She's worried. Her baby hates being bottle fed. The boy prefer breast-feeding. In medical point of view, that's good. Everyone in the government hospital advocates for breast-feeding.
Unfortunately, it's not very practical. My bestie is a teacher (in a government school). She is now working. Knowing the importance of breast milk, she pumps her breast milk. Bottle feed her baby with breast milk when she's away.
Her boss according her is 'menopausal'. Making them busy. Dog in the manger. No crib for a bed. (since I'm posting about babies)
Obviously, somebody doesn't walk the talk. You're spending money to educate mothers on breast feeding but you're not giving them a facilities/time to do so. Or at least let the new mothers have their own break.
Her concern is how would she nourish her baby if she's busy at work? The baby refuses to be bottle-fed. So, she asked me what to do.
I can't make any conclusion on why but my main suspect is colic. Common among bottle-fed babies.
The breast is full of milk, there's no air for the baby to suck. Bottles in the other hand would be filled with air as the air displaces the milk. If the baby sucks in air, she/he'll get colic. Bowel is distended with air making it uncomfortable.
Anti-colic bottle do help but not as superior as breast. (Well the breast would be God's no.1 invention, almost everybody loves them, unless if it's too large or too small. My sister keeps on complaining how bothersome her big breast are... heavy)
Another thing to consider is to hold the bottle vertical when feeding. By vertical I meant perpendicular to the baby. This reduces the chance of sucking air. And remove the bottle from the baby as soon as it's empty.
Colic is the main culprit, but there are other causes too. Congenital anomalies like Hirschprung's diseases (well that's the only differential diagnosis which comes to my mind... I sucked in surgery)
To release abdominal pressure, I think Buzzfeed have the best method
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