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Helllpppp... Baby refusing bottle

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Blackberry123 · 31/10/2019 15:26

Hello, I'm desperately after some advice please... My little girl is 9 weeks old and so far has been exclusively breastfed. We are trying to get her to take a bottle as with December coming up I have a few nights where I will be out. At 4 weeks old she took a 60ml bottle with no problem and twice since then my Husband has managed to get about 60ml into her with a bottle using my milk... However in the last 2 weeks we have tried at least everyday to get her to have a bottle and she outright refuses it. She won't take a dummy either. We have tried Mam, Nuk, Nuby bottles with no success. Originally she drunk from the Mam bottle but since has refused that too. She absolutely screams and gets so so upset and then it takes so long to calm her down again, and the only way we are managing to calm her is by giving in and giving her the boob. Has anyone gone completely cold turkey and refused breast completely until they take the bottle and then reintroduce with both? I just don't know if I could let her get that upset and not step in 😢 I feel the meanest mummy in the world. Any advice out there? Iv tried all the obvious things and everything Google has to offer. But really am starting to struggle with the thought of not being able to go out for a few hours over Christmas. Thanks x

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bloodywhitecat · 31/10/2019 15:38

Do you offer the bottle after she's breast fed?

Blackberry123 · 31/10/2019 16:09

We've tried after a feed, about an hour after a feed and also when she's hungry, it hasn't made much difference though 😔

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Kimberleigh · 31/10/2019 17:29

We use Medela bottles. We combination feed. She has to work the teat the same as me. Working very well. Good luck.

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