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Try a little bit of formula at a time start with 20 ml and finishing at the breast and once he’s content do 40 ml etc
Have you tried different types of formula? Might take a bit to find one he likes. I wouldn’t try to force it though as it may create a bottle aversion. As suggested, I’d try a bottle of EBM until he’s satisfied with that and then gradually add in formula, start with 3/4 breastmilk to 1/4 formula, then 1/2 1/2, etc.
I think mixing breastmilk with formula sounds like a the best idea for now, will try this if it won't work I will change a formula then. Thanks ladies x
My little girl was like this turned out she just liked the formula cold. 😆
In the early days my midwife said don’t mix breast milk with formula, if you want to give both, feed breast milk first then formula as breast milk travels faster through the body. I know it’s hard but it might be worth expressing to get them more use to the bottle then introducing formula, if they don’t like it, it might be worth changing formulas. Hope this helps.
Might be worth expressing your milk to get him used the bottle again, have you tried different bottles? Also could be the flow of milk from the teat either too fast or too slow, if he’s being sick though it maybe too fast. Has your partner tried giving him formula at all and is he the same? My LB has 1 bottle of formula in the morning but will not have it off me, he will only have expressed milk from ne but happily have it off his dad, I think that’s cause he can smell my milk but it drinking something completely different