Finally bottle success with EBF!

My boy is 5 months and we’ve relentlessly tried to give him bottles of breast milk but he’s not took it. I tried formula in a Lansinoh bottle and he just had 4oz 🥹🥹. It may be a fluke but there could actually be a break on the horizon for this mum 🥹🙏🏼!

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Which formula did you try? I’ve had the same issue with my baby and still no success 😭😭

id previously tried Kendamil but he didn’t like that, so today I tried Apatamil Advanced and made sure it was really warm and he went straight on and had the whole bottle!

Usually if he sees a teat coming his way he goes insane 😂. Still not sure if it’s a fluke or not but I’ve bought some more ready made bottles to try again 🙏🏼.

Good luck, it’s stressful isn’t it 🫠! X

that’s really interesting because I tried Kendamil too just to see if it was an expressed milk thing or the bottle he had an issue with and you’d have thought I was trying to poison him with the screaming 😂🤦🏽‍♀️ although it smelt awful to tbh I didn’t really blame him haha.

Perhaps I need to play around! Day to day I don’t really mind but once in a while would be nice to be able to have a lay in or pop out you know 😂 xx

yeah I thought the Kendamil smelt gross!! Someone from the baby group I go to advised to try another milk as the Kendamil is whole milk and will taste ‘the most different’ to breast milk. Unsure how true that is but it was worth a try!

Thats it isn’t it, it’s nice just to have that option of having more than a hour away from home if needed.. this girl needs her roots doing 😂😂!! X

Rebekah! This is literally us!

2 months I tried breastmilk in a bottle every day. Nothing. Different bottles, dad feeding.

I tried like you formula (kendamil) in a lansinoh bottle and he took it. I offered 1oz before each feed to try. Then offered a whole bottle a day. He takes it! Every day! Amazing.

But he won't take from my husband hahaha we are working on that 🤣

I hope he takes it again for you

I just want to add.. with. BF baby only offer 4oz bottles as any more can stretch their little tummies x

ohh that’s a really good idea the 1oz before a feed, I’m going to try that I think so that I’m not wasting any.

I feel so excited today thinking this might finally be it.. we will see!! Glad it worked for you and hopefully the same for me 🙏🏼🙏🏼 x

Yeah I bought a few ready made bottles before commiting to a tube x

he just had another 4oz formula one! So so chuffed!! X

@Rebekah that's amazing! Yay

Must be something in the water
My boy has taken 2 bottles from dad! Amazing x

he’s had two more today! And he even reached for it and opened his mouth waiting this morning! I nearly shed a tear!

Yayyyyy!! Definitely something in the water! X

@Rebekah thats such a relief! X

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