Tips to get EBF 5 month old to take a bottle?

[BarbiesWorld]

As the title says really!

DS is just 5 months old and feeds like a trooper. I'm wanting to introduce a bottle of expressed milk but no matter what I try he just won't take it.

Never had this with DD so feeling a bit lost with it.

Get Dad to give the bottle when you are out of the room so baby can't see you/ smell you. Make sure milk is warm/ freshly expressed.

Try different bottles. Mam self sterilising worked for us.

Take time, keep trying.

Thank you. The problem is is that DH is absolutely useless and won't give him one 🙄

I'm aware I have a husband problem but it's making it hard because it's me trying to do it.

He won't take one from you, they're not daft. My DS never took one from me or anyone, I gave up in the end. Was able to leave him for short periods when we started solids at 6 months.

If you can wait til 6 months and start weaning you should be able to leave him, otherwise your DH needs to step up.

Heat it. Hotter thank you think. (Check obvs before giving). You’re body produces warm milk, so little I’ve will e expecting that temp.

@espressoontap you're absolutely right, they're not daft at all. He doesn't get upset but just looks at me like I'm an idiot for giving him this thing that's clearly not a boob.

I might have to wait another month or two for solids then. I've been trying for a while but he's clearly not interested and I don't really want to invest in a load of different bottles to try if he's one of those that won't take it at all.

@espressoontap you're absolutely right, they're not daft at all. He doesn't get upset but just looks at me like I'm an idiot for giving him this thing that's clearly not a boob.

I might have to wait another month or two for solids then. I've been trying for a while but he's clearly not interested and I don't really want to invest in a load of different bottles to try if he's one of those that won't take it at all.

My LG refused bottles. Tbh it was a fight not worth having. I didn't need her to take one so I didn't push it.

From 6 months she took well to cups and she would have a cup of milk sometimes from around 9/10 months

I second the MAM bottles! My baby started refusing the Tommee Tippee ‘closer to nature’ ones so we tried MAM and it made such a difference! Also find baby gets less covered in dribbled milk with MAM ones.

(We just give one bottle of expressed milk per day btw)

@BarbiesWorld I remember that look! It's like they think we are demented 😂 good luck with it. Have you tried a doidy cup?

@BarbiesWorld I remember that look! It's like they think we are demented 😂 good luck with it. Have you tried a doidy cup?

Could it be a confidence thing with your DH? When you haven't been in charge of feeding a baby it can be quite a scary thing to suddenly be in charge of it. Can you get him to try with you there - lots of encouragement??

You could also try with cup/ teaspoon/ calpol syringe of milk.