Help! My bf baby is refusing to take a bottle

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My 10 week old ds has been happily taking a bottle of expressed milk each evening before his bath, either from me or dh, no problem. Until this weekend - offer bottle, two or three sucks then massive screaming and refusing to take it. I've managed to 'con' him twice by starting with the boob and swapping after a minute or two, but we're going out for a friend's birthday in 2 weeks and leaving him with my parents for the evening and I'm really stressed he won't feed! We're using Tommee Tippee closer to nature, and I've tried a brand new teat just in case the one I've mostly been using was tainted in some way. No joy with that. Any ideas?

Try changing the bottle/teat? Which flow are you using?

Babies are funny beasts, they change their mind often!

I'm not sure of the flow - I'm using Tommee Tippee bottles that were described as ok for newborns - what flow might be best for a nearly 11 week old?

I've had this problem with both of my bf babies but you've got 2 weeks so there's still time.

Try loads of different bottles/teats, maybe try the next one up from newborn too. If baby is not getting anough milk through newborn DS might be getting frustrated.

It's so stressful though, especially when you HAVE to leave them with someone and a bottle. But both of mine caved in eventually and had both bottle and bf succesfully.
DD1 likes NUK and DD2 liked thosse Toppee Tippee ones that look boobies.

when we first started giving ds2 a bottle he would refuse it if he was hungry and crying for food.....

I got him to take it by offering it before he got hungry - 15 mins or so before he was due a feed so he wasn't crying for it......might be worth a try....

I also found in the beginning that giving him the bottle as a dreamfeed worked......

I have always used the avent teats for both my ds's who were bf

Thanks for the advice. I've just tried him with a medium flow teat and he's taken it no trouble - I'm hoping this has solved it!

Just wondered, if the baby is hungry enough will they eventually take the bottle or still refuse it? I wouldn't actually try leaving DS with just a bottle (he is currently refusing one and screams the place down if you try it!) but just wondered!

I suggest that you by a wrap sling and smuggle your baby into the party. You will feel much better about it than leaving him anyway. If you do leave him the chances are you wouldn't want to stay at the party for too long anyway.

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My ds would not take a bottle untill 10months I tried them all..

He now loves his NUK bottle and likes another bottle which is really cheap and looks rubbish it has a brown nobbley teat on it, I think those two are really soft and funny shapes so they like them..

Ds hated tommy tippie and advent and will still not take them...

Good luck

oh i'm sure he will take the bottle fine if hungrey!! I left my 9 week old 4 a full day and he took a bottle. don't take him with you. You enjoy yourself and don't worry too much!! You will find you feel human again once you have had time out! You deserve a good night out after all the stress of the first two months of being a mum!!!