Bottle Introduction Guide for Avoiding Bottle Refusal

Bottle refusal is solvable- but your life will be much easier if you avoid it in the first place!

I work with 1:1 hundreds of families per year on bottle refusal and almost every time I'm told "I would have done anything to avoid this." 

Here's the thing- since bottle refusal in babies under 6 months is an oral function issue, not a behavioral issue, there are many yellow flags that almost all bottle refusing babies have in common (even before the bottle is introduced).

And if you know what yellow flags to look for- and what to do if you see them- most of the time, you can avoid bottle refusal altogether!

My Bottle Introduction Guide for Avoiding Bottle Refusal is for:

• parents who are hoping to avoid bottle refusal with their latching/breastfeeding babies, but haven't started offering a bottle yet
• parents whose newborns (under 8 weeks) are currently taking an occasional bottle but it seems to be getting harder or baby seems to struggle
• parents whose newborns cannot keep a pacifier in their mouth

This printable, comprehensive guide covers not only the yellow flags for bottle refusal, but also:

• How to identify these yellow flags in your baby even before the bottle is introduced
• How the suck reflex plays into bottle feeding and bottle refusal
• The 9 steps of latching to & feeding from a bottle and what to do if baby struggles with any of these steps
• When to introduce the bottle based on your baby's anatomy and your timeline for bottle feeding (back to work, etc)
• How to introduce the bottle when it's time
• How often to offer the bottle and what warning signs to look for that things might not be going well
• How to know you need to call in the professionals 
• and more!

With instant access to my guide, you can start working with your baby today to avoid bottle refusal down the line. 

Please be aware that this guide is for YOUR use only with YOUR baby.  Please do not copy or distribute this guide to anyone else, but feel free to share the purchase link!  There is a limit of 3 downloads per purchase so please make sure you pay attention to where your downloads are saved on your devices.

If you are a lactation professional please contact me directly at hi@rachelobrienibclc.com to discuss purchasing this guide with a license for use in your practice.