Many working mothers have this frustration “After maternity leave, I want to bottle feed my baby, but I have changed several bottles, but my baby just won’t accept them, how can I do that?” If your baby has been breastfed before and has never used a bottle, it is still very challenging for moms to use a bottle to feed him formula or expressed breast milk. 1, first let the baby adapt to bottle feeding Breastfeeding mothers can express breast milk into the bottle, and after the baby adapted, slowly then replace the breast milk in the bottle again with formula, so that the baby can be more easily accepted. 2, find the right pacifier is very important Many babies can not accept the bottle because of the pacifier. During this period, it is best to choose the right pacifier for your baby. Now there are many pacifiers that imitate breastfeeding, color, mother can choose this pacifier. 3, choose the right time to switch During the baby’s illness baby mother is best not to switch the baby’s bottle first, forcing the baby to change the bottle will increase the baby’s anxiety more rejection of the bottle. 4, let the baby accept food other than breast milk breast-feeding mother should gradually after six months to increase the baby complementary food, give the baby to eat some nutritious, easy to digest food. Adding complementary foods should be diversified, so that babies adapt to the taste of different foods, which can help babies more easily accept formula and thus easier to accept the bottle. 5, the bottle as a toy Before you plan to give your baby a bottle, you can give your baby a toy and other toys together, occasionally give your baby a bottle with a little water to feed your baby, even if the baby does not suck and bite to play, gradually let the baby adapt to the bottle, but parents must not force. 6, multiple attempts Some moms give their babies a bottle or two after they see that the baby rejects the bottle and think that the baby does not like the bottle. Babies need a process to accept bottles, and parents need to keep trying. Be patient. Tips 1, use the bottle for a rainy day, at least one month before the mother is ready to return to work to start training. 2. Breastfed babies usually associate their mothers with breast milk. So when the feeding method changes the baby will feel confused or angry, the mother should try to give the baby hugs and strokes to fill the baby’s sense of loss.
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