How To Start Bottle Feeding a 6 Month Old Baby | CloudMom

Hello hello! I'm on kind of roll -- ha ha -- when it comes to getting amazing questions from our YouTube viewers, so for the next few weeks, that's what happening in the vlogs. Today, I'm responding to Guryain Sharma, who asks: "how can I start bottle feeding my 6 month old?" Well Guryain, as you'll see in today's video, I have quite a bit to say on this topic because with two of my babies, I did wait until around this age to start bottle feeding with breast milk and it was no picnic!

For breastfeeding moms, when to start bottle feeding is a HUGE issue. Doctors advise against starting to introduce the bottle too early for fear of nipple confusion. Meanwhile, if you wait too long to introduce a bottle, babies can flat out reject the bottle and getting them to accept it is an arduous process.

Having gone through this twice, I give advice about how to get a 6 month old baby used to feeding from the breast onto the bottle in today's vlog.

Number one, experiment and find the best bottle for you. Here's a bottle buying guide I filmed a while back. Since then, there are even more options on the market. You might want to go for the nipple that most closely imitates the breast. If you can afford it, buy a few and try them out.

Number two, have someone other than you -- Madame "the breast" -- give the bottle. Leave the house. If the baby knows you are there, he will figure out that he can scream his head off and that you will feel sorry for him and offer up that nice lovely breast! Babies are so so smart.

For some other tips about how to prepare the milk and fight the fight without giving into your baby, watch my video.

Hang in there if you're dealing with this issue, and thanks for watching! When did you introduce the bottle to your baby?

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[DownToEarthCounseling]

ok so my husband wants me to be able to get her on the bottle for him because i go to work and its been very stressful. Baby has only eaten solids while I'm gone and refuses the bottle. I am extremely anxious that my baby will not get enough nutrition. Is he the only one who can really get baby to take bottle? Any advice?

[katiealexander]

Hi, thank you for your video. My baby is 6 months old. He absolutely refuses the bottle. I’ve tired everything!! Different bottles, flow, and nipples. Won’t take any of it. I tried at 4 months and he only took the bottle twice and then refused it, cried and cried. I gave up. The other night he woke up one extra time during the night that he usually doesn’t. I had just had a drink, so I couldn’t nurse so bottle was the only option. He took it no problem (say what???) ever since then, won’t take it at all.. kicks and screams, turns his head. I know he can and knows how too. But won’t. So I’m not sure what to do. I’m wanting to wean him off the breast but at this rate, it won’t happen. Help me please

[Pandaaa]

I had to go back to work 3 Weeks after my son was born. So i introduced a bottle with breast milk as soon as possible. I didn't start formula for almost 2 months. I have it to him once a week mixed with breast milk. Now he can take either breast or bottle as well as breast milk or formula. I do prefer breast as his main feeding

[paramjeetbuttar]

I have the similar questions about 6 month old baby

[kellypaluska]

I didn't have a problem with my daughter taking the bottle, but I also used a nipple shield for a while so that might have helped me. I don't use the nipple shield anymore and she only gets bottles whenever I'm not at home to give her the breast.

[PeppermintPat]

Going thru this with my 8 month old. He won't take the bottle at all! He eats food at nursery but refuses the bottle - both expressed breastmilk or formula. Then he nurses like a starving man when he gets home. But I will continue trying. 

[lakayabonito]

My daughter would only take 1 bottle from her dad yesterday. Then cried & cried until she fell asleep because I was at work. We've been trying to get her on bottle this past week because I went back to work. Help! She's 3 months old. The most she's ever taken in 1 day is 2 bottles like 3 weeks ago. I don't know what is wrong but I don't know what to do.

[swethakiran]

Hi ya, my baby was born with low birth weight and he Born at 35 week . now 4 th month is running and his weight is 3.78kg, nurse is coming and checking every week, she prefers me give bottle feed once in a day . because baby body is not growing but Head is growing.my baby is not taking bottle.any solution please

[bleh]

I made th horrible of waiting till my LO is 4 month. One month in and I still struggling. Its covid time and have no on to give bottle. Husband tries but he hates to see baby upset so he gives in.😪I am exhausted

[anuvic]

What if your husband is not with you due to work...and your mil is not helping much as she feels 6 months is too late to start with a bottle and kept saying that the baby should be given bottle earlier n she is crying.

[aliciacrosby]

My daughter is 7 months and I'm trying to get her to entirely drink breastmilk or formula from a sippy cup or bottle. I've always been depressed about breastfeeding i don't know why so i need a solution.

[rubymartinez]

My baby is 3 months and refusing the bottle with breastmilk or formula she sometimes takes a pacifier so I know she knows how to use a bottle but don't know what to do so she can take the bottle

[TabithaBlue]

Such great advice, thank you for sharing!! It's so true... introduce them young when you can.

[Educator-Mom-Sudeshna]

My baby is going to be 4 months and push the nipple out instead of sucking, what should I do .

[aarishqadeer]

Hy i want to give bottle milk for my 6month old baby but he not like to drink it so what should i do

[yeseniarodriguez]

I have a niece and she wont take her bottle at all she cry and fusses and fusses and crys until we take it away from her and then she won't sleep cause shes hungry. What can i do?

[psndxt]

Hiiii... my baby 4 month old n she through tha nopple outside not sucking... what should I do... plss help i use phillips avent naturat bottle

[brendizzle]

My baby is almost 8 months old and still wont take the bottle. She used to go back and forth just fine but the older she got, the more she rejected it. I am now trying to introduce the sippy cup so hopefully she will start drinking from that.

[deepash]

My baby was being bottle feed and breathfeed since birth but at two month she started refusing.. I tried all measure(changed nipples, changed bottles, change formula milk, expressed milk) but not working. Anyone can help??

[sumig]

I am having same problem with my nine months old, he just won't take bottle in his mouth, please help me