bottle strike

so my precious eleanor has been on a bottle strike for over three months now.
that's right.
no bottles.
only nursing. every three hours. nights too.
she took a dr. brown's bottle perfectly as a newborn and up to three months.
then for some reason, i stopped given them to her as often.
i guess since i always had her with me, it seemed easier to just nurse.
i really love nursing so it was never a bother.
i mean why go through pumping and then feeding her a bottle if you don't have to.
so months go by and plans get made.
plans that include no baby.
a trip to vegas in october with some friends was also on the table as well.
so the bottle strike begins.
this entire week i feel like i have tried it all.
cold milk, hot milk, hungry, not hungry, me trying, blake trying, other family trying all with my milk in a dr. brown's bottle.
she would either cry, play or chew on the nipple.
let's just say i was throwing away a lot of milk.
so a couple days ago i decide to go to babies r us & buy every type of bottle different than the one we are using.
i even read that i should try sippy cups without a straw and with a straw, so i bought those too.
at this point we had tried dr. browns and born free.
yesterday we tried a brand called breastflow- a bottle more shaped like the breast and flows more like the breast, hence the name. a bottle basically for babies that have a harder time transitioning from breast to bottle.
i only put an ounce in the bottle because i figured she wouldn't take it.
then blake laid her on the couch and handed her the bottle.
just when i was ready to give up- she brought it to her mouth and drank the entire bottle.
all by herself!
and then wanted more!
i couldn't believe it.
we even recorded it we were so excited.
of course it was only an ounce but there is some hope now.
we actually might be able to go out to dinner while the grandparents watch her or maybe even go to vegas!
i still have 4 other bottle types to try if she decides she wants to change it up on me again.
i will be sure to keep you posted on how she takes the bottle the next couple of days.

i have obviously learned a lesson the hard way- even if you want to exclusively nurse, give your baby a bottle a few times a week so this doesn't happen!

YAY eleanor!