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25-10-2009 - Help please - Emily-Rose WONT take a bottle

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Hi ladies

Im not sure if I mentioned but in a few weeks (after my scan on 10th Nov) I should be going in to get my cyst (I have named Cyril) drained. It should only be a day patient thing, but I may have to stay in overnight. I will obviously need to be given various drugs.

In preparation I have been expressing some milk and trying to give it to Emily-Rose so she can eat whilst I am in hospital. She will absolutely NOT have it!! Even though I know she is hungry, she will not accept the teat. I have changed bottles to try that and Steve has also tried with no luck. Any ideas?

Thanks all, Rach x x x (and naughty Miss Emily) x

16 Comments on Help please - Emily-Rose WONT take a bottle

Pocahontas - Tuesday, 3 Nov
Aaawww shame Rach! Hope it is sorted now! - L

rooey - Tuesday, 27 Oct
Tommy Tippee worked with us honey. Hope you have cracked it by now though, OOOH good luck on getting rid of Cyril, god I forgot about him, its been sooo long, how is he? whats he been up too? lol! xxx

readyfor3 - Monday, 26 Oct
You just have to keep at it. Try every teat shape, size, color you can find. She will take it eventually when she finds one she likes. x

Abigails Mommy - Monday, 26 Oct
Hi Rach! Abigail used Breast Flow by the First Years bottles sometimes and never had nipple confusion. Good luck and I hope you recover from your surgery quickly!

lynsey-3 - Monday, 26 Oct
hey hun, with lilly i had the tommy tippee closer to nature bottles the teat on them is so soft and they have little ridges on them those r really good also i have jus got a free bottle 4 harvey as a sample, its called breastflow and is shaped like the breast and again is very soft thos are avail in mothercare.hp things go ok hun jus keep persisting she wil take 2 it eventually xxxxx

stepheni775 - Monday, 26 Oct
Here I found them! I bought one and my daughter loved it but later on I had to move her to Avent cause those Adiri Bottle were a little to pricey. They feel like a boon and look like a boob and you load the milk in thew the back =) Hope this helps here is a picture...And here is the link you can buy them online. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=296812

stepheni775 - Sunday, 25 Oct
THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF WAS I FOUND SOME BOTTLE DOWN HERE AT BABY'S R US AND THEY LOOK AND KINDA FEEL LIKE BOOBS? THEY HAVE A WIERD NAME AND IT STARTS WITH A O..... IF YOU NEED ME TO I CAN FIND OUT.

byrdi - Sunday, 25 Oct
try different nipples? when connor was little he didn't like the standard nipples that came with the bottles but preferred the Nuk brand ones...worth a try:)

JUDE 4 - Sunday, 25 Oct
I helped my sister to get her baby to take a bottle, he wouldnt even try it, eventually i figured out that it wasnt warm enough, once i had warmed it a bit more than i had been he took it.

Savvy - Sunday, 25 Oct
Try the playtex bottles with the drop in liners. The nipple is bigger and it feels somewhat like a boob. Good luck dear.

katey25 - Sunday, 25 Oct
Try looking at the nipple on the bottle and get one that matches your own.. so if you're lucky enough to have nipples you can hang coathangers off, look at avent etc but if you have flatter ones then look to closer to nature from tommee tippee. Also get your other half to feed her as she wont be able to smell the milk from you. Look up baby whisperer nipple confusion x

trinity - Sunday, 25 Oct
Esme still gives problems on taking the bottle. But I tried every day just an oz and after some persistent on my part she took it. I also think she takes it better for me then my mil. You can also try a medicine dropper. Just squirt in her mouth like you are giving her med. I don't think she started taking it till she was over 2 mos. Good luck I know it is hard.

proud.mummy.of.3xxx - Sunday, 25 Oct
What bottles are you using hun have you tried tommee tippee they have bigger teets Riley wouldnt take Advent good look hun I hope she gets it for you I was the same when I went into hospital when she was 5 weeks you just worrey the whole time that they are drinking there milk xxxx

welshgirl - Sunday, 25 Oct
I had the same problem with my daughter it turned out if i was out of room and my husband gave it to her she took it no problems. If i tried to give it she wouldnt take it at all. Have you tried closer to nature bottles? different teats can sometimes work too does she have a dummy? faster flowing teats helped for me. Could you ask at breastfeeding group.

christinesc - Sunday, 25 Oct
I have to use a nipple shield on one of mine, and I had a hard time getting James to take it. My lactation nurse told me to squirt some milk onto the nipple. It worked but it took a little while. She'll get it in time. Don't worry. xx

hopefuldj - Sunday, 25 Oct
Babies who refuse to bottle feed can often be fed with a small, soft cup. Also, sometimes being fed by someone when mommy isn't around, and in a different position than used in when nursing, can help. With Zoë we had to squirt some milk from the bottle into her mouth before she realize what she was supposed to do. Hope some of this helps - good luck with the feeding and with the surgery!

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