help - back to work in 1 week and 10-mth old refusing bottle

[Catchup]

I'm going back to work in a week so we had a trial day of our girl being away from me all day. Dad offered her milk in a bottle (expressed, from the freezer) but she refused all. She ate lots though (she's been feeding herself from the beginning, baby-led-weaning) and was happy. Drank loads when I came back. From what my husband says she was interested in the bottle as soon as he got it out, but pushed it away as soon as she tasted the milk (which admittedly does not smell at all pleasant once unfrozen!).
She used to drink ok from bottle in the past (once a week I'd go out at night and dad feed her from bottle), so we know she can/could do it.
Could she be self-weaning already?
Has anybody else experienced kids not liking taste of frozen milk?
Anybody in the same boat?

How about trying a cup instead of a bottle?

i'd definitely save yourself some hassle and go straight to a cup. how often would she need a milk feed during the day? i seem to remember just doing 2 a day or pos 3 at that age so maybe she will just wait til you get home in the evening and make do with food in the meantime?

Catchup, your dd will do fine with just solids and water/juice during the day. You can give her milk once you get home. I co-slept with ds and dd and let them drink a few times in the night - called 'reverse cycling', but appreciate it is not everyone's cup of tea.

Your dd might reject the bottle from you/dh, but might take it in the nursery/cm (?) especially if she sees other children taking it without fuss.