The child does not take a bottle with a mixture of what. Baby refuses formula bottle

In our difficult age of stress, women often experience problems with lactation, so many mothers cannot feed their baby only with breast milk, they have to start supplementing early. In such a situation, pediatricians recommend introducing an adapted dairy product into the diet. Why a child refuses a bottle of formula and how to solve this problem, the employees of the Daughters-Sonny online store will tell.

The child does not want to take a bottle of formula: causes and solutions

Until 6-8 months, there is no alternative to artificial nutrition. Therefore, the refusal of the baby from the bottle puts parents in a very difficult situation, a way out of which must be found as soon as possible.

A newborn may not accept artificial food for several reasons: he lies uncomfortably, he is not satisfied with the product itself, the infant does not like the feeding nipple, or he simply does not want to eat. If increasing the intervals between feedings and changing the position of the baby's body do not help, then the reasons lie in the following:

the baby experiences a bitter taste of the mixture;
the food is too warm or cold;
the nipple of the bottle has an unusual shape;
slow or very fast flow through the nipple.

A common reason for refusing a bottle of food, pediatricians say is the difficult transition from the usual nipple of the mother's breast to the nipple. If it has a straight standard shape and a wide opening, the baby may choke. It always causes crying and rejection of the new product. To get out of this situation, you need to change the nipple, and if the problem continues, then you need to change the mixture. Selecting baby food should be done after consultation with a pediatrician.

Table 1. Ways to solve the problem of feeding the baby when refusing to eat

Ways	Recommendations	Indications	Products
Changing the mixture	Adapted, hypoallergenic, palm oil free.	The composition is as close as possible to breast milk. Adapted products normalize digestion.	Nutrilak Premium, Similac Premium, Humana AR
bottle selection	With an orthodontic teat with a medium hole size (M).	An orthodontic nipple is shaped like a mother's nipple to a baby. It is convenient and easy to suck out liquid from it.	Nuk Classic, Bibi Little Stars
Replacing a bottle with a sippy	With two handles, sealed with a tight lid with a hard spout.	For children from six months. When moving from bottle to baby cups.	Canpol patterned training, Born Free
Buying a heater	Electric, with electronic display and automation.	You can heat the food to a comfortable temperature for the baby. The device remembers favorite modes.	Chicco, Dr. Brown's

Important!

With the help of modern bottle warmers, parents bring food to the optimum temperature (36-37°C). After warming up to such indicators, the children agree to drink milk mixtures.

What mixture is better to offer a newborn

Parents whose children refused conventional artificial nutrition switched to hypoallergenic formulations from Hipp, Similac, Humana and Nutrilon Premium. These products have a taste as close as possible to mother's milk, so the baby ate the entire portion with pleasure.

If the baby refused food through colic, then the prebiotics that are part of these infant formulas helped to eliminate intestinal spasms. In addition, hypoallergenic products normalize the intestinal microflora and improve appetite.

Expert opinion

“For problems that arise when feeding is refused, the search for a solution should begin with changing the nipple or milk formula. If the food itself is in doubt, consult your pediatrician and buy another product. If after changing two types of food the child continues to act up, pick up a bottle with an orthodontic nipple or a drinking cup with a hard spout.

Specialist of the online store "Daughters-sons"
Antonova Ekaterina

conclusions

The child stops eating when he does not like the offered milk formula at all or the shape and size of the nipple does not fit. Pediatricians recommend changing the type of food or bottle. You should also pay attention to the temperature of the prepared mixture. For heating, you can purchase a high-precision heater.

Breastfeeding provides the newborn with the necessary nutrients, vitamins and trace elements, antibodies to fight a possible disease. Lactation consultants emphasize the benefits of long feeding.

At the same time, feeding with artificial mixtures also takes place if there is not enough breast milk. Manufacturers produce products that take into account the needs of children in energy, protein and vitamins according to age. There are therapeutic mixtures aimed at alleviating the symptoms of various disorders. These products include hypoallergenic, anti-colic, sour-milk, lactose-free, anti-reflux mixtures.

It happens that a small child refuses to eat the mixture. It is no secret that high-quality baby food requires material costs. But the prospect of leaving the child to starve will not suit any mother. Anxiety does not leave the parents when the baby has stopped eating the mixture or eats too little of it. This situation requires careful observation of the child, since it is important to determine the reasons for such behavior, to understand why the refusal occurred.

Reasons for rejection

The reasons for naughty behavior are varied. The most common are:

Lack of appetite. The mixture is a product that is more difficult for children's digestion than mother's milk. The artificial mixture lingers in the digestive system of the baby for up to 6 hours, which is associated with the severity of its absorption. In this regard, feeding with mixtures requires a clear dosage of dry concentrate and compliance with the interval between feedings.

How long will be the time period depends on age. Up to 5 months, the interval between feedings is 3.5 hours. From 4.5, its duration increases by 30 minutes. After a year, the baby receives a significant share of complementary foods and is able to withstand a 5-hour interval between meals. It should be noted that these figures are indicative and do not take into account the individual characteristics of the child. If the mother notes that the baby is increasingly refusing to eat, it is worth increasing the interval between feedings.

If the dry matter concentration is too high during cooking, it can lead to refusal of subsequent feeding. It is contraindicated to use milk or cream for the preparation of dry baby food.

Tasteless mix. Sometimes the child does not eat the mixture if he does not like its taste. Manufacturers produce products with additives and impurities that are not always to the liking of the little ones. Especially often this problem occurs with mixed feeding or in the initial stages of transferring to a mixture.

The child remembers the taste of milk, the smell of the mother's body. In addition, the lack of security associations that accompany natural feeding can be distressing to the baby. This is especially pronounced when changing caregivers, when dad or grandmother is feeding.

Health problems. Teething, painful colic, stomatitis, infection, tonsillitis, otitis media and other painful diseases disrupt the habitual process of obtaining food. At the same time, it is important to observe the crumbs, to note other manifestations of the disease. Sometimes the source of pain is localized outside the oral cavity. For example, increased gas formation, the occurrence of diaper rash, itching with diathesis or pain in the ear.

Often children refuse to eat after vaccination, with hyperthermia, a viral infection. Pediatricians emphasize that the lack of appetite during illness is a natural phenomenon. This indicates that the body is weakened. He needs to redistribute the energy intended for the digestion of food, spending it on recovery. At the same time, a sick child drinks water with pleasure. Drinking plenty of water is a necessary condition for recovery.

Fixed unpleasant associations. If receiving food was accompanied by unpleasant sensations (too hot mixture, soreness when sucking, rough actions of the mother during feeding, etc.), the baby refuses the bottle, not wanting to relive the unpleasant moments associated with feeding.
Uncomfortable nipple. If the hole in the product is too large, the baby will choke, if on the contrary, he will quickly get tired, “getting” food.
The baby may also not take the mixture after the introduction of complementary foods. The calorie content and the proportion of adult food increases and the need for the previous volumes of artificial nutrition decreases.

There may be other reasons for rejection. The task of parents at the stage of determining the essence of the problem is to carefully monitor the behavior of the baby. Attentive attitude to the baby, tracking non-verbal signals from his side, sensitive and careful attitude during the period of illness will help to overcome difficulties faster.

What to do if you refuse the mixture depends on the source of the problem. Based on the established reasons, tactics are also developed to overcome the problem, aimed at eliminating the inconvenience. So, in case of diseases of the baby, it is recommended to use measures aimed at anesthetizing the affected areas. During teething, gels with a cooling effect are prescribed, the use of teethers relieves itching. The affected areas of the mucosa with stomatitis require careful observance of the temperature indicators of food.

In case of violation of the feeding regime, the rules for preparing the mixture, it is necessary to maintain the necessary duration of the intervals according to the age of the child, follow the recommended proportions for breeding.

If the baby does not want to eat at all, does not eat complementary foods well, long walks in the fresh air, active games will help restore appetite. Do not restrict the movement of the child.

Dr. Komarovsky notes that the best tool in the fight for good nutrition is hunger, provided that the baby is healthy. A well-known pediatrician, evaluating baby food in terms of safety and usefulness for a child, adheres to a certain hierarchy: breastfeeding (gf); feeding the child with expressed mother's milk; high-quality artificial nutrition; donor milk; milk of farm animals. The pediatrician emphasizes that no artificial mixture can replace natural feeding.

Rejection of one type of mixture is usually overcome by its replacement. At the same time, the transfer to a new mixture requires knowledge of certain rules, adherence to the principle of duration. Therefore, a pediatrician will help you choose the right milk formula.

Situations when the baby does not take a pacifier or a bottle due to some disorientation or stress require special attention.

An excessively long separation from mother and baby, emotional pressure on the child, excessive forcing to feed, a strong emotional reaction of the mother, moving, an unfavorable environment can cause stress in the baby, refusal to eat.

This reason also arises when changing caregivers, when the mother is absent, and one of the relatives is responsible for feeding. The child, feeling changes, refuses the mixture, spins, cries during feeding. This situation requires the establishment of a trusting relationship with the child: it is recommended to carry it in your arms for more time, play, talk, feed in a calm environment, use a sling.

There is no single recipe for getting your baby to eat formula. Eating is a kind of ritual that should give the baby pleasant emotions, give a feeling of fullness. Wrong actions of parents, inattention to the child's person, as a rule, violate this ritual. The task of the mother is to return these natural pleasant feelings to the baby.

If a mother's milk runs out or there isn't enough milk, a bottle of formula is needed. There are times during breastfeeding when you temporarily have to express milk (for example, when the skin of the nipple is injured) and give it in another way. The need for a bottle also arises from 1-3 months - at this time, the baby is already gradually given water or herbal teas so that the tummy does not hurt.

Then the question arises: how to accustom a child to a bottle? Usually this does not present any particular difficulties, but sometimes it happens that the baby does not like something and he simply refuses the new way of getting food. It is necessary to identify such causes and eliminate them, then the feeding process will return to normal, and the baby will be full.

The need to use a bottle can arise for various reasons. It is important for parents to accustom the baby to a new way of eating for him, so that he becomes as natural as the breast.

The need for a pacifier bottle

As with a pacifier, bottle-feeding is not something you should get too carried away with, but sometimes it is indispensable. When a child eats only milk from the mother’s breast, such a need may either not arise at all, or it will be episodic and short-term - in case of injury to the nipple, when the mother is weaned from home for several hours, with temporary lactation disorders and replacing breast milk with a mixture and other emergency situations . Then milk from the breast is simple, and if possible, breastfeeding is resumed.

Why is it desirable to use the bottle as little as possible? It is usually easier for the baby to drink from it, while when sucking the breast, you have to make an effort. The baby quickly senses this difference and may like it so much that he refuses the breast and demands an easier option. For the same reason, if you need to drink a baby or a herbal decoction for colic, it is better to do this from a spoon or syringe without a needle.

In the case when the child already eats only the mixture, you can not do without a bottle. Artificial babies eat this way for as long as the breastfeeding period lasts, and only then will they switch to a spoon.

If the child is artificially fed, then he will be able to part with the bottle only when he learns to use a spoon (more in the article:)

Baby won't take a bottle

If a baby refuses a bottle, there is a good reason for that. Maybe not even alone. Mom needs to analyze the quality and condition of the bottle, nipples, the behavior of the baby and everything related to this process. Evgeny Komarovsky, together with other pediatricians, names the reasons why children refuse the method of feeding he proposed:

Formula tastes different from breast milk. If you had to give up breastfeeding early, it can be very difficult for other children to find an analogue of mother's milk. Mixtures are different, and their taste can vary greatly.
Unusual temperature. The liquid in the bottle should be the same temperature as breast milk, that is, 36-37 degrees. Too cold will irritate and can provoke a sore throat, and hot - burn.
Inappropriate pacifier shape. Finding the right pacifier is not difficult, since there are many of them on sale. Before giving it to the baby, you need to check the size of the hole. Through too small, it will be very difficult for the child to suck out milk or water, and through too much, the baby will not have time to swallow it and will begin to choke.
Time inappropriate feeding. Naturally, if the child is not hungry, he will refuse the bottle - young children have a feeling of fullness with food.
Uncomfortable position. Babies in their first months of life respond well to the new way of feeding when they are held in their arms, as when breastfeeding. After 6 months, they can already choose a comfortable position for themselves.
External irritating factors. There are various reasons - an unfamiliar place, noise, heat and others.

Other reasons are possible, but less common. They will be determined by the state of health of the baby, but this is a new topic.

Try to eliminate all the most likely causes and then re-offer the bottle to the baby. At the same time, mom should be calm and balanced, not nervous.

Removing the cause

In itself, accustoming to a new way of feeding is not something difficult. After all interfering factors are eliminated, you can see - the child will be happy to use this new object for him.

It happens that the reason for the refusal of the baby is a new nipple, although it does not differ from the previous one. Here the matter may be in the slight smell of rubber, which for some time remains on new things. To get rid of it, you just need to boil (we recommend reading:) the nipple for 2-3-4 minutes.

The psychological factor should also be taken into account. If, while feeding from a nipple, something scared the baby and he no longer wants to drink from it, parents will have to be patient to convince the baby that it is safe. It is necessary to periodically offer it again - gradually, subject to a calm situation in the house, he will take it.

The bottle should be offered periodically - gently but persistently. If the child refuses again, you should not scold him - it may take a little more time to get used to

The bottle-feeding process

If the causes are eliminated, it is not difficult to accustom a child to a bottle. To do this, you just need to periodically give it to the baby, and very soon he himself begins to drink milk or water from it. Since the nipple still mimics the breast, this will definitely happen.

To teach your baby, you can use some techniques that will help him better perceive a bottle with a nipple instead of a breast (permanently or temporarily). What can be done:

Give your baby a bottle when he is half asleep. Smelling the smell of milk, he will begin to suck and will not understand that he was given not a breast, but something else.
Choose the right time. It is pointless to offer food to the baby when he is not yet hungry, however, it is also impossible to wait for him to cry from hunger - this way you can generally bring him to hysterics. It is necessary to calculate the approximate time of the next feeding and offer him a new way.
Create an association. If a child is accustomed to receiving breast milk from his mother, for accustoming to a bottle, you can involve dad, grandmother or someone else from family members with whom the baby is in a trusting relationship. The same technique will be very useful when there is a temporary need for feeding in this way. The association with another person will be clearly fixed in the child, and the risk that he will refuse the breast in favor of the pacifier will be minimized.
Create a sense of security. Breastfeeding is not only a process of obtaining food, but also one of the moments of close proximity between mother and baby. When feeding from a bottle, you need to try to create a similar feeling: hold the baby in your arms so that he feels warm, talk to him affectionately, smile.

By 8-9 months, the baby will already learn to hold the bottle on his own, and then he takes it all by himself. Such achievements are very pleasing to children, because they see the result of their efforts and patience. True, another small problem may arise here - the bottle can become a new toy. Then you will need to convey the difference to the baby and as soon as he is sated,.

When the expectant mother is waiting for the birth of a small miracle for nine months, the birth process seems to be the most important thing. She sets herself up, which will then be easier and simpler. In fact, only when the baby is born, and difficulties begin.

One of the main problems is the issue of feeding. A baby up to a year needs to eat often and a lot. And it often happens that it is impossible, or the mother does not have the opportunity to feed the baby on demand. Then a bottle of formula or expressed breast milk comes to the rescue.

But what if the child flatly refuses to take foreign objects into his mouth, preferring exclusively his mother's breast.

First, let's find out why the baby refuses the bottle.

Why a baby refuses a bottle: 5 main reasons

The most common reason: do not like the content. Very often it depends on the temperature. Children, despite their angelic facial expressions, are, oddly enough, vindictive creatures. If you don't please them once, they will remember it for a long time. Therefore, the liquid should not exceed a temperature of 37 degrees, and it is better to offer water at room temperature.
Unusual taste. If a child refuses a bottle of formula only, and takes the rest of the liquids with a bang, most likely he does not like the taste of the contents or the smell.
Uncomfortable nipple. In the bottle with the mixture, the nipple may be too tight, the baby cannot suck out the contents or, conversely, it is too large, so he chokes and is afraid.
Unusual environment. Children, especially in the early stages, are very sensitive and receptive. If more than a dozen eyes are looking at them, he will never show his skills and will not drink “by order”.
Inappropriate mode. It happens that the first time a child was offered a bottle at an inopportune moment, when he was not at all in the mood for lunch.

How to bottle train your baby

Firstly - "calmness and only calmness" in any scenario and circumstances. The phrase that has set the teeth on edge: “The baby feels the mother and her emotional state” works 100%. Therefore, before offering a bottle to your child, convince yourself that this is necessary and is beneficial for the baby.
Be patient. Despite the early age, children from the first days of life have their own character, their own requirements. Did not work the first time, offer again and again. Even from the tenth or fifteenth, but the child will understand that you wish him well and agree to your conditions.
Watch your baby. Try giving him a bottle when he's in a good mood or hungry. If this does not help, choose another time, for example, when the baby is getting ready for bed. As a rule, during this period, a natural reflex is triggered and the baby instinctively takes the bottle.
If the baby is not even a month old, the feeding position will be important. Position the baby as if breastfeeding. Offer breasts first. And then slowly change to a bottle. But it should also contain your milk so that the child does not feel a big difference and gradually gets used to the nipple. Subsequently, it will be possible to replace the contents with a mixture.

Some nipple training tricks

Experiment constantly! Children are unpredictable creatures. Today he likes a silicone pacifier, and tomorrow he will gladly take a rubber one. Stock up on a whole arsenal. Let them be of different sizes and connectors, from different materials. Remember, if a child refuses a bottle or a rubber nipple on the first day, this does not mean that he will never touch them again. Offer again after a short period of time.

It happens that a child needs different nipples for water and formula. He prefers to drink a simple liquid from a silicone nipple, or with an orthopedic bite, which is also not bad, but breast milk or a mixture only from rubber, which, although it costs several times cheaper, looks more like a mother’s breast. There is nothing strange in this, because we also eat soup from a large plate, and we prefer to eat main courses from smaller plates.

Be careful with your food choices. A child may refuse not at all from a container with a liquid, but from what is in it. If you offer bottled formula to your baby, he may not like the taste. Experiment again. Now on the market of milk porridges there is a huge selection of various price categories. Most blends in the same price range are the same and taste the same. Therefore, it is better to take food of different prices for the experiment. Pay attention to the composition. If the baby does not take the usual formula, try a fermented milk product. It is good for the intestines and differs in taste properties. When the child adapts to this food, other dairy products can be introduced. Alternatively, for the first time, you can choose a hypoallergenic mixture. It is the safest and most adapted to taste for breast milk.

If the baby does not take only water from the bottle, then try sweetening it a little. Do not be afraid of dermatitis or other allergic reactions, even at a very early age. A small amount of glucose never hurt anyone.

Try to keep the feeding regimen for a little more than three hours, if the child is not and. If the baby is more than six months old, then you can not offer food for four to four and a half hours. Hungry, he should treat the bottle with great indulgence.

Surprise your baby with unusual flavors. If a little over two months old, offer weakly concentrated apple juice in order to accustom him to the bottle. From 3 to 4 months, try a light pear concentrate.

If the child is not even a month old and the situation is hopeless, a syringe or a regular syringe can come to the rescue. Again, be patient and, when the baby is sleeping, slowly instill the necessary solution into the corner of his mouth. We note right away that this is a very long and laborious process, but sometimes this is the only way to pour the medicine and the required amount of food into the crumbs.

If your baby is over six months old and you are switching from breastfeeding to artificial, then you may not need a bottle at all. Try using a drinker. But here too, prioritize your child's tastes over your own. Choose the color and shape that your baby likes best. Only if the cup is to your liking, your son or daughter will use it with pleasure.

If you don't have bottle formula from four months in the afternoon, you'll be fine with a spoon. To make the food a little thicker and not leak out, as well as for more satiety, you can add one instant cookie to the contents. The taste and texture will change.

Most importantly, don't worry and don't panic. After all, your condition is passed on to the child. And first of all, he really needs a happy and calm mother. Approach the problem philosophically, over time it will certainly be resolved. You will remember this little difficulty with a smile on your face!

A regular breast milk bottle, like a pacifier, helps the baby get used to food on his own. It is not always possible for mothers to feed their child if there are urgent matters. What if the child refuses to take the bottle? Here are a few points that will definitely help in this matter.

Why does the baby refuse the bottle?

Initially, it is important to establish the reason why the baby refuses the bottle. There are a lot of such points, but these are the main 4 nuances that you should pay attention to.

Mixture. The taste, temperature and even the smell are not to the liking of the baby. This is one of the most compelling reasons why a baby refuses a bottle. Sometimes, infant formulas with milk also have a different taste: for example, some are sweeter than others.

In this case, it is best to try all the options that are offered in order to settle on one thing. If the baby does not like the temperature of the bottle, then remember that it should be heated to 36 degrees, that is, in the same way as mother's milk.

If the baby refuses the formula bottle, fill the bottle with water, then with the expressed milk. Empirically, it will be faster to identify the cause of the failure.

bottle. There are times when the child likes everything, but the shape of the nipple is not the same. He starts to spit it out, trying to get rid of it. Maybe he does not like the flow of the mixture, which is either fast or slow. That's why any pacifier needs to be selected and tested on the spot to make sure your baby likes it. Also, you can purchase several different nipples to change them and observe which one the little one will like.

Lack of hunger. The child does not bottle feed because he simply does not want to eat. So, if you offer the baby milk, then he is likely to refuse it. On the other hand, it all depends on how many months the baby is, since the older the child becomes, the more milk is needed. At 2 months, the baby is unlikely to take a bottle in his hands, and at 6 he will drink from it to the fullest.

Body position. The position in which the baby is fed plays a huge role. Someone will be able to drink only in a sitting position, while others, on the contrary, need to be applied to themselves. This is another reason why the baby refuses the bottle completely.

These are the main reasons why the baby does not want to drink on its own and requires the mother's breast. Be attentive to how the child behaves during feeding.

What should I do if my baby is not eating bottled formula?

The first thing to do is to be patient. Before you lies a tiny man who needs to be accustomed to his first independent experience. Not all babies begin to quickly get used to feeding, especially if the mother is not around.

If the child does not want to eat the formula from the bottle, then you should follow the following instructions, which will definitely help. This is a plan for further action in case the baby asks only for the mother's breast.

What to do if your baby won't bottle feed:

A good way to help your little one is to split the meal into two parts. The first half of the meal is breastfed, the second is bottle feeding. So, some mothers take the baby in their arms, substituting their breasts, and then sit on a chair to change it with a bottle.
sometimes you just have to distract the child so that he does not notice the substitution. Stand up, walk around with the baby in your arms, you can sing a song or tell something, and then bring the bottle to his lips. He will think that this is his mother's breast and will begin to suck it with pleasure.
never insist that the entire contents be drunk to the end. Let the baby eat as much as he wants and can. If he pushed the bottle away from him for the first time, then don't be angry. Do not regard this behavior of the baby as bad.

The only argument why a child refuses a bottle of formula is that he does not like the new way of feeding. In this case, it is better to choose a pacifier that is shaped like your nipple. For the baby, it will be more familiar, and the sensations will become familiar.

How to make a baby drink water from a bottle?

Drinking liquid is very important for the crumbs. It happens that the child does not drink water from a bottle. A spoon comes to the rescue, but with its help it is not possible to replenish a sufficient volume of the required liquid.

What to do if the child does not drink from a bottle:

The most common taste that a baby gets used to is sweet. Water is tasteless, it may seem unpleasant and even nasty. To avoid this, try sweetening the liquid a little and give it to the child. He must like it;
if the child does not want to eat from a bottle, does not perceive water from it, then take a special liquid for babies. It is sold in any pharmacy. This is purified water, which many babies drink the first time. The taste of such a liquid is sweetish, enriched with vitamins and other microelements;
if the baby eats from a bottle for a long time and does not drink water, you should try to warm the liquid to the same temperature as the mixture was. The fact is that too cold water scares the baby. Therefore, the ideal liquid for drinking is room.

These are the most common ways to teach a child to drink from a bottle. Keep a close eye on your little one, because only he can show you what he likes and what he doesn't. In any case, all children are initially afraid of bottles, believing that this is something foreign.

The task of every mother is to try to explain and show her child that this is a new way of feeding, which one day will come in handy.