Bottle Feeding Issue

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So any time we feed P from the bottle, be it formula or pumped milk, half of it just spills out of his mouth every time.  I have no idea how much he is eating vs. wearing but he seems like he wants to eat constantly and cannot get enough, but I'm not sure he's actually getting anything.  Plus this stuff is just too expensive/precious to see it being wasted that way.  We've tried four different bottle brands, all with low flow nipples, all with the same results. We are both getting very frustrated, as every feeding (and it feels constant) is turning into a messy fight to just get food into him with one or both of us crying by the end.  Trying to put him on the boob over the last 48 hours is even worse and he just screams and flat out refuses to accept it.  He had his tongue tie clipped a week ago and was doing fine until a couple of days ago.

I'm about at my wits end today and just can't take this battle.  Anyone have thoughts, suggestions, hair pats or booze?

[wormgerm]

No thoughts other than tipping the bottle low so he really has to work at it. Hugs to you. Struggling to meet such a basic and seemingly simple need is one of the hardest parts for me. When it's good it's good and when it's bad it's really heart wrenchingly bad. Hope maybe @amyg can offer some insight.

[Widget123]

So you are giving him the bottle 2-3 hours after his last feeding and not breastfeeding prior to giving the bottle right? DS has the same issue with milk dripping out of his mouth and he also got a severe tongue tie clipped, but milk usually doesn't start dripping out of his mouth until he starts getting full and lazy. When this happens I pull the bottle out and put it back in, and if he does it again I make a decision if I think he's had enough. How much are you feeding him? DS is about the same age as your LO but on the tiny side. He eats 1.5 to 2.5 oz per feeding right now.

[Deleted]

DS did this and it meant he was rejecting the bottle as in not latching correctly and not swallowing. But I think it was because I waited until 2 1/2 months to introduce the bottle so by then he was only into the boob. You should be fine since it's so early on to correct the problem

[purpledaisy923]

So this might be a stupid question, but are the bottle nipples you are using wide mouthed or normal? My babies leak a lot more when we used wide mouth nipples, so we have been sticking to the normal sized nipples. Just a thought.

[disney815]

Does he seem fussy or upset while feeding? All 3 of my kids had a similar problem, but were screaming or fussing while eating and it turned out they all had/have acid reflux, so the pain of eating and then burping hurt so bad they started to not want to eat at all. So maybe it's a reflux issue?

[turtletyme]

When this happens, I have started slowly pulling the bottle out a bit, so there's suction. That makes her suck it back in, along with whatever was in her mouth about to dribble everywhere. Totally unscientific, but works for me.