Weening - Amesbury,MA

I weened both of my boys off the breast in different ways. My youngest was at 6 months due to a medical treatment that I had to undergo. He went from breast directly to bottle in one day because of the medicines and radiation in my body. How we did it was to poke extra holes in the nipple of a Nuk nipple/bottle system. The Nuk type are shaped different than most bottles and my little guy hated having a strong blast of milk in his mouth from a single hole in the nipple. So, by making a few extra holes, it was just like nursing and he took to that bottle very quickly. We had tried seven different kinds before that one. My nurse aunt suggested doing the multi~hole thing and it worked!

Hi J.,

I used the Dr. Brown bottles. My son had a hard time with all other bottles. You can buy them anywhere. CVS, Walgreen, Babies R Us. Also, if the smallest nipple doesn't work, maybe try the next biggest size to see if he gets more of the formula that way. Hope it helps.

K.

We went with the playtex drop ins. The latex nipple seemed to work best for my duaghter. She wouldn't take any other bottle. I have also heard good things about the breast bottle. A little expensive but might be worth it. I also had a friend whose daughter went on "bottle strike" and found a pacifier she liked, then bought the same brand bottle which she took great. Good luck.

As terrible as this sounds, when your son is hungry, he will take a bottle. The best suggestion I have is to leave him with your husband for 8-12 hours. This helps because he doesn't smell your milk. Then, have your husband offer him a bottle when he seems hungry. He might end up skipping one feeding, but in all likelihood he will not skip more than one.
Best of luck.