free shipping on purchases over R500Whether you are moving from breastfeeding to bottle feeding or combination feeding it can be pretty frustrating if your little one refuses the bottle. It will certainly lead you to wonder who the boss in parenting really is!
It’s a problem many parents face and there’s lots of advice out there with no magic solution. But before you try every baby bottle brand on the market, some perseverance and a few tips might get you a little closer and save you money.
Let’s face it – your baby has had the luxury of your warm comfortable breast so far and anything else isn’t going to be quite so lovely. So expecting instant results is rather unrealistic (but if it happens then celebrate!). The longer your baby has been breastfeeding, the more unimpressed they may be when you give them their baby bottle. So be prepared for things to perhaps not go as smoothly as you might expect.
But before you tear your hair out remember most babies go through this and get there in the end. Here’s some top tips for you to try if your baby won’t take a bottle.
Start Early
If you’re moving onto a baby bottle as you’re going back to work, give you and your baby plenty of time to get into your new routine. If you’re planning on moving to formula milk try to get them comfortable on the bottle with breastmilk before changing to formula.
Remember most babies go through this and get there in the end.
Bring In The Volunteers
Imagine you’re on a diet and you’re having your healthy lunch with a scrumptious cake on the table. No wonder baby isn’t cooperating when the thing they want the most (your boob) is right there. Try getting others to do the bottle feed so you’re not around to remind them of what they’d prefer.
Closer to Breast Beacause Babies Prefer it that Way
Having a teat on your bottle that closely mimics your breast is likely to help your baby accept the teat. Tommee Tippee teats are most breast-like in shape and allow movement so baby is more likely to accept.
Bottle Junkie
Once you have tried all the above and more you may be tempted to keep trying the best bottles and teats until your baby accepts one. Each time you try a bottle your baby gets a little more comfortable with it. Assuming you’ve tried all the above, 6 tries of the same baby bottle is likely to be as successful as trying 6 different bottles. So save your pennies and persevere with the bottle you think is closest to breast in shape and movement.
