Bottle refusal help
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My health visitor told me it could be the teat on the bottles. If the baby is used to your nipple it might be worth experimenting with different bottles and teats to see if you can find one that is similar to your nipple. The health visitor suggested a longer and flatter teat from like home bargains as they usually resemble a nipple that the baby is sucking on x
I also can’t get my son to take a bottle but the lactation consultant said to try Lansinoh bottles. My son has looked like he was attempting to suck it a couple of times (which is more than he did with the other bottles) so it might be worth a shot. He has still not taken it properly though.
Thank you for your advice. I’ve read good things about the lansinoh bottles so will try.
I don’t BF anymore but I put lansinoh teats on all my MAM bottles when I was combi feeding and it dramatically helped me to start just bottle feeding. We’re just moving on to the medium flow ones now as my baby seems unsettled on the slow flow now she’s a bit bigger. So it might be worth trying both sizes with that brand if you do end up purchasing.
@Krissy thanks so much! Can you just attach the lasinoh teats to the Mam bottles then?
Yeah just do a straight swop. My lactation consultant told me to do it when I knew BF wasn’t working for me anymore and I’ve never looked back.
@Krissy thanks Krissy! I’ve just ordered some
Following x I’m EBF and cannot get my LO to take a bottle or get anyone else to feed her.