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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to wait until he's hungry and have dad give him the bottle. Make it a high-flow nipple and just keep sticking it in his mouth. He'll take it. My DS spit out the pacifier repeatedly at 3 weeks but I was determined to make him take it, so I just held it in there.  I don't mean you traumatize the baby, but you just keep on trying. [/quote]

OP here. I will try to high flow. We have I think a newborn or slow flow nipple. We have 3 different brand bottles and he won’t take any of them. We have tried various milk temps, formula, and him being really hungry. He still refused and screamed. He is not a big fan of the syringe but he is used to it now. We feed every 1-2 hours because that’s when he wants to eat. He will take 1 ounce every hour or 2 ounces every two hours. We let him decide and he does turn his head and spit it out even he doesn’t want it. We don’t just feed him to feed him. We don’t go more than two hours between feedings but he always lets us know when he is hungry and he always wants to eat every 1-2 hours. The odd thing is he hates the nipple shield and won’t take a bottle but he will take a pacifier. [/quote]

He's lazy and likes the syringe, it's easier for him!  [/quote]

What do you suggest she does? If she stops syringe feeding that means he gets no milk. [/quote]

He will eventually take the bottle.  [/quote]

That is dangerous advice for a mother of a 2 week old who is not suckling. Not all babies will EVENTUALLY take a bottle [/quote]

OP here. We will continue to try to breastfeed but feeding him and comfort nursing. We will continue to try to give him a bottle. We will not stop syringe feeding. He is only two weeks old and he needs the calories and nutrition. It’s not like he’s an older baby that will take a bottle eventually. He is too young to pull the “ wait it out” game. This is what the lactation consultant told us. [/quote]

you need to talk to the ped and get another LC. he’s probably not getting enough calories, and it only gets harder to change habits, not easier. nobody wants you to starve your baby but you can’t keep syringe feeding. [/quote]

OP here. We will be doing that as I mentioned many times. He is getting enough calories though. He had gained his birth weight and then some back already. We never let him go more than two hours in between feeds. He takes 20-24oz a day which seems to be normal. He is growing out of all his newborn clothes. He went from 8lbs 2oz at birth, 7lbs and 7lbs 12oz. I weighed him yesterday with the baby scale and he is 8lbs 7oz. [/quote]

His weight is good and his intake is average. I wouldn’t worry. You can always try 1-2 feedings with formula a day for added calories. [/quote]

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