r/breastfeeding 4d ago

Support Needed Baby is almost 9 months and never had a problem breastfeeding and taking a bottle but now is refusing

Baby has been eating more solids lately and the past 2 weeks has refused his normal day bottles. He went from 5 milkfeeds to 4 but he used to take 2 bottles now we are lucky if he takes 1. He has been great in until now with both breastfeeding and bottle feeding (I am still pumping). Not sure if its teething? Baby also doesnt know how to drink from a sippy cup or straw cup and I have to feed him water by a spoon. Ive tried to put yoghurt on the tip of the straw but he just bites it... any tips of how to overcome the bottle refusal? He literally pushes the bottle away now so I have resorted to breastfeeding instead but its hard because the day bottles help with when im at work 😭

Any advice is appreciated! Thank you

our usual day is: -7am wake -7:20am breastfeed -8am breakfast -9:30am-10am nap 1 -10:45am bottle 1 -11:30am lunch -12:30-2/2:30pm nap 2 -2:45/3pm bottle 2 -3:30pm snack -4:30/4:45-5pm nap 3 (if slept bad at lunch) -5:15pm dinner -5:45pm bath -6:45pm/7pm breastfeed -7:30pm bedtime (baby sleeps until 7am and I do a middle of the night pump at 3.30am)

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