it (formula). That was 3 weeks ago and she takes the bottle from anyone. It seems that she just decided she was ready and wasn't going to be pushed into it by her mother!! She sucks her thumb, no dummy. My advice would be, just keep going, if she gets distressed, don't worry and with luck she will get the hang of it.

Agree, persevere with the bottle. Don't offer a dummy now as she obviously doesn't need one. Both mine had dummies but ds refused bottle and it took about 2 months of offering it same time each day before it started to take a bit, then a bit more, and a bit more. Good luck.

thxs for all the advice. Sometimes she will take a bottle from her dad in the morning but other times completely refuse it! Will keep perservering! thxs again.