refuses bottle

[sunnyhog]

my 3 month old is not taking a bottle very easily. i waited too long. i've gone through tons of different nipples. any advice? i'm going back to work 2 days a wk. and i'm afraid she won't eat when i'm gone.

[caryn]

Have someone else offer her the bottle, when she is in a quiet alert state. Make sure they prepare the bottle, and she cannot see/hear/smell you.

[sunnyhog]

is it true that if she's hungry, she'll take the bottle ? i can't stand the thought of her being hungry and not eating.

[caryn]

I WOuld offer the bottle the first two times when she's not exactly starving...and she can be held in the cross cradle position, same as if she is nursing :)