holding bottle

is it normal that my eight month old still won’t feed herself? Only time she wants to hold the bottle is to play with it and chew on the nipple. But I know she’s more than capable of holding the bottle to feed herself.

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My does the same I let her investigate the bottle play with it to figure out that if she sticks it in her mouth she’ll be able to get milk out of it

My boy does the same.. he plays with it, but he also drinks. It’s a 50/50 game, and I end up feeding him myself.

I guess it depends on how hungry they are, maybe? If they are really hungry they will probably stop playing and drink it all.

Mine plays more than he drinks from the bottle... And not hold it everytime just sometimes. I just let him play, but also insist so he can drink it all... just more time and patience... hang in there

I usually give my 8 month old the smallest bottle I have which is the 2 and a half oz lol and I just keep washing it and refilling it when he wants more, remember their muscles are not fully strong yet and so they might get tired with big bottle

Mine can hold everything, bring everything to her mouth but refuses to give herself the bottle unless she’s asleep. I think they’re just brats lol

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