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We make a 1 or 2 oz serving and refridgerate if not eaten to offer at the next feeding. After that we toss it.

I'd only put a little in at a time, like an ounce, and if it wasn't accepted on a couple of tries I'd freeze the rest. But I had a pretty good hunch it won't get accepted because DD really doesn't like bottles. Now that she's older I have the option of sneaking milk into her solids - much less waste!

If it's really fresh milk I would use over a couple of hours.

@DesertDreams88: glad to hear there's no difference in the milk. That's the first thing to rule out! DS usually eats every 2-3 hours, so I will keep it only that long & toss whatever he doesn't eat after the second offering. We've had really good luck with avent natural bottles. Also, maybe try a couple different "flows", maybe he would do better with a faster or slower nipple. We actually use a preemie nipple. We tried the newborn and it was too fast, even at four months. Just went everywhere. Hopefully the lasinoh bottles will continue to work!

@DesertDreams88: my husband does the bottle feeding while I'm at work, but I think it's up to 3-4 hours later. She usually finishes it later. But last night our sitter confused tired with hungry and heated 3 ounces that she refused. I put it in the fridge and now am unsure what to do with it - I don't know if I'm okay with my husband giving it to her Monday morning. My plan is to taste/smell it and if it's not sour let her have it.
Are you back to work yet? Maybe you can wait a couple weeks and try bottles again then? I know some babies refuse bottles because they know mom will breastfeed them later (reverse cycling).

We don't heat bottles, we warm just enough to disolve the fat. So f he refuses we usually just put it back in the fridge and offer at the next feed. Since we're using fresh/refigerated milk it's been fine. We're more careful if using previously frozen milk, but that's rare.