DD is 7 weeks old and has refused to take a bottle over the past week. Although she clearly wasn't a fan, she never had a problem with them before (although she has always taken forever to finish a 3oz bottle). I've tried numerous types of bottles, having my husband give it, giving it in a bouncy chair so she's not right up next to me, having her suck on a paci for a few seconds before (though she typically won't take a paci), and so on.

Once in her mouth, it's almost like she doesn't know what to do with her tongue. It looks like she's pushing it out rather than pulling in. She ends up crying, gagging, and SCREAMING as if I'm torturing her. It's quite painful to watch.

I'm really kicking myself for listening to the LC at the hospital (who I felt was a little extreme), who said to avoid bottles if at all possible. I think if we would have done one daily from Day 1, I wouldn't have this problem. Instead, we were doing closer to one per week - whenever it was an absolute necessity.

If it makes a difference, one LC thinks she has a little bit of a tongue tie but another LC there disagreed. The pediatrician wasn't concerned either. And this never seemed to be a problem for her taking a bottle in weeks 1-5 (and doesn't prevent her from latching while BF'g).

I'm trying to get her prepped for daycare and would really like to have the freedom to go out for more than 2 hours at a time.

Sorry this is so long! Any help is much appreciated!!!