Sucking is a natural need for babies and you want him to only be able to satisfy that at the breast.
Baby bottle milk strike.
We started offering her a bottle every day around 3 weeks i d also disagree with the usual 6 weeks advice if breastfeeding is going well i d say it is often safe to offer a bottle sooner and many of my friends never got the baby to take a bottle when they started that late.
You might feel rejected and frustrated.
Like most phases babies and children go through this too shall pass.
Don t feel guilty though it s not your fault.
Whether you are trying to transition your breastfed baby to a bottle or your longtime bottle fed baby is suddenly turning away when your baby is refusing the bottle it can be a very trying time.
Try to google baby on milk strike or nursing strike there may be some answer for you.
To prevent engorgement and maintain your milk supply pump milk as often as your baby used to breast feed.
That room temperature milk will end up being too cold for the baby by the time you actually sit down to give the bottle.
If the bottle ring is screwed on too tightly air can t enter the bottle and balance the pressure inside which makes it very difficult for your baby to extract milk through suction.
You can feed the expressed milk to your baby with a spoon dropper or bottle.
My 5 month old baby is breastfed and takes a bottle with pumped milk but suddenly she s refusing the bottle.
We also had a bottle strike around 2 5 months.
What can i do.
While it may be stressful to try to get your baby to take a bottle or cup it.
A baby who is truly ready to wean will almost always do so gradually over a period of weeks or months.
You wonder whether your baby is gaining enough weight and the change of schedule becomes a hassle to your day.
The bottle ring helps stabilise the pressure inside the bottle for optimal feeding and flow rate.
When it comes to ensuring a baby is fed during a nursing strike consider pumping and bottle feeding or cup feeding.
This lasted me for 2 weeks and back to normal.
If your baby has been getting the occasional bottle and needs to continue it can help to keep them to a minimum and to have someone other than mom do any.
And if the milk is too cold the baby will not want to.
There are a few reasons why your little one may be refusing to take the bottle and thankfully there are a few things you can try to end the strike.
If the bottle ring is too loose the milk will leak out.
But i try to spoon feed her with the milk.
If your baby or toddler has been breastfeeding well and suddenly refuses to nurse it is probably what is called a nursing strike rather than a signal that it s time to wean.
As much as possible avoid giving your baby pacifiers or bottles during the strike.
A baby bottle strike can be frustrating and worrisome.
