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My 3-month-old, breastfed baby refuses to suck on a bottle of expressed milk. what can i do? i'm returning to work soon.
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Persist: Just keep offering and he/she will get to it. You also may want to try different shape nipple.
Answered 9/15/2012
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Try Several things: Try having dad feed the baby. Also a different nipple may work.Make sure the baby is truly hungry at the feeding.Talk to your pediatrician.
Answered 10/4/2016
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