Any advice for bottle/cup refusing 5mo?

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Would really appreciate any advice from those who've been in similar situations. DS2 is 5mo and won't take a bottle. I've tried a number of different bottles, a cup, DH feeding him etc but no dice. I've got a few more bottles to try but I'm not feeling hopeful.

In 2 weeks time, when he will be 5.5mo, I return to work. DH will look after him, and the longest time I will be away is 7 hours. He had been feeding 2 hourly but does seen to be moving to 3 hourly feeds.

I am concerned that hece

Bugger sorry. Am worried he won't take any milk. Am wondering about trying him on baby rice mixed with formula to get him through my work hours - although I would have preferred not to wean until 6mo.

Thanks in advance!

The only bottle I finally got DS to take at 6 months was a NUK one late at night when he was very hungry and sleepy. After the first few goes with my breast milk it was plain sailing but my word the amount of bottles I tried beforehand was laughable. I hope you find one that works for you soon.

In the daytime he refused, as my boob was right there and he could smell the milk. Maybe get Daddy to try?

He still needs fluids, so I think the best option is to keep trying with a bottle. A lot can change in a month.

Ok that's good news as I've a nuk bottle ready to try tomorrow, thanks!

Have you tried a doidy cup? It's an open cup that is sloped to help los to drink from it. They sip/lap from the cup rather than suck. My dd loved drinking from it when she was 4/5 months. its a bit messy at first, but they get the hang if it. A couple of quid from amazon.
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My ds was exactly the same. In the end he took a medela bottle - it has a really small teat - which was really warm and only from dh.

Thanks! Have ordered the doidy, will see what happens! Have any of you found that what you are offering makes a difference (ie expressed milk vs formula?).

It had to be expressed milk to begin with for DS. I even spread some round the teat, so it smelt like me iyswim?

DD is the same! She is fed using a syringe when I am college, which isnt as time consuming as it sounds! Honest! Even then, she takes a very small amount of milk, just to keep her going, then feeds more in the evening/night, this is called reverse cycling which is an option that will be fine for baby if exhuasting for mummy!

I've tried every bottle I can, cup feeding, sippy cups...this is the only thing that works.

I dont dare try formula yet, not bave enough to face her reaction.

WantAnOrange, I hadn't thought of a syringe. Was going to try spoon feeding if bottles didn't work, this is the next step (although he's not been keen on medicine in a syringe so I don't know if if will work). Can I ask, how much milk would your DD take in this way, and how old was she when you started and how long were you gone? Thanks!

Find a bottle with a teat that most closely resembles your breast. Then go out for the day and leave baby with husband to feed, by time you come home baby will be drinking from a bottle. Or if you don't feel confident leaving then just stay out the room while husband (or someone else feeds). Also every 2 hours a bit short should be 3 or 4 really so they feed more efficiently and are hungrier and more likely to except a bottle. Hope this helps.