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Sudden bottle refusal - help!

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SpinjitzuMaster · 09/12/2019 18:09

DD is 7m and was in SCBU for a month so has always had a mix of BF and EBM with no issues. When she left hospital she was fully BF except for the bedtime feed which DH gave her while I expressed for the following night. It's meant that I've been able to have the odd trip out without her and has all been working well....til now.

Friday night she refused a bottle but DH was frazzled and not being overly patient so I just fed her. Saturday we were out (with her) so I just fed her again. Then last night she totally refused her bottle again. We tried 2 different teats without luck. Today I've tried her again with different teats and even different milk (freshly expressed v freezer stash). I've tried her when happy but nearly due a feed and again when she'd slept past a feed so was super hungry. Nothing.

The critical part is DH and I are due to go away for 2 nights on Saturday and she'll be staying with my mum. If she won't take a bottle then we're stuffed.

Any suggestions? I'm getting desperate!

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SpinjitzuMaster · 10/12/2019 20:24

Anyone?

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NotSoThinLizzy · 10/12/2019 20:28

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ItsReallyOnlyMe · 10/12/2019 20:40

I think she's learnt that she prefers you and she has a choice. It is rather frustrating when they work out they have their own minds. You want to raise a strong independent woman don't you - that's a mantra you may find yourself repeating over the next few years !

In practical terms for the week away, you may find that if you're not there she gives in. My DD never took a bottle - the health visitor did suggest a doidy cup which you could try. I never tried it as I was battle weary and was used to not having a life by that stage !

Good luck - enjoy your weekend.

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mousemousse · 10/12/2019 20:57

Is she teething? Could be the stronger suck required for bf helps soothe it? I wouldn't worry too much, she will take the bottle when you're not around I bet

Wordie · 10/12/2019 21:22

It’s the 7 month bottle strike. I had no idea about it until my 7 month old started doing it a couple of weeks ago and I did a bit of googling. My baby suddenly refused boob and bottle, after about 5 days he started taking a bottle again but sadly not boob. I just made up food with his milk, porridge/cheese sauce etc until he wanted it again. Hopefully yours will pass soon. We’ve had to drop the amount of bottles he now has.

How has weaning been going? I think its fine as long as she’s having food and still plenty of wet nappies/not constipated x

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SpinjitzuMaster · 10/12/2019 21:43

Thanks all. I'm crossing my fingers that we can crack it by the weekend. Worst case I think we might leave her with my mum and if she really won't take a bottle we can come back and retrieve her and leave DS here. One child has to be preferable to two!

Tried her with a faster flow tear earlier with no success. DH is about to try again and I might go sit in the car...

No obvious signs of teething just yet. We haven't started weaning as she's only 5m corrected and clearly wasn't ready. She will be by new year though as she's starting to take an interest.

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