Help! My Baby Won’t Take a Bottle!

The Doctors’ director of publicity Kate and her husband Brian join the show to find a solution for their baby refusing to take a bottle.
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[@hersheykamath7223]

This is the dumbest most impractical advice. Sure maybe the baby will try and put their mouth on a cup or take a spoon- but do they really drink successfully and are you really going to feed a baby 4oz of liquid with a spoon?? Nothing has worked for my baby. This advice cannot be based on real life experience.

[@kaylamackinnon8642]

This is why America needs longer maternity leave

[@jimmyweathersby327]

Man shii better than most of these eastern countries they be expecting you to be back at work no later than 2 weeks and if not your fired no matter what position you are lol

[@RM-fo9qh]

This completely doesn’t answer the question of how to teach baby to drink from bottle. Pointless.

[@user-ys3fn3rj4j]

Of course I use spoon and cup. The question is how I to teach bottle to my baby.

[@kathleenk7170]

Yes. For sure I'd be worried about a hard plastic cup. There needs to be a sucking action for baby that is satisfied.

[@Claudiozee]

Ours sips some milk, sure, but also surely spits it out. Unfortunately it's not as easy as it sounds

[@nikkikhooniqi]

My baby simply refuses once he tastes the milk

[@oumaimaelatmani2713]

I’m going through the same situation right now 😢 what was the solution??

[@Samie4uu]

Oh my god mine as well, she's 4 months old now and my breastmilk is very low so I was trying to combine formula with the breast my little angel will literally gag the moment she tast the milk please help I appreciate all the advice you give me Thank you hope you and your little one are healthy and happy have great night/day ❤❤

[@teslan2009]

Jadah's recommendations of a cup sounds so easy to talk ,but tried is without need to hear it from the nurses .The baby spits out instantly.

[@irrsinnslicht1]

I`m sorry but this baby is WAY too young to be without Mommy all day long!!!!!!!!! What is this MADNESS, seriously, a year at home with the baby is the LEAST mothers spent at home without work in my country. I`m so happy for a working social system that allows mothers to be on paid maternity leave for atleast a year! America seems very backwards in some ways!

[@Brian_______]

We all need to work to provide for our family.

[@irrsinnslicht1]

@@Brian_______ No doubt, I`m saying America seems REALLY shitty for new Moms (and in many other ways also).. I was at home a year on maternity leave for my full salery 🤷 And no, I don`t feel bad about that because I paid into the system for years prior.

[@joan1715]

I gave birth 4 months ago, I have to be back at work 6 weeks after I gave birth. My heart breaks everytime I have to drop him off to the daycare. Im a filipino who currently lives here in america. I dont have a family here so its really so hard for me🥺

[@irrsinnslicht1]

@@joan1715 Aww I`m so sorry, every Mom should be able to stay with the baby for a year at least! My daughter is now 14 month and I started working again part time when she turned 1 (but only 2 days a week).. I miss her everytime I drop her off also, but really I could not immagine giving her away when she was a tiny newborn baby, this breaks my heart! I also don`t know how this is supposed to be working with such a tiny baby, till 6 month my daughter stayed with me 24/7, I was nursing like all the time and I couldn`t put her down or she would cry so I carried her around all day, there was no way to go to work. I hope you and your baby are well and I wish you all the best Mama, stay strong! 😘

[@toinzellepage2169]

In South Africa you get 4 months unpaid maternity leave. So we have to try to survive without any income while at home. So we are forced to start work early to be able to care for our children financially

[@scotto6026]

This is so my life right now. My husband drives my daughter to my work everyday for me to feed her in the parking lot.

[@brenantube5802]

Same here. For months.

[@patriciavoncannon1426]

Ake bottle, lay baby back down on with pacifier ffg ier. Ig she cries tey giving the bottle if she refuses lay her back down again with pacifier and try again till she realizes, that as hungry as he gets, shell give in. This may sound mean, but it's not at all. No baby ever died from crying, you are the adult and drinking from a cup is ridiculous and the baby is not going to get that suvking stage which in psychology is not a good yhing.

[@patriciavoncannon1426]

Why are you not pumping? You're giving into her and ( not trying to sound mean at all) but once she realizes your not going to give in, shell take that bottle, I guarantee it. It's a question of who will give in first, you or her.

[@annettecabezas6697]

@@patriciavoncannon1426 That is what I always, a baby will not die from crying. That's just how they communicate.

[@jamiebrown2543]

@@patriciavoncannon1426 that’s what you think must not be exclusively breast-fed mom I am pumped since my child being born he took it when I first introduced it to her he rejects it now due to the fact that he knows what he prefers there’s children that will not yet with their care provider and wait until they’re with their mother and then fed continuously

[@zetzeeful]

What an adorable baby

[@ashwathganeshan6928]

Sorry to say, this is bullshit. You can't just give milk in cup or spoon. We had a breastfed baby and we transitioned him to bottle at 5 months. It was hell for 4 weeks as he won't accept. But slowly he came around. The reasons are we did not give up and we kept giving bottle at his feed times.. after a lot of rejections, he understood he can drink for his hunger from bottle

[@annasulkova9705]

How did you give bottle with every feed? Did you still end up breastfeeding when he rejected the bottle? Looking for any tips 😭

[@shrutisingh3027]

I want to ask the same thing.. my daughter is rejecting the bottle ..can't stand the sight of it.

[@charliecharlton9782]

So now the dad has to use a cup to feed the baby at home.

[@cq67]

This is what I was thinking. Doesn’t really solve not taking the BOTTLE.

[@Billybloop]

If you have the money to survive don't go back to work. Simple as. Breastfeeding and/or bonding time is more important for both mother and baby.

[@lauhill8794]

What if the mam is in pain? What if the baby feeds every 2 hours so mam can't get any time away? Noone said she wasn't going to continue feeding in the night for some bonding? The mams mental health is more important for the baby than being exclusively breast fed 😴😴

[@alexadavila600]

Who has the money for that? lol

[@shezieblack9086]

you think its simple ?😅 If I stop working We just eat stones everyday.

[@jillpolm6501]

I am sorry,but I have to disagree. Money isn’t the only thing a job gives you. It shows self worth. It teaches her daughter you can be successful and have a strong family. I am a baby boomer and my mom stayed home with me. However I basically was a single mother who raised an amazing daughter who can and is able to provide for herself. However, she fell in Love and married a guy I consider to be my son. These 2 young people now have a wonderful 5 month old daughter and my daughter works but has a strong bond with her. My son5 in law is a great father who works and is an exceptional care giver. He also has a great bond with his daughter. They parent together very well. Yes there are challenges and I help take care of my beautiful granddaughter. It may be fine for you but today but today women still have the choice to work or not work. And hopefully no one will try and change that ability to choose. And it is fine if you think that way but every situation has its own circumstances.

[@tirathuppal5498]

It does not work baby drop for milk than they drink. So it is stupid idea

[@franciscaeyiowuawi7430]

All my kids had the same issue,they had to be fed with a spoon when am not around

[@patriciavoncannon1426]

Nurse here! I do not agree with this at all!

[@melanietaylor5079]

So how long does it take to give bottle amount of milk in a spoon?

[@leonelkellan5289]

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[@kaydendangelo3843]

@Leonel Kellan Instablaster :)

[@leonelkellan5289]

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[@leonelkellan5289]

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[@kaydendangelo3843]

@Leonel Kellan happy to help :D

[@meeka5758]

The cup and spoon didn't work for my baby

[@brenantube5802]

Mine either.

[@sandravelezmoro5902]

This is insane! Why not teaching her how to take the bottle. I am struggling. My baby refuses the bottle and my milk supply is going low. So what now, i need to feed her in a cup every 2.5 hours?

[@jennyherrera204]

May I ask how did it go??my baby is refusing every bottle my milk supply is also going low and the stress is not helping, I feel so helpless also u have to go back to work soon 😩😩

[@Evelyn_Noname]

If feeding with with a cup is too exhausting for you you shouldn‘t have gotten a baby

[@anitadick5321]

@@Evelyn_Noname The cup and spoon method hasn’t worked for my baby and I’ve been trying since birth. He’s now 6 months and still struggles. Your comment is ignorant and insensitive.

[@Evelyn_Noname]

@@anitadick5321 my comment has no correlation with your situation

[@kman6259]

The insanity is the amount of spillage you get from a cup or spoon.

[@mrsyoung8503]

This just doesn’t seem feasible

[@haileylockhart8967]

This is me right now!! Hence why I'm youtubing this 😂

[@RickyandGandi]

I’m here because I’m in this same predicament.

[@JMthdjhgbnjk]

To feed out a spoon takes forever

[@rashmitaacharya8653]

My baby used to feed well on breasts as well as bottle. But there was 2 wks break after he completed 4 months. Since then , he has been rejecting bottle feed. Its like he totally forgot how to feed on them. Still trying to get him used to bottles since its easier for partner to bottle feed than feeding with a cup or spoon. Anyone got suggestions? 🥺🥺

[@aparajitakapoor3546]

Start dream feeding with bottle means when she is just waking up from her nap… after doing this for a month my daughter started taking bottle while awake also…

[@kineezy1597]

@@aparajitakapoor3546 that’s good advice, i will try this also

[@jonalynramos8482]

@@kineezy1597 did you try this? My daughter doesnt want to drink from bottle too for 5 months now after I also took a break from bottle 😢 we tried to switch milk but the outcome still the same.

[@kineezy1597]

@@jonalynramos8482 nope it didnt work, we ended up buying these bottles from Avent and she had finally starred drinking it. I’m guessing because the nipples on those bottles were so similar to real nipples.

[@aliyahossaini8772]

My 1 month old baby's bottle feed has been reduced...she just drink 30ml etc and leave ....i m so worried bcoz i dont nurse.

[@kkeigtoxx928]

Cute baby!🐹🐭🐶

[@yasmeenshahdadsyed5197]

How long it will work? One day 2 day For longer time it won’t work

[@am1170]

Oldest rule in the book,when baby gets hungry it will take the bottle.

[@Abdulaziz-br1xq]

The Cuteness 💕

[@lauralawrence2029]

Maybe the milk is sour or does not taste good.

[@---om5vg]

Yeah I think it's the father too ):