DS is 9 months. Since he was about a month old he has had a bottle of expressed milk at bedtime. However, a few weeks ago my DH was away for a week and I struggled to express so we had to go back to a boob feed for bedtime. I wrestled DS to take this feed (I seem to have a very slow let down and he's not in the mood for trying hard at bedtime) and after several nights he started taking it although he still prefered a bottle when I had a little milk.
Since I have got him to take a boob feed again, I have taken a more relaxed expressing schedule and what I have expressed has gone into the freezer so I can have a night/day off. I really thought he would always be happy to take expressed milk. BUT it's all gone wrong... DS now won't take a bottle! I've tried it at various times of day. DH and my MIL have tried too. He'll take water from a cup and not milk.
How can I get my night off if he won't take the expressed stuff? Any tips for coaxing him back onto the bottle?
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How do I get DS to take a bottle again?
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suzi2 · 05/05/2006 22:34
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