6 month old started refusing bottle

[Malsmum]

Hello, can anyone help with this, or have you had a similar experience?

I have a 6 and a half month old little boy, who has been BF other than one bottle a day since he was 4 weeks old (EBM or formula, he didn't mind). I started giving him solids about 3 weeks ago, and he loves it, now wolfing down 3 meals a day. The only thing is, for the last 4 days he's been refusing to take a bottle. I can't believe the cheeky little monkey, I thought I was so good to get him totally happy with a bottle!!!!

Has anyone got any ideas? I'm guessing that it's because he's not so hungry when it comes to milk time. In case it's relevant, I've set out below an idea of his eating routine:-
7am BF
8.30 breaky (porridge made up with EBM/ formula and apple puree)
9-11 sleep
12 lunch (chicken, butternut squash and potato puree and then baby rice with pear), then BF
1-2.30 sleep
3 - BF (have tried bottle at this one)
5 - tea (baby rice, carrot and butternut squash, then baby rice and apple)
7 - BF (this is the one where he used to have a bottle, but is not interested now although tucks in if I get my boob out)
11 - BF.

I'm going back to work in a couple of months, so he's got to get used to having a bottle again.

xx

My little girl is also a little monkey and will not take a bottle, at this age you can use a cup or beaker I use a doidy cup. I would keep breastfeeding morning and night and put the beaker or cup out on his highchair table at mealtimes with expressed milk in and let him get use to it. 2 months is a long way away he will be 8 months then and I'm sure he will use the cup/beaker if you do it every day from now.

I could have written your post malsmum. its soooooo frustrating isn't it.
DS exclusively BF, had a EBM top up from dad at 10pm and finished off with BF from me. Used to love it.
Now screams whenever the bottle comes near. anyone got any advice??? need a bit of me time on a saturday but currently he'll starve without my boobs...

So he has a BF at 7am then breakfast and lunch, and BF at 1230ish after lunch. 5 and half hours between BF? Thats interesting as thats what DS does as well - a much longer gap between BF in am, and then closer togeather in evening/ (he is 6 mo and this is a new thing)
however i wonder from your post of he's not so hungry in the evening - as he gets a lot of food/BF before the bottle. maybe you could try a bottle before lunch when he will be hungry?? just a thought.
doidy cup on order!

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anyone got any advice on how to introduce bottle?

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I'm afraid i am in the same boat as well. Wee one was getting bottles with EBM & medicine regularly, now just refuses point blank. Screams the house down, has tears - such a drama queen. My HV said i have to persevere basically and he will get used to taking it again. Going to try again today.

My LO is same age and has started being a bit difficult too. Ihave found that singing his favourite song or walking around while feeding helps. He concentrates on something other than resisting me!

Also add some baby-probiotic powder to his milk and he seems to love the flavour of that!

can't even get it near his mouth to try the flavour. only mummys boob will do!

i've just tried to feed ds again with a bottle - for the past hour he has cried, screamed there has been tears and now he has cried himself to sleep without taking any of it. I feel terrible - going to have to give in and just wait a month to try again. Bang goes the shopping trip tomorrow for my pals birthday.

Oh you poor thing!
Have you tried getting your DP to offer the bottle? DS might be more receptive if he can't see/smell the good stuff?