Susan writes:

The baby has  begun to refused the breast milk in the bottle, willingly takes 
formula in the  bottle.


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Two thoughts, one is the baby would simply rather wait for the holistic  
experience of mom and her delicious milk, rather than settle for the artificial  
nipple and no mom. Who knows if babies do understand that getting mother's milk 
 not from the mother is truly a weird experience to be avoided if they are 
able  to make the choice. Another idea is that if the artificial nipples are 
more than  a few months old, they may have suffered wear and tear and the flow 
rate changed  from a nice slow, to a more overwhelming medium or fast. Formula 
is chalkier and  would remain a little slower, perhaps, while in comparison the 
faster flowing  mother's milk might not be perceived as too fast...
 
Just thoughts,
Peace,
Judy  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA

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