Gerber Breast Pump

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How do I switch from breast to bottle feeding?

Up until now (5 months) my daughter has been exclusively breastfed. But I am starting a new job in a few days that will require her to be in daycare and will not allow me to pump for her. Problem is, she REFUSES to take a bottle. I have tried multiple types of bottles with both breast milk and formula – Avent, Gerber, Playtex, and Breastflow- nothing is working. What do I do??

“Some Myths:

1. Babies must learn to take a bottle so that they can be fed when the mother is not there.

Not true. Why not a cup? It is true that some exclusively breastfed babies will not take a bottle by 2 or 3 months of age. Most, who have not taken a bottle, and even some who did accept a bottle in the first weeks of life will not take one by the time they are 4 or 5 months of age. This is no tragedy, and there is no reason to give a bottle early so that the baby knows how. If your baby is refusing to take a bottle, do not try to force him; you and he may become very frustrated and there is just no need to go through all this. If the baby is at least 6 months of age when you start back at outside work, the baby quite simply does not need to take a bottle. If he is even 3 or 4 months, he does not need to take a bottle. He can be fed liquids or solids off a spoon and by 6 months of age he can be taking enough so that he will not be hungry during the day. Furthermore, he can start learning to drink from a cup even by 1 day of age. The cup can be an open cup and is best not to have a spout (a “sippy” cup is, essentially, a bottle). If, however, he has not got the hang of the cup by the time you must leave him, do not worry, he can take fluids off a spoon, or the solid foods can be mixed with more liquid (expressed milk, water). Obviously, if the baby is to be taking a fair amount of a variety of foods by 6 months of age, he may need to be started on solids by 5 months of age. However, some babies prefer to wait for the mother in order to drink something. This is fine; many babies sleep 12 hours at night without drinking or eating at all. ”

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