“If a mom knows she will need to use a bottle at some point before a child will be old enough to use a sippy cup (usually 7 to 9 months), she can introduce pumped breast milk once a baby is proficient at breastfeeding. Even one bottle of pumped breast milk a day or a few times a week can prevent a baby from rejecting bottle-feeding once a mother decides to return to work. It is also fun to include [the] father and/or grandparents in the ritual of feeding a baby, and Mom will then have the ability to run an errand or take a nap.” — Jill Creighton, MD, pediatrician, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
title: “What To Do When Your Baby Refuses To Take A Bottle” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-26” author: “Deborah Valente”
“If a mom knows she will need to use a bottle at some point before a child will be old enough to use a sippy cup (usually 7 to 9 months), she can introduce pumped breast milk once a baby is proficient at breastfeeding. Even one bottle of pumped breast milk a day or a few times a week can prevent a baby from rejecting bottle-feeding once a mother decides to return to work. It is also fun to include [the] father and/or grandparents in the ritual of feeding a baby, and Mom will then have the ability to run an errand or take a nap.” — Jill Creighton, MD, pediatrician, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
