Teat rejection

Hi - my baby is 6 weeks old, is breast fed and has successfully taken his 10pm feed from a bottle every night since he was 1 week old. His averages 4oz at this feed then generally goes through to 2/3am for a small breast feed, then through to 7am. However, for the last 3 nights he has 'gone off' the bottle feed, pushing out the teat or gagging on it and taking only 1/2oz. This has a knock on effect with his core night feeding pattern with feeds at 1am, 3am then 6/7am - which is killing me!! Last night after he refused the bottle at 10pm; I offered him the breast, and he definitely was interested/hungry (although I had nothing to give him after just expressing!) - what could be the reason for his sudden disinterest in the bottle / teat rejection? Any tips to get him 'back on the bottle' as my planned return to work further down the line will depend on him being happy with the bottle. Pls help!
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janewhiley
Reply janewhiley 15 days ago
Hi - my baby is 6 weeks old, is breast fed and has successfully taken his 10pm feed from a bottle every night since he was 1 week old. His averages 4oz at this feed then generally goes through to 2/3am for a small breast feed, then through to 7am. However, for the last 3 nights he has 'gone off' the bottle feed, pushing out the teat or gagging on it and taking only 1/2oz. This has a knock on effect with his core night feeding pattern with feeds at 1am, 3am then 6/7am - which is killing me!! Last night after he refused the bottle at 10pm; I offered him the breast, and he definitely was interested/hungry (although I had nothing to give him after just expressing!) - what could be the reason for his sudden disinterest in the bottle / teat rejection? Any tips to get him 'back on the bottle' as my planned return to work further down the line will depend on him being happy with the bottle. Pls help!
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