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<!-- MAIN //--> <div id="main"> <div id="exploreSite"> <p><a href="#show-site" id="toggle-site" class="action-exploreSite">explore site</a></p> </div> <p id="breadcrumb"> <a href='http://www.treasures.co.nz/'>Home</a> <span>»</span> <a href='http://www.treasures.co.nz/Explore-your-stage/'>your stage</a> <span>»</span> <a href='http://www.treasures.co.nz/Explore-your-stage/baby-advice-information/'>Baby</a> <span>»</span> <a href='http://www.treasures.co.nz/Explore-your-stage/Articlestory-category/?categoryId=65'>Development</a> <span>»</span></p> <h1 id="printtitle">How can I get by baby to take a bottle?</h1> <div id="content"> <div class="box w075"> <div class="article-left fL" style="width: 444px;"> <h2 class="headline"> Hi there our little boy is 4 months and been exclusively breast fed, I am keen to keep feeding him but would like to start giving some expressed milk feeds as thinking about going back to work on a casual basis(am a nurse), no problems expressing, the issue is getting him to take bottle any tips? </h2> <div> <div class="image"> </div> </div> <div class="cB"></div> <p>This is a tricky one and usually not easily resolved without some serious, persistent effort by you and your partner/grand mother/ or significant other person! Expect some crying and opposition from your wee boy and choose a day when you and those assisting you can give you plenty of time. <br /> <br />The first thing is using the right teat. I have found the "nuk" rubber latex anti colic 6-18mths size (if your baby boy is a strapping lad!) works well. Use 0- 6mths size if your baby has a small mouth. You can make the hole larger with a hot needle and hold the teat in the baby's mouth and gently squeeze the milk into his mouth as he is held firmly and quietly by someone other than yourself. Only offer him a small feed to begin with. You can always give him more milk once he is accepting the bottle . It also helps to have him lightly clad, wrap him and feed him while he is sleepy and for the person feeding him to stand and move their weight from one foot to the other in a dark or dimly lit room. Do not show any anxiety or stress. You might like to use quiet music or sing his favourite little nursery rhymes while the feed is in progress. Persist in holding the teat in his mouth even though he is protesting for 10 to 20 minutes. Do not breast feed him after this session. Put baby back to sleep rock or soothe him in his cot until he is calm and repeat the process every hour until he takes the teat. He will eventually get it. I usually suggest starting first thing in the morning when baby is hungry and in my experience by the afternoon he will be taking good feeds of expressed milk from the bottle. <br /> <br />Good Luck I hope these tips are of some help to you. <br /> <br />Erin Bremford <br /><i>Lactation Consultant </i> <br /><i> </i> <br /><i>Please Note: The advice of the Advisory Panel is not intended as a substitute for personal consultation with your LMC or other medical professional. SCA Hygiene Australasia Ltd makes no claim as to the accuracy or suitability for your particular circumstances of the advice provided by the Advisory Panel. 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The first few times I tried her on a bottle i only offered about 40mls when she was sleepy though i held her in a position similar to how i did with breast feeding. 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