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Breastfed baby won't take a bottle.

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Emboo19 · 25/02/2017 19:43

DD's 4 months and exclusively breastfed, we've been trying for a few weeks now to introduce a bottle of expressed milk and she just won't have it!

Her dad does it and I leave the room, as health visitor recommended that. We've tried the medala bottles, closer to nature, and mam ones. Tried different temperatures to see if that makes a difference, it doesn't.
Any suggestions on bottles that worked for breastfed babies? Or any other tips?
Should we just persevere or are we being cruel, if she really doesn't like it?

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123bananas · 25/02/2017 21:41

Just buy one. I got mine from Amazon Link. You can sterilise between feeds and store milk in your other bottles/milk containers.

Emboo19 · 26/02/2017 19:58

Yay!!
Nuk bottles with latex teats, warmed the milk and teat like suggested. I breastfed her then daddy bathed her, got her ready for bed and then tried the bottle, he took his top off so she had skin on skin and had my t shirt against her face. He had to stand up and rock her and she tried fighting it at first.
But.....she drank 4oz of milk and fell asleep!!
Happy mummy Grin
Thanks to everyone for the tips.

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123bananas · 28/02/2017 01:18

Oh well done! Hope you can get some rest/you time. Smile

BertieBotts · 28/02/2017 19:18

Pefect! Yay :o

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