https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:23:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784580 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:37:33 +0000 josina 2784580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: Well darn for not having an easy answer, but glad he's not sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784258 Sun, 05 Nov 2017 07:21:59 +0000 ShootingStar 2784258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD was like this too. By 9 months she had no interest in bottles. She was eating a ton of solids and just wouldn’t take more than an ounce at a time from the bottle. </p> <p>You could try to introduce sippy cups and see if that works better. Don’t stress about it. We phased out bottles on the early side and it was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784205 Sat, 04 Nov 2017 19:09:49 +0000 gilmoregirl 2784205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son has never taken a bottle since his first month of life :shocked: so now that he's eating a lot of solids (and nursing a bit less, even when I am with him all day) I will offer him a cup of milk when I'm gone and rely on solids to get through. I had the same concern about relying on food too early but his pediatrician encouraged me to roll with it. </p> <p>The bright side if it doesn't fix itself is bottle weaning should be easy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784139 Sat, 04 Nov 2017 07:02:57 +0000 NorthStar 2784139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mama Bird: he’s been in Daycare since September, but was with a friend full time over the summer. So, he’s been taking bottles frequently since at least June. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784138 Sat, 04 Nov 2017 07:01:59 +0000 NorthStar 2784138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mama Bird: @Ms. RV: @josina: his ears were fine. So, yeah, just have a stubborn kid! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784076 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:56:26 +0000 Mama Bird 2784076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long has he been in day care? If he's been there a while but is only drinking badly now, it does sound like he's not feeling well or teething. If that's his first exposure to a bottle, that's another story... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784059 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:51:31 +0000 Ms. RV 2784059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: Just something to add on the possibility that he won't take a bottle because of an ear infection... DD has had about four and her only symptom is after her drum perforates and it starts draining. So if your LO's only symptom is not taking a bottle, I wouldn't be surprised! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784054 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:38:16 +0000 NorthStar 2784054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: this is our third snow "storm" so far this fall/winter (enter eye roll). I'm already over it LOL Thanks again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784052 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:33:39 +0000 josina 2784052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: Snow, yikes! Well good luck. Ear infections are no fun but at least you'd have an answer if it is that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784042 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:20:09 +0000 NorthStar 2784042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: well, you've convinced me to at least have him checked out. We are supposed to get snow tonight and DH is gone, so it might depend if we can get out tomorrow! But, I'll try and update. Thanks!! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784039 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:17:31 +0000 josina 2784039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorthStar: yep, he always nursed fine so I had no clue. His sleep may have been worse, which I think you said you were having sleep issues or no? His sleep always sucked though, lol. He had a LOT of ear infections, and that was always how I knew, if he wouldn't take bottles at daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784008 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:29:57 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2784008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 9 months. My pumping supply has plummeted recently. I nurse in the morning and shortly after daycare pickup as well as once or usually twice in the evening. DD does not wake up overnight. </p> <p>She was getting two 4 oz bottles at daycare, but I had to drop her to two 3 oz bottles. She loves water and solids and always drains her milk. However, she is getting at least as much nutrition from her solids. I entirely believe that solids is as much or more important for her than just fun. (DS was the same way.)</p> <p>I'm just hoping to get her to 11 months before I move to milk. I have a small freezer stash, but am already starting to get into it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784003 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:22:53 +0000 NorthStar 2784003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: really? I wonder if I should bring him in to check his ears. even if he is nursing ok? Were you nursing and DS did ok with nursing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2784002 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:19:52 +0000 josina 2784002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was that way whenever he had ear infections.. the ONLY symptom was that he wouldn't take bottles (usually following a cold). (and I actually just found out DD has a double ear infection and had no clue, we were only there for DS's pink eye!)</p> <p>We also had to switch bottles with him around that age, no idea why, but when he quit taking Dr Brown's bottles daycare tried a playtex they had and we ended up switching! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2783995 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:03:09 +0000 NorthStar 2783995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: @T.H.O.U.: Thanks! It's good to know that it's normal. I think daycare is getting frustrated, but there isn't much we can do! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2783994 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:01:28 +0000 NorthStar 2783994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Thanks for your insight! He had been using a faster nipple, but that hasn't seem to make much of a difference. Daycare even tried using a slower flow one today to see if that helped (because of his congestion), but no dice. He is getting up a few times a night, so he's definitely getting enough milk during the day. His sleep has been crap for about 2 months, so I'm sure that doesn't help matters. I'm not super worried about it. If it is something that happens normally, that is really good to know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2783993 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:57:28 +0000 gingerbebe 2783993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My children both started self-weaning at 9 months. Their milk consumption went down dramatically. At that age, they had milk 4 times a day - before breakfast, before lunch, afternoon, and before bed. In bottles, they took 6oz per feeding at that age. They usually did okay for the morning and evening feedings, but daytime bottles went down to like 4oz a piece. By 12 months, DS1 was barely taking 8-12oz of milk a day (but drinking water) and DS2 was like 12-16oz a day. Ped said if there's cheese and yogurt in their diet, 8oz of milk a day at age 1 is just fine. Before that point, she said shoot for 12-16oz of milk a day and water.</p> <p>Both my kids are healthy and happy. And FWIW, I don't subscribe to food before 1 is just for fun. Some kids like nursing and milk, some kids like food. If he likes solids, it totally makes sense that he would be less interested in milk, cuz he's just not as hungry. I know some BFing mothers who actually cut way down on solids for their babies because they felt milk was more important, and I just personally never understood that. </p> <p>Also one other thing is you may want to look at a faster nipple. Our kids moved to the fastest nipple around 10 months old? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2783991 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:53:59 +0000 KT326 2783991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry if he's nursing well at home. Mine went though a period of refusing all bottles at daycare but would make up for it at home. He started taking bottles again about a month later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2783990 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:49:08 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2783990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly I wouldn't stress too much about it in the short term. Just nurse on demand. Maybe let her offer water at daycare to make sure he stays hydrated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/almost-9-month-old-wont-take-bottle#post-2783987 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:40:59 +0000 NorthStar 2783987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our little guy will be 9 months in a week or so and for the past 3 weeks, it's been quite a struggle to get him to drink breastmilk out of a bottle at daycare. He has been on solids since 6 months and eats like a champ. No lie. This kid acts like a vacuum and does well with eating table foods. He has his bottom two teeth and periodically seems like he is teething (top two teeth), but we can't see anything yet, nor do they really seem to be bothering him too much. He has had a cold for a few weeks, so some days is more congested than others, but there doesn't really seem to be any correlation to him being stuffy and not taking a bottle.</p> <p>He has been averaging maybe 8 oz of milk during daycare, when he used to take 16oz. Today, she's only been able to get him to take 3oz. I have one sippy that we've tried (and she is trying to use too), but hasn't been a huge success.</p> <p>Any ideas of what to do? I know that food before one is only for fun, so that's why I'm somewhat concerned. I will say that he nurses perfectly when we are home, so I don't think that it's an ear infection. There is no pulling at his ears or issues with laying down. I guess that I'm pulling at straws regarding what to try next. </p>