Refusing bottle

I need some advice, (HV are not help). I have a 4 month old (EBF)& let’s just say I’m exhausted & need to sleep or get my life back a bit but she will not take a bottle at all. I keep trying her with a bottle, she used to take it when she was 3 weeks old but then had oral thrush for 2 months & wasn’t feeding well on breast & completely refused bottle. Husband has tried, we’ve tried formula & breast milk, different bottles, different teats & still nothing! Help! Mama needs some sleep 😭

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Not massively helpful but so you know you aren’t alone, my little boy took a bottle and then got a sickness bug which we think he associated with the bottle so we went through bottle refusal from around 4.5 months, did all the things you’ve said, including useless advice from the HV, eventually at around 8 months started taking the bottle again, lanisoh is what worked for us in the end, personally I would stick with one bottle, one person, one location, but unfortunately you could be in for a long haul

Have you tried nook bottles they are German but my friend swears by them for transition

I’m in similar position but my LG is 7 months. Complete refusal. I’ve just tried tonight giving her it in the bath (advice from off here) And although she didn’t drink much of the milk, she did drink some and was happy putting it in her mouth which is definitely an improvement from before. I’m hoping if I keep doing this she will eventually take to the bottle again 🤞

This probably won’t be very helpful but just wanted you to know you’re not alone. My baby is now 9 months old and is breastfed. We’ve been trying to give her a bottle since she was 5 weeks old 🙈

The only success we’ve had is with my husband, lansinoh teats and I’ve been away overnight. As soon as I’m back she’s refusing again, we’ve honestly tried everything

The good advice we did get was not to put any pressure on it, otherwise they’ll have negative connotations towards it

Use the same bottle and teat each time, at 4 months we used the mam trainer cup as she was keen on holding it herself

I’m actually away for a few nights next month and I’m hoping now she’s a little older, well been able to transition. I’m very ready to stop breastfeeding now and back to work soon. My nipples also can’t handle the teeth anymore 😭

I’m probably very naive but I didn’t realise this would be a thing!

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