Wjat to Do when baby refuses bottle?

persistance! we had the same trouble trying to get my second onto a bottle. tried for months off and on giving up each time. we tried everything different teats, my milk/formula etc....
anyway... at just after 5 months old she finally took it.
i left the house (so i wouldnt be tempted to feed) and got hubby to do it. we used expressed breast milk, and a teat that the chemist had recommended - tommee tippee.
i dont know what exactly it was that made her "click" but she took it and i was one really relieved and happy mummy so keep trying, stay positive. i know how hard it is and how frustrating it is.

goodluck

I agree - just keep trying! We had the same problem. We just kept trying him with the bottle every couple of days & endured a few screaming fits until he finally got the hang of it. He still won't take one from me but he takes it no problems from my Mum when she looks after him. She also ended up heating the milk until it was really warm (rather than just tepid) & he seems to prefer that. I've also heard of people warming up or cooling down the teats. Oh & we also bought a faster flow teat so that the milk comes out a bit quicker. Good luck. It's so frustrating isn't it?!

Yer perserverance (sp?) it will happen. Then they get fussy about which bottles lol

'Fraid to say that sometimes it just doesn't work... Quinn never took a bottle. We had many fights about it but he wouldn't give in, even when weaned he reused to drink milk at all and had to get any calcium from dairy products.

BUT fingers crossed for you! Things I tried: breastmilk/formula. Diff bottles. Diff times throughout the day. Waiting til he was starving/or giving it to him when he was not starving and therefore not likely to get too upset?   Getting someone else to give it to him. Mixing something yummy in with the milk with the idea of decreasing the amount if he took it (vanilla or teeny bit of milo - WARNING this gets extreme reactions from some mummies so sorry if anyone is offended).

Hope you find something that works for you!!

PS I don't think it is your fault for leaving it so long, some babies are just not that keen!

Does this mean I have to breastfeed forever!!!, Help what do I try next!!!, I tried a cup for 3 months plus but he had none of that.

have you had any luck? our son is now 5months old and was happily taking a bottle from my husband every night since he was 2 weeks old - mostly formula. he often took a bottle from my husband even in the middle of the day if i was out which was very nice! BUT.... just recently he came down with a virus and was quite crook - the doctor said basically feed him as often as possible so we did and he missed only 1night without the bottle and he has absoutely refused a bottle ever since.
i have tried cups as well but he buckles his body and screams. i need to go back to work and have been so stressed out about it i am not producing much milk at all! no idea what to do.
should we continue to try a bottle for every feed until he gives??? help please

Hi thanks - i am happy to report that Jack is back on track! Taking the bottle and happy! Take care

We were really lucky, Madeleine took straight to the bottle at 4 days old, we've been using the Avent ones. We have found she seems to have a bit leak though due to the teat shape being different but she's been happy. We also got a couple of the newer Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature bottles and she dribbles less out with those. It is shaped more breast like and the teat even enlarges like a nipple would.

When I feed her she still tries to turn towards my breast (fast learners aren't they!!) but once she has the bottle in her gob she is happy as.