Breastfed Baby Won’t Take Bottle
You have to go back to work soon so you start pumping and storing milk. You introduce your baby to this foreign plastic container with a rubber nipple (aka bottle) only to discover that your baby’s having none of it. 
Poof!
There goes your plan to transition baby to drink expressed milk before you start working.
Now what?
Take heart—it’s not your fault your breastfed baby won’t take a bottle. Many won’t, even if they’re offered a bottle from week one.
Help! My breastfed baby won’t take a bottle – what now!?
There are a few things you can do if your breastfed baby won’t take a bottle.
Try using different nipples.
If your baby uses a pacifier, try finding a similar nipple.
Have someone else give baby the bottle.
Many babies refuse to eat when they know Mom’s around, and they can smell you from 20 feet away!
Gradually work the bottle into your baby’s feedings.
Be sure to offer it when you baby isn’t starving (and frustrated). You can also try different feeding positions.
You can try pouring a little bit of milk in the bottle and leaving it with baby’s toys (but be sure not to leave it out too long since breastmilk can sit at room temperature only up to eight hours). This will help your baby become acquainted with the bottle.
If your breastfed baby won’t take a bottle after following these suggestions, try using a cup or sippy cup instead. Some babies just hate bottles and who can blame them? Babies are smart—they know breast is best!
Tips from real mommies in the trenches:
Lexi Rodrigo said: “I used a sippy cup. my 3rd child never used a bottle at all”
Shannon said: “If I wasn’t in the room, my son would take a bottle from my husband. If he saw me he want to nurse.”
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