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Breastfed baby accepting bottle help

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Mered12 · 12/02/2025 21:09

My baby girl is 12 weeks old and started trying to feed her once a day from the bottle (pumped breast milk). tried her with mam newborn bottle she is playing with the end of the year and if it goes any further in her mouth she gags. She was switching from playing with it, holding it in her mouth or just screaming crying. After an hour she hadn’t even drunk half an oz. Both me and my husband tried with me in and out of the room, different positions, even put the tv on as a distraction. Anyone recommend any other teats that worked or suggestions? Thank you 🙏

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BeCalmNavyDreamer · 12/02/2025 21:22

No recommendations just solidarity as both mine refused the bottle entirely (tried so many brands).
I just begrudgingly rode it out until weaning.

WildGoldFish · 14/02/2025 09:23

I am in the same boat kind of, I’ve been watching lots of TikTok’s from feeding therapists which have some interesting ideas, the main thing I’ve seen is do not force it or the aversion gets worse. They start by placing teat only against the babies mouth and waiting for the baby to accept it and then seeing how they get on, then giving it them as a bit of a toy over the course of a few days to allow them to become comfortable with the idea. Quite a lot of people reference a book by Rowena Bennett too. I’m still fresh into reading into all of this and not figured it out yet. It’s apparently a learned skill if they’ve never had a bottle before so need to
teach them

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