In most cases, it is preferable for babies to be nourished through their mother's breast, but not all mothers can afford to breastfeed their babies, so bottle feeding is the only option.
Maybe you made the decision early on to bottle feed your little one, and he or she rejected it, or maybe your baby suddenly doesn't want a bottle after having taken it without a problem. Whatever your case may be, here you will find the reasons why it may be happening, and, above all, how to deal with it in the best way.
Is it the milk or the bottle that is the problem?
If you have just started trying to give your little one a bottle, he or she may not like the temperature of the milk, since every baby likes a different temperature, so you will have to experiment with different milk temperatures. The brand of milk may also be the problem, as your baby may not like the taste or texture, and simply changing the brand may solve this problem.
On the other hand, it is possible that the bottle is not to your baby's liking, either because of the shape or texture, or perhaps the hole where the milk comes out is not big enough. Try to check the bottles you use and see if there is something wrong with them, buying new ones may be the solution.
Now, if your baby has had a bottle before and didn't refuse it, but now suddenly doesn't want it, it may be that the problem is recent. Think about whether you changed the milk you were using or if you bought new bottles or if something has changed, maybe something didn't quite agree with your baby.
Also, if your baby has started eating other foods, he may simply be fuller than usual or like these new foods better, so you may need to plan his meals and portions better.
What if my baby is the problem?
Finally, there is the possibility that it could be your baby that is going through something that is causing him to refuse a bottle, and here there could be a number of reasons, so it is best to first rule out all of the above reasons. Firstly, it may be that your baby is sick, nothing serious, but it irritates him and makes him not want to eat as before.
It may also be that you have breastfed him before and now he does not want a bottle, so it will be a couple of weeks of transition, where you can introduce the bottle after breastfeeding and he will get used to it little by little. They usually adapt in about two weeks.
Other solutions you can try are experimenting with various feeding positions, seeing which is most comfortable, or perhaps distracting him with something else while you gradually introduce the bottle. Finally, you should try bottle feeding at the first sign of hunger, because when babies are already very hungry, they can become irritable and fussy eaters.
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