The Mom Crowd

A reader asks The Mom Crowd:

I need advice from other moms on how to get my baby to take a bottle! She took a bottle as her last feeding before bed and then it came to an abrupt stop in August (short of turning 2 months). I’ve done just about everything and have researched tips online and in parenting magazines, but hoping there would be a sneaky trick a mom may be able to provide. Thanks!

I have heard that sometimes it is better if someone else gives baby the bottle. I think the baby can smell you and knows your presence. The one time Ace drank a bottle of breastmilk I was not around when my mom-in-law gave her the bottle.

Do any of you have any tips or tricks to get your baby to take a bottle after she has been breastfeeding?

These links may be helpful:

“Baby Refuses the Bottle” at Berkeley Parents Network
“A situation has come up where I need to feed my baby from a bottle. Can you help?” At the La Leche League
“Alternatives to Bottles” at AskDrSears.com
“Introducing Bottles and Pacifiers to a Breastfed Baby” at Storknet.com