Sorry this is so late, Jaye, I've been traveling/lecturing a lot and 
just catching up on LN. How about making the bottle progressively less 
friendly? Cold milk, only an ounce in the bottle at a time (then baby 
has to wait till it is refilled if he won't then take the breast), 
changing the nipple so it's one the baby doesn't love, making the baby 
suck for a few minutes before tipping the bottle up to put milk in the 
nipple, etc.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  cwgenna.com


On 9/13/2011 12:25 AM, Jaye Simpson, IBCLC wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Well I have a few babies who have had VERY complicated and challenging
> situations that left them unable to breastfeed for an extended time period.
> They are all between 2 and 4 months of age.  The problems have been worked
> out but they are not yet breastfeeding, a couple have had a time or two
> where they will try, and then refuse.  Nipple shields have been helpful one
> moment and not the next.  Moms have been unable to do a rebirthing bath (one
> has a water heater that barely works so not enough hot water to fill the
> tub, and the other two have no tubs.).  We have done all the standard
> 'tricks' - bottle feeding like a breastfeeder, skin to skin, happy time at
> breast, breast in the face and available all the time, wake up at breast,
> etc.suck training, proper bottles for the babies - They are all capable:
> They just WON'T.
>
>
>
> I am looking for any and all ideas - something new, something I haven't
> heard of in 17 yrs or maybe I forgot.  Help?  The moms will thank you!
>
> Warmly,
>
> Jaye
>
>
>
> Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM
>
> Breastfeeding Network
>
> Sacramento, CA
>
> www.breastfeedingnetwork.net
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