Jane,

Your collection of hints for getting babies to take bottles are all ones
that I use with success. A few more:

l) To begin, choose nipple with slowest flow. Perhaps put a little water in
each one she has on hand. Fill with water. Press. Explain that a baby who
has been breastfed from birth probably has a much stronger suck than a baby
who has always  been bottlefed.
2) Initially, regardless of positioning used, offer  bottle in as close to a
sitting position as baby is comfortable getting into. As with #1, this is to
avoid possible choking and/or aspirating.  Let's  not frighten the baby. I
personally feel this is the most common reason for bottle refusal.
3)Stroke babies lips with the nipple,  using a feather-like touch, to elicit
a wide open mouth - as if the baby were going to breast. Avoid forcing the
nipple between closed lips.
4)Encourage baby to take as much of the bottle nipple as possible into the
mouth. Generally babies lips will look nicely flanged out and be touching
the bottle. Avoid allowing baby to suck only on the tip of the bottle
nipple. We don't want baby to try this on his mom.
5) Initially, the baby may need to be burped much more often than one might
expect.  While he's learning he may swallow a lot of air.

Anne Grider, LLLL, IBCLC,
Private Practice, Marietta, Georgia, USA