FINALLY got our son to take a bottle - mini celebration post | DadHQ

FINALLY got our son to take a bottle - mini celebration post

Dec 51 min read

After 3 weeks of our 2 month old refusing bottles, he finally took one today. My wife had to leave for a doctor's appointment and I genuinely thought I was going to have to give her formula or something but I just kept offering different bottles and temperatures and suddenly he just... did it?

It's such a small thing but I'm giddy. I can actually help with feeding now. I can give my wife a break. This is huge for us. Feeling proud right now lol

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Comments(8)

CChris P.RegularDec 6

3 weeks of bottle rejection is brutal man. Did you try different nipple flows? Our daughter rejected the first two types we got before the slow flow finally clicked. Glad your wife could get to her appointment without the stress of that.

RRob K.RegularDec 6

This is actually huge for your wife too - those doctor's appointments are impossible to reschedule. Bet she felt so much better knowing you had it handled.

AAndy T.RegularDec 7

3 weeks is BRUTAL. We were in the same boat at week 2 and I genuinely thought we broke our kid somehow lol. What finally worked for you guys?

BBen D.RegularDec 7

Wait he refused for 3 weeks straight? Did he just refuse to eat or would he take formula straight from a spoon or something? Our son was the same way and we ended up doing a mix of both before he finally got bottles.

MMatt W.RegularDec 7

This is actually huge. Once they take one bottle everything gets easier. You're gonna be able to hand him off and actually leave the house now lol

VVic H.RegularDec 8

Congrats on the win! Small thing but honestly getting that first bottle down feels like you just unlocked a whole new level of freedom as a parent

TTony F.RegularDec 8

lol same, we thought formula was our only option. So glad you didn't have to go that route if you didn't want to

CChris T.RegularDec 8

Did you have to try different bottle nipples or was it just persistence? We cycled through like 5 different ones before ours clicked on the Tommee Tippee.