best bottle to try for 8 wk old who is refusing a bottle?

[ellairiesmom]

This thurs & fri, dh & i have our 1st nights out since dd2 was born & my Mom is watching the girls for us. We will be 2 miles away at a local theater both nights for concerts we bought tix for months ago never thinking we would be in this situation! We will be gone for 4 hrs, maybe almost 5 & DD2 is refusing to take a bottle. She is 8 weeks old today. We tried a few times over the past 2 weeks to practice & then this past fri night was the real test. I was taking dd1 to see a local high school play to do something special with just her & we would be gone for almost 4 hours...well...it wasn't good. dd2 just wouldn't latch onto the nipple at all & she even spit out the breast milk that dripped from the bottle into her mouth while he was trying. She was a mess & although he was able to calm her some of the time by walking/patting her butt, it was a rough last hour till we got home. And my mom will have both girls so i am really worried. (Mom is a L&D RN & raised 4 of us but still...a screaming, hungry baby & a toddler is rough)

We are using playtex drop ins & tried various temps of my breast milk...i even pumped fresh milk that we kept warming in it's bag in hot water. One thing i think could be a problem is that the nipple on the drop ins is making her gag? i do have very tiny nipples & she has never had a paci so maybe she isn't used to something so big? I also have an overactive letdown & oversupply.

We are going to pick up a few other bottles today to have DH try to test out...what bottles would you try?

Ironically enough-I have an SNS tube feeder from dd1 who refused to latch on for her 1st 3 weeks. I am also open to trying a sippy cup I guess. (i read somewhere here that the take & toss worked for some?)

[cristeen]

We've been using the Born Free newborn nipples since he was 2 weeks old.

How about tube, cup or finger feeding? ANd how are you dealing with your supply while you're gone? 5 hours with no stimulation can cause a drop in your supply.

[ellairiesmom]

we r going to try the tube feeder tonight to see...it's been 2 years since i took it out so i have to remember where i put the thing! since my supply & letdown are so intense, i wonder if she will have patience for it.

i am going to either hand express or bring my manual pump to the shows. i def can't go that long or it will hurt.

any other bottle suggestions?

[kirstenb]

DS2 also would not take the bottle at all. We had really good luck with Breastflow Bottles made by The First Years. I went back to work a few weeks ago and DS2 who refused all bottles prior to that has no problems using those at daycare.

[ellairiesmom]

a few folks over at breastfeeding mentioned the breastflow too. we will pick up one of those today for sure. i'll let ya know if she takes it!!!!

thanks!

[MissMommyNiceNice]

You cold try the tomee tipee, it's almost round like a boob. My boy really likes it. My first didn't like avent, but tolerated the soothie. It has a very narrow nipple.