https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:02:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549707 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:46:27 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 549707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@X0X0X0: hey, whatever works! We tried it all, for sure. Congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549630 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:42:57 +0000 X0X0X0 549630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: omg it worked. I gave her 4 ounces while having her face tv (I know I know no tv before 2...but desperate times call for desperate measures). Thank you so much</p> <p>[attach=1455/13/mhq4rm.600x450.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549487 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:49:11 +0000 X0X0X0 549487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: thanks I will definitely try that next </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549483 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:44:23 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 549483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@X0X0X0: Try a piping hot bottle... for some reason that worked pretty well for us. (But not hot enough to burn, of course!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549481 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:42:00 +0000 X0X0X0 549481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MerryC: we haven't really tried warming up the bottle, but we might try that next </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549480 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:40:42 +0000 X0X0X0 549480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: thanks for reminding about the blog post. I tried some of your recommendations but was unsuccessful in bottle training DD. Feeding her while she's distracted worked for a few days. So we decided to go on date. My sister watched her for a few hours but she cried and cried and refused to take a bottle. Immediately after, she reverted and cries when we show her the bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549453 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:11:30 +0000 twinmama 549453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when my son went on a bottle strike, here's what helped us:<br /> -warming the bottle (we don't normally warm the formula), we played with some different temps, and it seemed to help.<br /> -trying different bottle nipples (the expensive boob shaped ones weren't always the best in our case)<br /> -bouncing my leg while he's on my lap (i still have to do this when he's fighting a bottle) - obv not majorly jerking, but for whatever reason it really helps him focus and take the bottle<br /> -start on the boob and then slide the bottle nipple in, or guide baby's face into a nursing type position against your boob and slide the nipple in.<br /> -if he's really fighting it, I just give him a break because I don't want to create a negative association. sometimes he just needs to regroup and will eat a few minutes or an hour later. sometimes he just needs to be really hungry.</p> <p>good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549446 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:00:35 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 549446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you read my bottle strike blog post? That seems to have helped a few people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549445 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:00:35 +0000 hilsy85 549445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check out Mrs Jack's post about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-in-getting-ebf-8-month-old-to-bottle-feed#post-549442 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:59:13 +0000 X0X0X0 549442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've decided to wean off my 8 month old, whose currently EBF, but i don't know where to start. DD went on a bottle strike at 3 months, while she was taking both breastmilk and formula, and has been refusing a bottle &amp; formula ever since. At that time it was no big deal because I decided to be a SAHM for her first year. Now, I need to wean her off because: supply has gone down, DD has only gained 8 ounces in the past 2 months, &amp; I need to go on meds. I haven't been able to retrain her regardless of whether there's breastmilk or formula in the bottle. Before she went on a bottle strike she was drinking out of dr browns, but now refuses them. I've tried tommy tippe and NUK with same result. The other problem is that I solely need to do this because DH works long hours. Does anybody have any recommendations on how I can wean her off? </p>