Bottle Refusal

My baby is 5 months now and she’s refusing to take a bottle ever since 3 mos. She was taking it before but decided to stop. What did you guys do if you had this problem before? Do you suggest for me to continue doing it or try something new?

Tried different positions, brands, consulted with different LCs, I let her play with the teat during her playtime as well.
Any suggestions? Im all ears. Thank you.

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Hi, I had the same issue with my baby. She used to take a bottle and then suddenly out of nowhere stopped. I was mainly breastfeeding at the time and tried all the techniques I could find online. The only thing that worked for my baby was the Lansinoh bottles and teats with my nursing bra wrapped around it. I kept doing this for a couple of weeks and then she was absolutely fine.

Oh no, that’s okay. I am pretty sure the thing that made the most difference was wrapping something that smelt like me around the bottle. It still took a few goes before she took a full bottle.

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