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My baby won't take a bottle!

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JoBeth82 · 19/08/2017 09:39

Hi, im really hoping someone can help me with my problem. My 6 month D WILL NOT take my breast milk from a beaker or a bottle, only from my breast. She will happily drink water from a beaker or bottle but as soon as she tastes my milk she makes a disgusted face and refuses it (we later realised my milk when frozen then defrosted tasted disgusting, and also if its been kept in the fridge for more than 1 day it tastes awful) i have been expressing (although i only get a small amount out) and trying her with the fresh milk and still no joy! I could understand if she refused ALL liquids in the bottle etc but as she doesnt it is getting very very stresful for me. I adore breastfeeding and find it so easy and natural as i did with my first child however she did take a bottle aswell so i could let other people feed her also. Im feeling really distressed over this problem as i am the only person that can feed her and i am unable to leave her with my mother/husband etc for any length of time. Has a yone else experienced this problem? X

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museumum · 19/08/2017 09:42

My ds wouldn't drink from bottles. He still went for 5-6hrs at a time without me from 6mo a few times a week. We made sure his food was very high dairy and protein (yoghurt, cream cheese) and also gave him porridge made with breast milk. He drank water. He was fine.

museumum · 19/08/2017 09:43

Don't think that's clear - I worked and left him with mil and nursery 6hrs 3x a week. Bf him before and after.

GreenGoblin0 · 19/08/2017 10:35

Dd1 started nursery at 8 months having never taken ebf milk from a bottle. I sent in some ebf and she would occasionally have some from a beaker but mostly she would just make up for it when we got home (at nursery from 830 - 6 pm

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