back to work in less than 4 weeks...what can i do if he still wont take a bottle

[popsycal]

ds2 is still resisting the bottle. trying all sorts of teats but he doesnt do anything

i am going back for 4 days then summer hols
i am building up a freezer of expressed milk for those 4 days and want to resume bf as normal over the hols and start him on solids so that when i return prpoerly 4 days a week in september(when he willbe 6 months) he can have solids and expressed milk...

gettng very anxiuos

has anyone been on the situation where they are due back and work and baby wont take a bottle?

Have you tried giving the bottle holding him away from you? I have found that trick works with refuser babies. Hols him with his back against you, round the waist. Then walk around with him as you offer the bottle. Try heating the teat too. It seems that they are distracted by looking at things as you walk round that they suck because they are not concentrating on it IYSWIM?

If all else fails. can he be brought to you at work for a feed at lunchtime at all? Who is going to be looking after him?

mears we havent tried that yet...thats what i will try !!!
i am finding it hard getting the chance to express at the moment
sorry i am having a down day today

he can be brought to work for my first week back but that is it

life has got on top of me today

apparently the haberman system works well. saw it on the baby whispering whilst our babies were still bumps.

remember after the 1st week u have 5/6 weeks to get him to take a bottle.

Who says he can't be brought for more than one week? You should get your union onto this. I know that there is no defined law regarding continued breastfeeding but you are entitled to rest breaks under health and safety. Now if your baby happens to be there so what! You might actually find there is a breastfeeding policy hiding away somewhere within the education department. If not, get your HR department onto it.

Couldn't cut and paste the link for some reason. This is from NUT maternity rights 2003

6.5 EMPLOYERS? HEALTH & SAFETY OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS NEW AND NURSING MOTHERS

Facilities for breastfeeding and for expressing/storing milk at school

Although there is no specific legal entitlement to such facilities, the Health & Safety Commission?s guide for employers, "New and Expectant Mothers at Work" (HSG 122), advises that "it is good practice to provide a healthy and safe environment for nursing mothers to express and store milk. These facilities could be included in the suitable resting facilities ? provided for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers? (para 30) and also that employers might provide "access to a private room where women can breastfeed or express breast milk; and use of secure, clean refrigerators for storing expressed breast milk while at work" (Appendix 1).

The HSC goes on to remind employers that breastfeeding ?may significantly protect the health of both mother and infant ... evidence shows that breastfeeding can help to protect the mother against cancer and helps protect the child from certain diseases in infancy ... obstacles to breastfeeding in the workplace may significantly affect the health of both mother and child" (again Appendix 1).

Rest facilities

There is, however, a specific entitlement under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992 to rest facilities for both new and expectant mothers. The employer?s obligations with regard to health and safety for new mothers (see Section 7 below) may also require the employer to allow the teacher to be excused supervision duties during mid-morning breaks in order to avoid fatigue and excessive standing and also to allow such teachers access to more frequent toilet breaks.

more info

some more

thought I should just put on link to google I did

thanks mears
what i mean is that it is for one week before the hols.....my mum can bring him to school......then i have 6 weeks 'holidays' but after that he is at childminders from september and she cant bring him

will look at your links - thanks

Woops! Got all ingignant on your behals there
Things will probably be different after the holidays. Don't worry about the bottle too much. I am sure your childminder will not fret over it.

tbh though i havent asked about whether it is ok for someone to bring ds2 to work for that week...am just assuming it is!! Tough if it isnt

Popsy, what mears said worked for me, i.e holding him facing away from me and walking around. I sang too!

ok....have the mam teat
steriliser 9s dine
going to express after this feed

he did it