Milk drying and not taking a bottle

My baby is nearly 8 months and has been breastfeed for his whole life but I’m back working full time and he’s at nursery but won’t take a bottle. He eats most of the food. But When I’m feeding him at night I can tell nothing is coming out and I have tried to give him a bottle but he’s refusing. I have tried all different bottles formulas but I’m worried he’s getting dehydrated and not getting what he needs! What can I do to get him to take a bottle when he’s at nursery or with a grandparent or even me I can’t pump anything because it doesn’t come out and I’m really getting stressed about it! Please help

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Have a look on the Facebook group- human milk for human babies lot of people give breast milk to those who need it x

If he is not unhappy on the breast overnight, he might just be looking for comfort rather than to quench his thirst. My milk never came in and was never able to express more than droplets, but I still put baby on the breast to help him fall asleep and to strengthen our bond.

If you're worried about dehydration you could give more watery fruit/vegetables, it sounds great that he's eating most of his food!
(As a side note, apparently I was fully weaned off breastmilk at 8 months as my mom became pregnant with my sister and wasn't given any formula as replacement.)

Mine wouldn’t take formula at first either I had to pump and mix half mummy milk and half formula and slowly change the ratio he will now always take formula on its own . Will he take breastmilk from the bottle or is it just just formula he’s refusing? Would be good to try different bottle teets and different flows

my only problem is I’m drying up quite quick so when I pump nothing comes out! He did take bottles a couple of months ago but now he’s flat out refusing

From what I understand about breastmilk is it’s a supply and demand situation, if you can pump more regularly and keep putting him on the boob this will help. You could try different bottles and teets or even a cup at this age?

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