Hi everyone! My DS is 8 weeks old. I have two older children (4 and 2) who were both exclusively breast fed until 6 months and who I carried on breastfeeding into their first year. I never needed them to bottle feed as I took my full maternity leave both times. This time is different as I run my own business and can't take much time off. I'm going back to work in less than four weeks.
My problem is that I can't get DS to take a bottle. I've tried tommee tippee, nuk and Medela bottles and none have worked. I can initially get each one into his mouth (apart from the Medela one which he wouldn't even let into his mouth) but then he gags immediately. If I push it too much he projectile vomits. I've tried the gentle approach letting the milk run into his mouth a bit and I've tried pushing the teat into his mouth. Nothing works. I've been trying each day for about four weeks and I'm getting really concerned he won't take the bottle before I go back to work. I'm only going back one day a week but I can't go if no one else can feed him. I'm feeling so stressed out about it now and I don't know what to try next. I can't imagine any other type of bottle will help as the three I have are all very different. I've also tried both expressed breast milk and formula, both warm and cold. Nothing seems to make any difference.
If anyone has any experience getting a breast fed baby onto a bottle I'd be so grateful for your help :-)