5 Month Old Breastfeeding

[lovemykidstoo]

I have a 5 month old dcb that is really a pistol. If you're not holding him, talking to him etc, he is throwing a tizzy. Seriously, I've never seen a 5 month old throw a temper tantrum, but I swear he does. I'm working with him on that. now this week he is turning his nose up at his bottle. I know that he must be hungry because he's here for 10 hours and he only has 2 six ounce bottles all day. She is not starting him on solids until he's 6 months old. I've been having this problem with the bottle all week so it occurred to me that maybe he just doesn't want the physical bottle but mommas breast instead to feed. Now I don't want this to sound creepy or anything, but I have to figure out what's going on, so I tried to give him bottle, big struggle, tried to give pacifier, big struggle. I got desperate so I took my pinky finger that literally has no nail and wanted to see if he would **** on that and bingo. He did. Now I figure that my little tiny pinky is about the same size as a breast nipple (I now this probably sounds really weird). As soon as he ****ed on my tip of my pinky for a couple seconds he started throwing a fit again. Probably figured out that no milk was coming out. I finally was able to get him to take the bottle. I asked mom about it when she came. Asked her if she was feeding him at all at home or anywhere with a bottle and she said no. He's here 3 days a week. So here is the only place he's getting a bottle. has anyone had any issues with this? Is there anything other than what I'm doing? Also, I've had a lot of moms breastfeeding, but this is the first time I've had anyone wait 6 months to introduce solids. I believe that this is what's recommended. Maybe he's getting tired of just milk?

[Luvnmykidz]

If it were me I would tell dcm that she must get him used to the bottle first before bringing him back to you. I'm assuming that he is new. Its her job to prepare him for daycare, and for his comfort/needs as well as yours, he needs to be able to take the bottle.

[lovemykidstoo]

The thing is, he's been fine with the bottle up until about a week or two ago. His temperament has always been bad. I'm hoping he outgrows it. If he's not being entertained, he gets pissed. BIGTIME!

I've had him for 2 months.

[SSWonders]

Is he getting breast milk in the bottle?

[Heidi]

Mom needs to hand him to dad, gma, the neighbor, and the mailman with a bottle on the days he's not there. He needs to drink from a bottle, and he'll probably not do it for her when the real thing is in sight and smell.

As for the temper tantrum thing, I've definitely seen it. The 9 mo I have here has been the same way since day 1. He's usually sweet, but if he doesn't like something, he bucks and screams like nobody's business!

[lovemykidstoo]

Is he getting breast milk in the bottle?

Yup, breastmilk in the bottle while he's here.

[lovemykidstoo]

Mom needs to hand him to dad, gma, the neighbor, and the mailman with a bottle on the days he's not there. He needs to drink from a bottle, and he'll probably not do it for her when the real thing is in sight and smell.

As for the temper tantrum thing, I've definitely seen it. The 9 mo I have here has been the same way since day 1. He's usually sweet, but if he doesn't like something, he bucks and screams like nobody's business!

That's what I was thinking. Doesn't dad ever want to have that time with his baby? Seems like once in a great while he would want to feed his son.

[MarinaVanessa]

That's what I was thinking. Doesn't dad ever want to have that time with his baby? Seems like once in a great while he would want to feed his son.

This is what I was thinking. My DH bottle fed my now 2yo DS and currently now our 6 week old DS and its great bonding time. Our 2yo has a great bond with my DH and i absolutely believe that its because my DH bottle fed him (shirtless for that skin on skin contact) during the night about half the time.

[Lyss]

Can mom bring in a shirt or blanket she's worn/used? I had provider friend that was struggling with an infant not taking a bottle (her DCM refused to let anyone else at home feed DCG with a bottle) so she had mom bring a blanket that she had slept with (they co-slept) and my friend would drape the blanket over herself then offer the bottle to DCG. It worked and after a few times she took a bottle no problem.

This is what I was thinking. My DH bottle fed my now 2yo DS and currently now our 6 week old DS and its great bonding time. Our 2yo has a great bond with my DH and i absolutely believe that its because my DH bottle fed him (shirtless for that skin on skin contact) during the night about half the time.

DH did this as well and DD (21 months) is definitely a daddy's girl!

[Cradle2crayons]

I have a 5 month old dcb that is really a pistol. If you're not holding him, talking to him etc, he is throwing a tizzy. Seriously, I've never seen a 5 month old throw a temper tantrum, but I swear he does. I'm working with him on that. now this week he is turning his nose up at his bottle. I know that he must be hungry because he's here for 10 hours and he only has 2 six ounce bottles all day. She is not starting him on solids until he's 6 months old. I've been having this problem with the bottle all week so it occurred to me that maybe he just doesn't want the physical bottle but mommas breast instead to feed. Now I don't want this to sound creepy or anything, but I have to figure out what's going on, so I tried to give him bottle, big struggle, tried to give pacifier, big struggle. I got desperate so I took my pinky finger that literally has no nail and wanted to see if he would **** on that and bingo. He did. Now I figure that my little tiny pinky is about the same size as a breast nipple (I now this probably sounds really weird). As soon as he ****ed on my tip of my pinky for a couple seconds he started throwing a fit again. Probably figured out that no milk was coming out. I finally was able to get him to take the bottle. I asked mom about it when she came. Asked her if she was feeding him at all at home or anywhere with a bottle and she said no. He's here 3 days a week. So here is the only place he's getting a bottle. has anyone had any issues with this? Is there anything other than what I'm doing? Also, I've had a lot of moms breastfeeding, but this is the first time I've had anyone wait 6 months to introduce solids. I believe that this is what's recommended. Maybe he's getting tired of just milk?

This post here is exactly why I require ALL breastfed babies to be nipple trained BEFORE starting the first day of daycare. I also require in day one mom to prove the baby will take a bottle.

[Unregistered]

OMG I totally thought you were going to say you whipped yours out to see if that was the problem!!! After you said you had to figure it out and didn't want to sound creepy, That is what came to mind. So glad it was just your pinky. Years ago a provider about 30 min from here lost her license when a dcm walked in and she was nursing her child, the dcm's not her own.

[Familycare71]

OMG I totally thought you were going to say you whipped yours out to see if that was the problem!!! After you said you had to figure it out and didn't want to sound creepy, That is what came to mind. So glad it was just your pinky. Years ago a provider about 30 min from here lost her license when a dcm walked in and she was nursing her child, the dcm's not her own.

I had the thought that she skin to skinned with him! ::
But I do agree with a pp to get a shirt or something that smells like mom

[lovemykidstoo]

OMG you guys are hilarious!! No, I did NOT whip out my own bwawhahahaha!!!! That is NOT gonna be happening hahaha!!!

The weird thing is, he was doing fine, then all of a sudden he's been acting like this. My husband thinks that he's just tired of the bottle and wants real food since he's 5 months old and is a good size baby. I've never had any infants that waited 6 months to introduce solids.

having a blanket or shirt might be a good idea that I could try.

[Unregistered]

6 months is the MINIMUM to begin solids. She's doing nothing wrong. Food before 1 is just for fun.

[lovemykidstoo]

6 months is the MINIMUM to begin solids. She's doing nothing wrong. Food before 1 is just for fun.

I didn't mean to indicate that she was doing something wrong, I know that that is the recommendation, I just have not had anyone that waited until that age. My son was 2 months when he started eating baby food. He's 15 now. Just wondered if maybe this infant was getting tired of just the bottle/nursing.