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Hetfield
20 yrs ago
Decided to exclusively breastfeed my 2nd child when I didn't return to work and now I'm trying to introduce milk but she's not interested in anything apart from the breast. I've tried breast, cows and formula milk in various cups and bottles and as soon as she realises it isn't water she's not interested. I need her to take milk in some other form as she's teething really heavily at the moment and unfortunately unlike my 1st she bites and gnaws and all the things I've read and used previously don't work. Currently feels like I'm producing razor blades at the moment! I know I made a rod for my own back with not giving her a bottle when I didn't return to work but any ideas/suggestions will be gratefully received!
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Immediate suggestion don't let her bite! When she bites, show your displeasure (yell OW!) and take her off the breast immediately. End the BF session: you are playing, you must not be hungry. She'll catch on real fast.
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crj
20 yrs ago
maybe visit the well baby clinic at Matilda and ask them for advice?
We aren't at teething yet, but I have read it is possible to breastfeed a baby with teeth, it is about training them. I have also read you can skip the bottle and go to a sippy cup.
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Try switching formula brands (Promil Gold, i.e. is much sweeter than other brands). Hot, cold, frozen - flavour the milk with banana, chocolate, etc. Good luck!
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bw
20 yrs ago
I don't have any suggestions on how to get your baby to take a bottle, but she can be taught not to bite when breastfeeding assuming you want to continue breastfeeding that is. I nursed my son till he was 2y10m, he bit me only once. It was a very nasty bite and I had a wound and couldn't breastfeed him from that side for a couple of days. But my reaction and immediately stopping the nursing session taught him not to do that again. I never gave him a bottle, he drank from sippy cups from the age of 7months.
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kar
20 yrs ago
Also, if baby bites and won't let go: Push his/her face gently toward the breast so he/she can't breathe. They will release your breast ASAP.
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Thanks for the biting tips will put those into practice at the next sign of gnawing! She takes a beaker no problem at all with water but as soon as the white stuff is in there it becomes poisonous so I just have to keep on trying.
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Ruth is right, her answer is much better with detail, and also keep that finger handy so she doesn't have a chance to chomp down! My first baby thought it was a funny joke and enjoyed seeing my pained reaction. That's when I had to get real serious and just say, "Oh, you must not be hungry" and put her down for awhile. The second and third ones bit one time and by my upset reaction never tried it again. But maybe my yelling "ow!" could scare a baby. It's not necessary to be mean or unkind, just let them know you are serious and that biting will result in immediate end the bf feeding session. They'll catch on. But forgiveness is quick and thorough. The next Bf session can happen 3 minutes later and hopefully they will be repentant. For teething pain I used to give a bottle of extremely cold chilled water (fill the bottle with ice and then add cold water) in one of the little bottles that baby could hold herself, and she could gnaw on that cold nipple to her hearts content (make sure it doesn't break off).
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Some of the things you could do include getting someone else to give her the bottle, making sure the teat is not screwed on too tight, trying to give the bottle at the same time every day so that it is part of your baby's routine and ensuring that the milk in the bottle is warm enough. It might be a good idea to go to a well baby clinic such as the one at the Matilda Hospital where a specialist nurse could help you.
Lynne - 2849 0328
Matilda Internatilnal Hospital
Hong Kong
http://www.matilda.org
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