Clisby Williams
July 12th 03, 11:56 PM
Dawn Lawson wrote:
>jake's mom wrote:
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>>My 7 week old son has refused bottles of EBM from DH the past 5 or so times
>>he has tried to feed him. This would not bother me so much if I did not
>>have to return to work when he will be 4.5 to 5 months old. I know I'm
>>ahead of schedule for worrying about this issue but he is going to have to
>>take the bottle then. He did take a bottle when he was 1-3 days old as we
>>were told he needed supplementation because he was so big--we didn't know
>>any better until a LC spoke with us on day 3. He did not suffer any nipple
>>confusion from this and obviously prefers the breast now. I have a very
>>fast letdown--should we use the fast flow nipples? What can we do to get
>>him to drink from the bottle? Any suggestions?
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>I'd not switch nipples just because nipple confusion is the LAST thing you
>want.
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>My DS refused anything other than my boob or finger in his mouth until he was
>about 4 months old, whereupon it was suddenly no big deal. 7 weeks is very
>early, and a whole lot will change in every "department" by the time he's 4-5
>months old.
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>If you really want him to drink now, try different milk temps, some have said
>their baby likes the milk quite warm, try different positions, (facing out,
>sitting up seems common), try distraction (walking, music)
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>Dawn
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Also, some babies won't take a bottle if they know their mother is
around. Do you go
away when your husband tries to feed the baby?
Clisby
>jake's mom wrote:
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>>My 7 week old son has refused bottles of EBM from DH the past 5 or so times
>>he has tried to feed him. This would not bother me so much if I did not
>>have to return to work when he will be 4.5 to 5 months old. I know I'm
>>ahead of schedule for worrying about this issue but he is going to have to
>>take the bottle then. He did take a bottle when he was 1-3 days old as we
>>were told he needed supplementation because he was so big--we didn't know
>>any better until a LC spoke with us on day 3. He did not suffer any nipple
>>confusion from this and obviously prefers the breast now. I have a very
>>fast letdown--should we use the fast flow nipples? What can we do to get
>>him to drink from the bottle? Any suggestions?
>>
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>I'd not switch nipples just because nipple confusion is the LAST thing you
>want.
>
>My DS refused anything other than my boob or finger in his mouth until he was
>about 4 months old, whereupon it was suddenly no big deal. 7 weeks is very
>early, and a whole lot will change in every "department" by the time he's 4-5
>months old.
>
>If you really want him to drink now, try different milk temps, some have said
>their baby likes the milk quite warm, try different positions, (facing out,
>sitting up seems common), try distraction (walking, music)
>
>Dawn
>--
>«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤ »¥«¤»§«¤»
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Also, some babies won't take a bottle if they know their mother is
around. Do you go
away when your husband tries to feed the baby?
Clisby