Bottle refusal

EBF and deciding I want a bit more flexibility so wanted to introduce a bottle so I can go out more.

She used to take one three months ago. Now she flat out refuses and cries - doesn’t matter if it’s expressed breastmilk or formula. Tried it in a sippy cup as well. What can I do?

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We're having the exact same issue! We're socialising her with the bottle during the day when she's not hungry so she gets used to it, but she still doesn't like it much

Very much in the same boat! Have tried all the different bottles, my milk and formula, she just totally refuses and gets upset.
I’ve been giving her the bottle to play with during the day this week. I’m hoping when we start weaning her at 6months she’ll be more open to a bottle??

I'll be honest this was also my experience. He took a bottle once at a few weeks old and never did again. I EBF till he weaned at 17months. Others have suggested warming the bottles teeth or putting aloe Vera on nipple but none of those worked for us.

i tried this to no avail. my son combo fed for the first 4 months but i trailed off to ebf. by time he turned 6 months i couldn’t get him to take a bottle anymore - i tried diff bottles, temp etc and nothing worked. he doesn’t even drink milk out a sippy cup, he just spits it out 🤣

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