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8 month old baby refusing bottle
My 8 month old baby was exclusively breastfed for first six months. Now I am trying to introduce bottle feed but he is totally rejecting it. Any tips on how to make the baby take bottle feed?
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in the beginning child and mother will be crying. relax. once you have decided to change to bottle feeds, continue to try and you will succeed. You change to semisolids, baby will be not hungry. mother can go out and some one else to take care of child, may be father r grand mother. you can try baby feeder to feed the child.
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start weaning . use banana mash, sweet lime juice to develop the . taste
Health Tips
immunization,sun bath,massage,adding to banana mashand slowly adding solids.
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Bottle feeding is not necessary also not recommended due to risk of infections. Try wati spoon feeding which is best. Give home cooked weaning foods
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Dr. Pearl Mary Varughese
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Kottayam
It is a slow process, it will take time. He is used to the mothers nipples and bottle nipples are different so it will be s bit different and can cause nipple confusion. Thus babies tries to avoid or spit it out.
Please wait. Continue to do small amounts as much as possible. Like around 30 ml once and c.. slowly only it will improve
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