Baby wont take bottle and returning to work?

Question

My breastfed baby will NOT take the bottle. Or a dummy. She gets hysterical when we try her with it. I'm returning to work soon and she will be 7 months old. Some nights I will be working until 10pm.

How can I give milk at bedtime? She always falls asleep feeding so I just can't see how it's going to work!

Answer

My daughter was the same but after being in hospital for a week an my partner taking her home for long periods so I could rest she had no choice and took it like a pro once she was really hungry. We changed the bottles to Mam also.
I still feed her at night and 1st feed in the morning.
She wouldn't feed from a bottle when I was around an my partner & sister reassured me that she took it well once she was really hungry.

Answer

my daughter was the same i went back to work she was 3 months old she would cry hysterically when the nipple would touch her lips. They had to shush her, calm her down and feed her while standing and the bottle over the shoulder. This went on for a couple of weeks. She would take only 1-2 ounces at a time so we just kept offering the bottle hourly. Now she's almost 5 months old and grabs for the bottle when she sees it you would never believe it. I know you are panicking I did too. You just gotta keep trying and just know your baby will take it in the end

Baby wont take bottle and returning to work?

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