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HELP!!!

Last post 01-13-2009 9:14 AM by geraldine3163705. 4 replies.
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  • 09-25-2008 6:17 PM

    HELP!!!

    My daughter is two months old and I'm breastfeeding but want to stop. I breastfed my son for two years and he would take the bottle too. My daughter will not take a bottle at all so I can't even pump and leave her with any one. I've tried all different bottles and nipples. She tries but just can't get it. I left her with my husband for only two hours and he was ready to call 911. What do I do? Everyone keeps saying' When she gets hungry enough she'll eat," but I beg to differ.
  • 09-25-2008 7:03 PM In reply to

    • Chamelyan
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    Re: HELP!!!

     First off, why do you want to quit breast feeding so soon, especially since you breast fed your son for so long successfully?  I'm not trying to guilt you, I'm just curious why. 

     To help your daughter take the bottle, I read that whoever is feeding the baby should hold her upright and facing away from them.  Give the baby pumped breast milk, and don't try to feed her the bottle yourself.  She may not take the bottle right away because she's used to the breast.  Basically, babies have to learn to suck from the breast, while they have to learn to stop the flow of a bottle's nipple, which is how they get nipple confusion.  Make sure the nipples you purchase are slow flow.  You could also try to leave a shirt you've worn for the other person to put over their shoulder for a comforting smell to the baby.

  • 10-06-2008 7:22 PM In reply to

    Re: HELP!!!

    I would suggest locating your birth club here http://community.parentingweekly.com/pregnancy/forums/default.aspx?GroupID=15 and reposting your situation.

  • 11-24-2008 1:45 PM In reply to

    Re: HELP!!!

    We just did this over the weekend. (My daughter is 12 weeks old today.) I breastfed her at 7 a.m., and by 1 p.m. on the 3rd feeding attempt (after she cried herself to sleep twice) she finally took it because she was hungry - she usually eats every 2 hrs. Then I made a crucial error by attempting to breast feed her on Saturday for her nighttime feeding, and Sunday through the morning. By Sunday evening she didn't want the bottle anymore, and it took another 3 hours of her crying/sleeping to get her to take it again. Now today I am exclusively bottlefeeding. The point is that I have to go back to work, and caretakers have to be able to feed her while I'm gone! I tried explaining this to her to little avail :)
  • 01-13-2009 9:14 AM In reply to

    Re: HELP!!!

    I breastfed my daugter for a couple of wks cause i was told NOT to mix breast and btl. I was constantly feeding and started to feel depressed cause i felt like i never left de sofa.I started btl feeding and it was a god send. My husband done alot of de feeds leaving me able to do other things. My daughter is now 5 and is perfect. Im 36 wks pregnant and im gona try breastfeeding again but i dont care how long it lasts.Breast or btl de babys gona be well fed,and happy! And so wil mum!!!
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