She wont take a bottle...even if she's starving!!

I`m having the same worry as I am going back to work soon.

Tay drinks her bottle, but has those moments when she retaliats and wants her boobie. She wont stop crying until I put her on the breast.

I will try leaving her with mom every now and then so she can get used to not having her boobie around all the time.

thanks RM for the help.

Shame man, I can't imagine how stressed you must be. I hope the break through comes before your pending nervous break down!

rm- what a stressful period i am so glad there will be no more babies....
i have 3 different bottles and teats(wide neck,different nipples) but nothing works.wanted to change the formula but all the changes cost money and we have other children with issues tooo.

so now i am playing the waiting game,making bottle everyday untill i get the breakthrough.

crazylove - I am sorry it has been so stressful, you must be a bit at your wits end.

Keep at it, change bottles/teats and see if that has any effect.

Some LO's are more stubborn than others - yours clearly has bought in to the "breast is best" campaign!!

i am experiecing the same problem.my son just refuse to take the bottle but i am not giving up.

i am making 50ml of formula everyday and most days he is sceaming,then i just give the milk with the dropper and that he loves.
I feel stressed now with the bottle issue cuz need to return to work soon,but will still try the bottle everyday untill he gives in(LOL)

My daughter was very reluctant to take the bottle when I offered it.

I went out to bookclub one night, came home late, and my partner had made her a bottle of formula and put her to bed ... just like that.

So then I realised, she can actually take the bottle and formula.

But of course each child and situation is different, and the resistance might be more with some kids.

But it is important with all these sorts of things to decide on a plan, and as much as possible stick to the plan - baby resisting the bottle then being offered the breast instead, is only telling baby to resist the bottle the next time to get the breast.

My LB also won't drink from a bottle. I'm expressing to give my nipples a break but he refuses to drink from the bottle. The first time DH tried and he drank a tiny bit with alot of fussing. The second time i tried giving him the bottle but he screamed as if i was torturing him. I gave up and put him on the breast with him still having flash backs of the 'torture' and crying during the feed. He even refuses a dummy. Will definetly try this advice.