https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:18:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-refusal-at-6-months#post-2731171 Tue, 02 May 2017 00:04:18 +0000 Kitkat 2731171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was a little younger, but basically the same story. We have a bottle every once in awhile with no problem, got lazy with it and stopped, and then he refused when it was time to go to daycare at 4 months. He finally just realized that he had to take the bottle if he was going to eat during the day and now has no problem at almost 7 months.</p> <p>I would pick a strategy and stick with it...I kept going out and buying new types of bottles and I think it made it worse/confused him. We finally just picked one and stuck with it and he eventually took it. </p> <p>Good luck...I know that guilty feeling and it sucks, but it will work out. One thing I read that helped me is that babies are stubborn, but they're not self-destructive, so they will not starve themselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-refusal-at-6-months#post-2731128 Mon, 01 May 2017 19:27:12 +0000 FaithFertility 2731128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD refused bottles and a straw cup worked around 6.5 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-refusal-at-6-months#post-2731009 Mon, 01 May 2017 14:11:23 +0000 Mrs. Marshmallow 2731009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all, </p> <p>I need help with bottles. Knowing that my son would be transferring care at 6 months to 2 days with my mom, and then at 6.5 months to 2 days at daycare as well, we were always pretty good about doing a bottle once a week never having an issue.</p> <p>I got a bit lazy with it when we went through the 4 month sleep regression and now, for the past several weeks he refuses to take a bottle. We went on vacation, and on return we've been persistently been trying to offer, with no success. </p> <p>He's taken a few sips from a weighted straw cup, but I disappeared today and he just started crying with my mom and the straw cup, she tried cup feeding him, and ended up asking me to help. </p> <p>I don't want to keep buying different strategies, but also know he HAS to figure something out.</p> <p>The guilt is killing me.</p> <p>Those that had older babies in part-time care, and new bottle refusal... what ended up helping? </p>