HELP! 10 wk old wont take bottle WORK soon!!

[sinnyv]

Hi! I am breast feeding and co sleeping but I have to go back to work in about 10 days (part time 3 days/wk 10 hr shift at hospital). Husband and I have been trying to get our 10 week old girl (2nd child, 1st had no prob with this) to take a bottle so she can have pumped milk while I am at work. She is not into it. Any tips or tricks anyone has for this?? Leaving work to bf isn't an option.
Thanks!

[phrogger]

Who will be giving her the milk while you are gone? Who ever it is, have them work on giving her the bottle and you need to be out of the house. My son wont take a bottle from me or my DH if I am home. However, if I am gone he will guzzle it down. If that doesn't work, have the caregiver try a cup, or dropper.

[sunshynbaby]

Leave the room/house just before baby is hungry and have DH try the bottle again. Some babies won't take the bottle if the boob is right there.

[MissMommyNiceNice]

My DS never did take the bottle well. He'd rather wait. Reverse cycled big time. I was gone 9 hours, he'd only take about 1 - 6 oz bottle.

He never would take one from me. We also found it was the particular bottle he objected to as well. We switched and he did much better.

[natural4mybabies]

agree with other posters...have the person who is going to feed while you are at work offer the bottle, or try DH. Having to actually leave the house, wow, didn't know that!

I personally never tried to give DS a bottle until a couple weeks ago, he is 5 mos, but he has been attending daycare since 3 mos. He threw the biggest fit, so much so that my DH heard him screaming and came running into the room, thought he was hurt, lol! I have since found that it depends on his mood as to whether he will take it from me. If he is super hungry and ready for bed, he will take it. But if it is a dreamfeed, forget it!

Also may want to try different nipples and start with the ones that most resemble the breast also with slowest flow.

Good luck!