How to get baby to take bottle?

Question

My baby is 5 days old. Three days ago when my milk came in had refused a bottle and only wants to nurse. 
I don't really want to bf. I was planning on trying bf but figured we would do mostly formula. But this kid refuses a bottle.
I've tried different bottles, positions, formula vs bm in bottle. I've had dad and grandma try when I'm not in the room.
What am I doing wrong? 
I haven't slept more than 2 hrs in days now and I can't keep this up or I'll go crazy.

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Mam bottles are great for breast fed babies! Im a nurse and have been told this by many doctors. I actually love them! Look them up

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I highly suggest mam. Also a good way to “trick” baby is put the bottle and nipple at your breast so baby thinks she’s going to your breast.

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Try some different bottles. It can be hard to for them to go back and forth from breast to bottle and latch on properly when they're young. So if baby is used to your breast you might need a bottle that is similar. My son would only drink from the Tomee tippee bottles and I tried him on several different brands. Im pretty sure its because it had a wide silicone area around the nipple part of it that was easier to latch onto. I bought the nano bebe bottles this time because I've heard good things about them and they are breast-like. But I can't review them yet because I've just barely started pumping and probably won't do any bottles until 3 weeks to avoid nipple confusion.

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Try the mam bottles. I exclusively bf my first daughter and she took immediately to those bottles on the occasions that we used them (church and the chance for her daddy to feed her). And remember, it’ll take time for them to get use to a bottle. Good luck and congratulations 😊

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I second Mam brand bottles, Minbie is another great brand for breastfeeding but you can only order online

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Ok my baby wouldn’t take a bottle either and it made me cry for days. But he finally did! I would start at night time when he was super sleepy and it was dark, usually after a good feed. I would put the nipple of the bottle on his lips until he opened his mouth, and then I just placed it at the tip of his tongue to get him to stick out further (babies use a different tongue technique to suck a bottle vs. breast). Often he would just sit with the nipple in his mouth and I let him do that for awhile to get comfortable. Then I’d wiggle the nipple around or rub it along his side gums and he would slowly start sucking. It still took a few times, but now he chugs his bottles!

How to get baby to take bottle?

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