Many babies will not accept a bottle, even when they are supposedly "hungry enough" to do so. Here are some ideas to help you:
Since your baby is over 9 months old, she is able to drink breast milk or formula from a sippy cup for infants.
Your baby is more likely to accept a bottle or sippy cup if someone other than Mom offers it. The mother should not be seen or heard when the bottle is offered, as this will remind your baby that Mom's breast is available.
It may be better to offer the bottle in a place that does not remind the baby of breast-feeding. Try distracting your baby. Position the baby facing out (back against your chest) and looking out of a window, at a mobile or at a TV, or walk outside.
Solids during the first year are only meant to complement breastmilk, not take precedence over it or replace any breastfeedings. Your baby should still be allowed to nurse on demand, as your milk should be her primary source of nutrition until closer to the end of the first year.
Hi Kara,
Many babies will not accept a bottle, even when they are supposedly "hungry enough" to do so. Here are some ideas to help you:
Since your baby is over 9 months old, she is able to drink breast milk or formula from a sippy cup for infants.
Your baby is more likely to accept a bottle or sippy cup if someone other than Mom offers it. The mother should not be seen or heard when the bottle is offered, as this will remind your baby that Mom's breast is available.
It may be better to offer the bottle in a place that does not remind the baby of breast-feeding. Try distracting your baby. Position the baby facing out (back against your chest) and looking out of a window, at a mobile or at a TV, or walk outside.
Solids during the first year are only meant to complement breastmilk, not take precedence over it or replace any breastfeedings. Your baby should still be allowed to nurse on demand, as your milk should be her primary source of nutrition until closer to the end of the first year.
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