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Hey Just got this email from a friend that I thought I should share with you guys.

Q: I am going to buy a bottle and see if my son will accept it. My other boys hated bottles, so far thisone won’t take one either. Anyway just wondering if there is a bottle
out there that baby accepted after trying numerous ones?

A:I  went back to work part-time when each of mine were 1½ to 2 months. My first had latch issues and had to use the Gerber NUK that has the hole at the roof of the mouth instead of at the tip, to prevent changing his sucking pattern. Many babies are okay with regular nipples, but when the hole is at the tip, they might pull their tongue back to block the hole when swallowing. Doing that same tongue movement on the breast will cause blisters.

With my second, it took 10 different nipples to find one she would use. None of the orthodontic, regular, or whatever seemed to work. She finally took the Evenflo Ultra, which I managed to lose after a few weeks, and then she would use the wide Avent bottles and nipples.

And then my third . . . she was a doll. She used the cheap standard nipples that are like 4 for $2.

Oh . . . I forgot to mention the best trick I’ve learned for getting a baby to take a bottle. Let baby nurse for a few minutes so he’s not starving. When he’s nice and relaxed, slip in a finger to break suction and stick the bottle in as quickly as possible. He might push it out. Nurse again for a minute and try to switch again. It might take several tries, but this has worked with a few other moms I know.

I also would stick a bottle into his mouth randomly when he was a half asleep or in a playful mood…he spit it out at first, but was never mad because I was careful NOT to do it when he was hungry or might be annoyed. It became a game and then when he figured out it worked for hunger too it was all smooth sailing.