my 8 week old is suddenly rejecting her bottle?

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she's been having a bottle from her dad (of expressed milk) since 4 weeks old. this has been at least once a week sometimes slightly more. 
until 2 days ago she was happily taking 100 mls breastmilk before bed, from a bottle. 
last night and tonight she just cries with it in her mouth & wont latch onto it.... very strange as was fine on tuesday night!
we have tried various teets she wont take any...

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hello Katharine!  Congratulations on the baby...she's beautiful! :)

My daughter breastfeeds and she takes a bottle during the day when my mom babysits her while I work.  Sometimes she prefers one over the other.  For no reason that I can come up with!  Just keep offering her the bottle and she will take it again.  I think sometimes when they're offered a bottle and they reject is because they want to feel close and seek comfort from the breast :)

Anonymous · Answer

Maybe its time for the next size teet? I was bottle and breastfeeding when I had a damaged nipple and tried a differnt teet size ( not actual size that is different but number of holes in end of teet) maybe she is ready to move up to a 2 hole teet and maybe she is rejecting the one now coz its too hard work to get the milk out? Just a thought.
Or maybe she is just going through a stage where she wants to be as close as possible to mum during feeds and needs a wee break from the bottle.

You could try switching the bottle feed to the morning feed for a while coz this is usually when they are hungriest and then gradually go back to offering it to her at night so Dad can feed her.
Good luck :)

? · Answer

put her on your boob!

my 8 week old is suddenly rejecting her bottle?

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