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We have the same problem... for us, from weeks 0 to 7 she took bottles and breast no problem. Weeks 6-7 we were on vacation (my sister's wedding) and she got more bottles than I would've liked so at around week 8, I just BF'ed a lot... Week 9 and on she started rejecting the bottle!! It's been so frustrating! Everyone, including her ped say to just keep practicing again and she'll eventually take it again. I've heard that the less you give the bottle, the more they'll prefer just boobs, and its harder when they get older to re-introduce it, so keep trying before it's too late!

My baby is 4 months now and lately we've had some hope... She takes 1 oz from Medela bottles... Which is funny to me b/c i feel like those are the least breast-like, but whatever works, you know? We also have Playtex drop-ins and she doesn't like them, but my first DD did and they were recommended by our LC as most breast-like. I heard their latex nipples are more like breast than their silicone ones too.

Lastly, I also have heard that it really doesn't matter the brand... That in the end, moms say it's just about consistency in offering the bottle. What bottles are you using now? If she took them before, she will probably take them again, just keep at it? I know one mom who's baby never took the bottle, and she ended up nursing him til 3 yo bc he was so stubborn... I know another that is still nursing at 15 months... no bottles ever, which is astounding to me... They just won't take milk any other way besides straight from the boobs. These stories motivated me to keep practicing now while baby is still relatively young.

This post might help too: http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/introducing-the-bottle-to-an-ebf-baby

MAM. It is the only pacifier and bottle nipple that my son will take (he's also a breastfed baby).

@Rubies: good luck! my cousin just updated me that her 3 month old just started taking bottles again. she's so relieved b/c she's going back to work in Dec. I have some hope too now! Hope it gets better for you guys too

We used MAM first and now have switched to Tommee Tippee due to the fact I hated washing so many parts with the MAM bottles. We've also went through a Dr. Brown bottle and one Nuk bottle though before we found the MAM ones. All babies just seem to be different (and difficult!) with what they like.

I've also heard that it's all about consistency in offering the bottle and not really the particular brand. I know two different moms whose babies were taking the bottle, but once they stopped offering it for a few days, it was over and they never took it again. Their stories have convinced me that we will offer one bottle a day (starting at 3 weeks - that's when they say to start, right?) and never skip it so that way baby TTT will always be used to taking a bottle and I'll be able to leave him for more than two hours at a time.

olive had bottles since the day she was born, but 5 days without a bottle when she was 2 1/2 months old, and she went on a full out bottle strike. it really is consistency because she took the bottle again with some tears and screaming, and though she has one she prefers, she will now switch back between three different bottles without much problem. although she will only take a bottle from our nanny and no one else, but that's another problem!

the bottles that we're using now are the comotomo bottle. they're brand new and getting excellent reviews for other moms as well:

http://www.amazon.com/Comotomo-Natural-Bottle-Single-Green/dp/B004C053BA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1332781157&sr=8-3

the nipple is HUGE so it touches olive's face. she seems to like it best!

I liked Avent the best, esp. because they convert to sippy style drinkers (but not straw) when you're done with a nipple.

interesting! thanks for the input. so much to choose from.

I had purchased First Years Breastflow bottles before LO was born because the reviews online said its great for BF mommas. Thr first few times I tried feeding her a bottle at 4 weeks, she hated it! But I stuck to trying a bottle at least every other day and now she takes it fine. She fusses sometimes if I waited too long to feed and she wants the boob for comfort. A friend also gave me a Tommee Tippee bottle to try since I wanted to find the best bottle, and LO took right to it!! The nipple base is much more pliable than Breastflow bottles and feels more like the boob. I'm going to try the Tommee Tippee bottles again this week and see how it is again.

Does everyone feel like LO drinks super fast from bottles compares to BFing? She can chug down 3 oz in a matter of minutes and I worry! Lol

@sorrycharlie: nope no leaking for me at all. I guess make sure the vent is up toward the baby's nose. But we didnt do that all the time and never had any leaking issues.

I only tried Dr. Brown's!

We use Dr. Brown's.