Help! Won’t take a bottle!
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Second Abbie - try someone else giving it first a few times then have a go. I had to do this too but it paid off. I stuck with the mam teat like bottle x
I’ve literally just got my little boy (nearly 11 weeks) to take a bottle… we’ve worked up to it and today he took a full feed! Some things I did.. - We’re using Mam bottles with a size 1 teat. We originally had size 0 but he wasn’t having any of it. - We didn’t realise (naive maybe!) how deep the latch needs to be on the bottle either. - I dipped the teat in breast milk which seems to help… - I left the room (went in the garden the first time) so he couldn’t sense or smell me! I will continue to leave until we know he’s ok with it. - Built it up slowly from 30ml to 50ml to a full feed and just topped up on the boob. Some might say that’s not helping but worked for us. Maybe helped me as I didn’t feel we were wasting expressed milk either 😂 - Keeping it a consistent time of day (a tip from my friend - not sure if it’s helped but that’s what we’ve done!)
I had this issue with my first - in the end someone else had to give the bottle as I think she could smell me and wanted the boob from me 😂
@Lilly oh thanks so much, I will get one on order 🙏🏽☺️ x
Can't help personally but I have friends who had the same issue and who have had success with the lansinoh teats (they fit on MAM bottles) x
@Lianne thank you so much for all these tips, will definitely give all a go, also been using the same bottle, I’ve realised today when she takes a bottle (plays with it) she doesn’t think to swallow so if does get any milk some times all comes out her mouth anyway 😅🙈 I tried the mam and minbie again today, little more luck on the minbie. She’s not even managed to take 1oz yet, just doesn’t latch 🙈 ordered another bottle today to try also 😅 x