Has anyone done this?😅 I’m DESPERATE

Question

So my son is 9 months.... 9 months and refuses anything except the boob. I’ve tried breast milk in sippy cups, 4 different types of bottles/nipples, open cups, syringes, everything... EVERY THING. He loves drinking water from his sippy cup but the second I put breast milk in it he pushes it away. He pushes everything away... I’ve left the house for 8 hours during the day before to have dad feed him and he didn’t have any success. 
My question is, has anybody had the same problem and used formula in a bottle instead? And then slowly mix breast milk in? Idk what else to do, and I’m going to work next week.

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A baby won’t starve, he’ll eventually take it if it’s the only thing available. Make sure it’s warm like it is normally

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Are you serving the breastmilk cold in the sippy cup? It could be that he prefers the breastmilk warm.

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Try a straw with an open cup. Also, 9 months and only having breastmilk before you go to worth and after you arrive home shouldn't be a problem if you're working normal business hours.

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He may not like the temperature of the milk. My son only would do cold but I know a lot of bf babies want room temperature like when it comes from mom. 
He may reverse cycle some at the beginning but eventually he’ll take a bottle. He may also compensate with solids at this point too. 
Some kinds do better with bottles from brand new caregivers. If he knows dad has never given him a bottle he might not take one from him but maybe whoever his caring for him when you are working 🤷🏻‍♀️

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It sounds really mean, but just keep trying, even if he doesn't eat. He won't let himself starve and eventually he'll take it in one cup or another. My LO went on a strike for the first couple days I went back to work, even with giving a bottle once a day from 4 weeks on to try to ease the transition. She acted starved and nursed for an extra long time when I got home those first couple days but then she realized it wasn't worth it and started taking the bottle fine during the work day.

Has anyone done this?😅 I’m DESPERATE

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