My LO is 3 months old and has been drinking ebm from the bottle and I try to latch her on occasional as she couldn't latch on well initially. Recently, she refused to drink from the bottle. She cries and screams very loudly whenever we try to feed her from the bottle and only wants to latch on. Anyone knows why is this so? I thought when we give baby the bottle they wouldn't want to latch on anymore. Now I need to go back to work soon. How do I get her to accept the bottle again?

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It could be 2 reasons: the milk or the baby. Try at which temperature your baby would like to have his milk. Also, check whether the teat is draining properly or you may want to change to a wider hole teat. Has your baby been unwell lately? Or maybe he is too distracted to drink from the bottle. If he refuses he drink from the bottle, don't force him. You may try again later. They will drink when they are hungry but try to check first why he has refused the bottle in the first place. Hope this helps.

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