Background: I had countless struggles with breastfeeding R and decided exclusively pumping was best (5 months so far!). I currently pump a little less or just enough for R each day but was able to build a very large freezer stash in the first few months so it hasn't been a problem.
This past weekend my husband and I went out of town with R. Unfortunately, I forgot her bottles and essentially was at a 5-6oz deficit. I decided that I wasn't going to stress (or turn around, already 90 mins into the drive!) and I would pick up formula to supplement with if we needed to. (Ok..well I did cry a little. Stupid mom guilt!)
I bought Enfimil Gentlease (simply because that's what I was given samples of at the hospital and I was SO overwhelmed in the store aisle!)...and R absolutely refused to eat it. We tried everything. Room temp, warm, cold....night bottle, morning bottle. Regardless of how hungry she was, she spit it back out and wouldn't eat it.
Obviously we made it through the weekend only with me pumping basically every 2 hours (so much for spending time with our friends!) and R waking up in the MOTN because she was a few oz short for the day.
SOOOOO...how can I get this girl to take formula? I don't plan on needing to use it again anytime soon (lesson learned). But I'm not sure that I plan to EP until a year and my freezer stash won't last forever.
Please help!